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Page 1 Saber Heat In-race Product Guide – Control Vision...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction Product summary Saber knows mating Features list How it works Concept of operation Hardware Description Booth, camera and light Cabinet Heat patch Setting up Saber Heat Enabling Saber Heat and its functions Turning on Saber Heat Selecting the Heat detection group Configuring the camera times Configuring the drafting options Configuring the heat patch reapply settings...
Page 3: Introduction
Introduction Saber™ Heat in-race is part of the Saber™ modular suite. Saber Heat module enables you to automatically identify standing heats and non-cyclers, and make mating easier. This module uses a camera to automatically identify standing heats by reading the Saber Heat patches. Cows with activated or missing Saber Heat patches are automatically drafted for further inspection and artificial insemination (AI).
Page 4: Product Summary
Product summary Saber™ Heat knows mating It goes without saying that the mating season is a stressful time for farmers. Identifying heats and administering mating plans is a full-time job. What’s more, your staff need to be experienced and motivated for heat detection so that the in-calf rate of your herd is fully maximised.
Page 5: How It Works
How it works Concept of operation The system is based on the application of Saber™ Heat patches to the rump of the cow. This is activated by downwards pressure from another cow. The in-race booth contains a camera which takes a photo of the Saber Heat patch as it passes through. In more detail: •...
Page 6: Hardware Description
Hardware description Booth, light and camera Animals, after milking, pass through the Saber Heat booth. The booth shutters close behind the animal, and the shutters at the front are closed. The LED light is on during the milking and aids the camera when taking a photo. Once the photo is taken the shutters are released.
Page 7: Setting Up Saber Heat
Setting up Saber Heat Enabling Saber Heat and its functions Saber Heat can be turned on and off when required. Turning on will enable all of the Saber Heat functionality. Turning on Saber Heat Once you are connected to the shed network, you can access Saber Heat from shed.licautomation.com webpage.
Page 8: Selecting The Heat Detection Group
Selecting the heat detection group Saber Heat requires a group of animals to check for activated heat patches when they come through the system. The group allows you to check only those animals due to be mated. Create an appropriate Pick Your Own group of animals in Saber Herd and then select the group from the drop down list.
Page 9: Configuring The Drafting Options
Configuring the drafting options You can select when to draft animals that have been identified as having an activated or missing heat patch. Select your preferred option from the drop down list. Choose which direction you would like the animals to draft. Select Left or Right.
Page 10: Configuring The Heat Patch Reapply Settings
Configuring the heat patch reapply settings Enabling Reapply allows you to configure the system to draft animals when they are due for heat patch reapplication, otherwise animals will be checked again in the next milking for an activated heat patch. Select a direction to draft animals that are due to have their heat patch reapplied.
Page 11: Premating Option
Premating options The Premating option allows you to check animals for a single heat and once detected as activated or missing, or if a heat has been recorded in the last 60 days, they will no longer be checked. With this setting enabled, no heat patch reapply drafts take place.
Page 12: Pre-Milking Checks
Pre-milking checks Testing draft operation Open the Saber Heat settings screen and temporarily disable Saber Heat by unchecking Enable heat detection and pressing Save. Using the remote control, manually trigger your gate to the left and right to ensure your gate is operational when it comes time to draft.
Page 13: Milking With Saber Heat
Milking with Saber Heat Milking with Saber Heat operates as normal. Animal Recorder One exception is that while Saber Heat is turned on, the manual draft buttons on the remote control become disabled. To manually draft a cow while Saber Heat is turned on, use the EZ button to operate the Saber Heat booth shutter gates to stop the animal before the booth, then use the Animal Recorder screen, type in the animal number and use the draft function.
Page 14: Post Milking
Post milking Now it’s time for you to decide which animals will be inseminated. After milking, the camera should turn off automatically at a time set when first configured. Reviewing Saber Heat images Reviewing your Saber Heat images after each milking will help ensure no heats are missed.
Page 15 Go to the Results page. Select the Milking Cycle you want to review. Under the Image Group tick one of the following boxes: Activated, Not Activated, or Missing. Make sure the Cows of interest box is not ticked and only tick one box at a time. The images corresponding to the boxes ticked will appear in the thumbnails.
Page 16: Saber Heat Page
Using the Saber Heat page After animals have been drafted out for mating you can view the animals on heat that will assist you in managing your mating. You are also able to manage the events and information collected by Saber Heat.
Page 17 Heat events are automatically recorded against any animal identified as having an Activated or Missing heat patch. To remove a heat record from an animal, simply press the rubbish bin button. The heat record will be removed; the animal will be removed from the screen, and the totals will be updated.
Page 18 The Heat Event History screen for that animal will be displayed. Press the Heat status Indicator button to add an observed heat. A dialogue box will appear to confirm the creation of the new heat event. The new heat event will appear on the Heat Timeline and at the top of the list of heat events.
Page 19: Camera And Light Maintenance
Camera and light maintenance Cleaning Saber Heat camera glass At the start of every mating season, rinse the outside glass surface of the camera and light panel with clean water to loosen and remove excess dirt and debris. • Use a non-abrasive commercial window cleaning solution to clean the glass and surface of the light panel.
Page 20: Heat Patch Application
Saber Heat patch application Storage Always store heat patches upright (as indicated by the arrows) in a cool, dry environment. Preparation Clean off any debris, loose hair or dust to maximise adhesion. • Make sure the application area is as clean as possible by removing any dirt or manure.
Page 21: Application
When looking at applying the heat patches you need to ensure two factors. The heat patch is as visible as possible to the Saber Heat camera). The heat patch is in a position where it can be triggered by the brisket of a mounting animal.
Page 22: Heat Patch Maintenance
Heat patch maintenance Replacement of heat patches Replacement of heat patches can be achieved by either removing the existing patch and applying a new one or cutting off the existing bubble on a solidly mounted heat patch, wiping and pasting directly over top with a new one. Maintenance Ensure you check and maintain the heat patches stickability every 2–3 days.
Page 23: Appendix
APPENDIX User Guide for Saber Heat Image Review Software Saber Heat control vision server main screen shows the Main screen of the control vision server Saber Heat software. Figure The top left corner shows the software name and version number. The top right corner shows the user logged in.
Page 24: Results
The status of the heat patch is shown on the top right-hand side of the screen, under the User button. An activated heat patch displays red and Activated. An not activated heat patch displays blue and Not Activated. A heat patch that can’t be detected displays grey and Missing. Below the heat patch status the camera decision is displayed, this is for the last heat patch seen (the large image).
Page 25 Click on a milking cycle and the thumbnail of images will appear on the right as long as the Activated, Not Activated and Missing boxes are ticked and Cow of Interest only box is unticked. Use the scroll bar to scroll up and down. The cow number for each image is shown under the thumbnail.
Page 26: Saving Cows Of Interest Images
Click on the Results button to navigate to Milking Cycle Results Summary page. Select a milking cycle. From the tick boxes on the right, Selecting only one image group at a time tick Activated, review the images in the thumbnail image pane to ensure that all images show activated heat patches as shown in Figure...
Page 27: Searching For Cows Using Display Id
Searching for cows using display ID You can search for a cow image using cow management numbers. This is handy as you can search for the same cow in different milking cycles to see when that cow’s first heat was detected. Go to the Results page.
Page 28: Exceptions And Wrong Decisions
Exceptions and wrong decisions IMPORTANT NOTE: As part of the Saber Heat standard operating procedures you must use tail paint (green, yellow or orange) in conjunction with the heat patches – this is to give you a better idea if the animal has cycled should the heat patch become dislodged.
Page 29 Patch covered with dirt. Figure is not a wrong decision but the heat patch is dirty and if this heat patch was activated, the activated region is covered and hence it could have been a wrong decision. If this happens flag the image and in the next milking cycle clean or replace the heat patch.
Page 30 Notes...
Page 31 Notes...
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