Individual weight-based dosing with drench, vaccine and backline makes fast savings
Scott Newbey farms in Broomehill with his wife Bec, brother Wayne and Wayne’s partner Abbey. Their farm business is spread over 2500ha and 80% is cropped and 20% are winter grazed pastures. They run 1500 Merino and composite ewes, manage a Suffolk stud and combined with replacements shear approximately 3500 sheep each year.
Scott trialled an applicator which is used for backline, drench or vaccine animal health products. The applicator calculates the optimal dose for each animal depending on their individual body weight. It communicates with a set of scales via an Android device to work out the dosage depending on the weight and dose rate required.
When using expensive animal health products the net present value is $26,390. The benefit cost ratio is 25.8, meaning that for every $1 invested there is a $25.80 return. The payback period is one year.
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