Breeding & Heat

Missing a heat or forgetting a dry-off date can cost a farmer months of lost milk. KilimoDairy keeps a breeding calendar for your whole herd — showing which cows are likely coming into heat, which are due for a pregnancy check, which need to be dried off, and which are due to calve — with SMS reminders so important dates don’t slip past.

When you record an AI service, you can search for the bull by NAAB code, breed or traits right there in the form. If genetic data is available for that bull, KilimoDairy shows you a prediction for the calf — expected milk yield, fat and protein percentages, calving ease and productive years — so you can make a more informed choice of sire. At herd level, you can see your conception rate, days open, calving interval and other breeding performance numbers, so you know if your breeding programme is working.

What's included

• Record observed heat signs and the action taken — AI or natural service
• SMS reminder when a cow is likely coming into heat, based on her cycle history
• AI service records with date, method, bull NAAB code or registration number, vet and cost
• Built-in bull semen search by NAAB code, breed or traits — right from the breeding form
• Offspring predictions for bulls with genetic data: expected milk yield, fat %, protein %, calving ease and productive years
• Pregnancy confirmation scheduling with reminders
• Automatic expected calving date for every confirmed pregnancy, with an SMS reminder a few days before
• Dry-off date scheduling and reminders, so cows get proper rest before calving
• A breeding calendar showing calvings due, dry-offs due, pregnancy checks due and heats expected across the whole herd
• Herd breeding KPIs: conception rate, first-service conception rate, calving interval, days open and heat-detection rate