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Introducing FlashMate from
KiwiKit
KiwiKit are an innovative company, with a New Zealand influence that provide
solutions for grass based Farmers and Fencing Contractors, as well as
products to the Veterinary profession. Our aim is to provide solutions that add
value to your business and improve profitability.
e distribute several key brands
from New Zealand including
PEL, Strainrite, FIL Tail Paint,
Apex Fast Flow Water Valves,
Kaiwaka Clothing, Skellerup
Footwear, Shoof, Stallion
Feeders, Oringi Clothing and from Australia,
Rossi Boots.
We specialise in heat detection in Dairy
systems and this year launched FlashMate, a
New Zealand sourced product that takes the
stress out of heat detection. FlashMate
improves efficiency and increases accuracy.
FlashMate has been used widely in New
Zealand for the past two years with great
success. It is a very simple system that uses
technology similar to a touch screen mobile
telephone to record animal behaviour. The
system triggers when a set pattern is recorded
and a red light flashes to indicate that the cow
needs to be served. After that time there is a 26
hour window, during which the cow must be
served to provide the optimum chance of
getting into calf.
The average UK six week in calf rate for
block calving herds is believed to be around
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65%. For every 1% increase that can be
achieved by using FlashMate, approximately £7
per cow per cow is returned to the bottom line
and the product is paid for. Thereafter every 1%
improvement is profit. For a 300 cow herd
improving their six week in calf rate by 10% that
can equate to a massive £21,000 added to the
bottom line. We would be happy to come and
demonstrate the product and explain how the
technology works to any farmer who would like
to improve their six week in calf rate, without
having to make extensive investment in
equipment.
Our Sales Team are experts in Electric
Fencing solutions and distribute Tru-Test’s
proven Pel range of Electric Fencing and
equipment. Electric Fencing is the most
efficient means to fence in your livestock and
with the increased uptake of rotational grazing
to maximise production from forage, this is a
growth sector for the company.
We will be at The Royal Welsh Show where
you can speak to KiwiKit’s team of experts who
will be on hand to demonstrate our range of
products and provide advice.
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