SmartSight
AI-powered locomotion monitoring for early lameness detection.
Why tackling lameness matters more than you think.
Lameness is one of the most costly and underestimated challenges in dairy farming. Nearly 90% of cows will experience it at least once, and it’s a leading cause of involuntary culling, responsible for around 15% of cow losses worldwide. Because it affects almost everything a cow does; walking, eating, lying down, showing heat and recovering, the impact on herd performance is far greater than many realise. It also carries a heavy financial and welfare toll: extra labour and treatment costs, 10–30% lower milk production, reduced fertility, higher risk of other health issues, premature culling and lower overall welfare scores. For most farms, lameness is eroding productivity long before it becomes visible.
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How SmartSight helps you stay ahead of lameness.
SmartSight uses AI-powered vision to detect mobility changes early and guide faster, more effective treatment - helping you protect cow health, production and welfare.
Detect lameness early
SmartSight spots subtle mobility changes long before they’re visible, helping you act sooner and prevent problems from becoming severe.
Faster, targeted treatment
Early alerts help you treat cows sooner, reducing treatment time and cost while supporting quicker recovery.
Protect milk yield and fertility
By catching lameness early, SmartSight helps maintain production, improve fertility and reduce involuntary culling.
AI-powered, objective scoring
A 3D camera and AI software analyse each cow’s gait at every milking, giving you consistent, unbiased locomotion scores.
Shorter cases, lower costs
Early intervention cuts lameness cases by an average of 40 days, saving about $45 per cow each year.
Clear insights
Lameness checks, recovery trends and individual mobility profiles are shown clearly in Nedap Now, accessible anytime, anywhere.
From our farmers.
“When we installed the SmartSight system, one of the most impressive things about it was, it was picking up cows that we wouldn’t have considered lame.”
Read moreJoe O’Grady
County Wicklow, Ireland
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Jan Winke
Application Support Manager - Oceania
Global Grazing Specialist
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