Weighing

When weighing animals using a weigh crate fitted with a Shearwell Static Reader, antenna and electronic weigh scales, animals are identified fast and weights recorded accurately without any manual input. The ID and weights are sent by Bluetooth to the Psion Workabout Pro.

Shearwell Data has designed the sheep weigh crate so that it maximises the efficiency of read by reducing areas that could cause interference and thus creating a weigh crate that is very effective. Trials have shown that over 400 more sheep can be weighed and recorded using an electronic weigh crate fitted with a static reader than can be read and recorded manually in one hour.

FarmWorks by SDL uses this data to assist the identification of productive and efficient stock providing weight gain reports that help to compare dams, sires, breeds, management groups or the source of the stock.