Frequently Asked
Questions
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Product
CERES TAG is an all-in-one solution to monitor your animals via GPS tracking. The devices transmit data directly to low earth orbit satellites and is accessed through your software.
CERES GEN6, CERES RANCHER & CERES RANCH all come in boxes of 10.
Our CERES GEN6, CERES RANCHER & CERES RANCH devices can be reused by removing the device and disinfecting before applying again.
CERES GEN6 devices can be applied with:
- CERES RANCHER Application Kit
- Leader New Two Piece Tagger/Applicator
- Allflex UTT3S Pro Tag Applicator
- Allflex Identiplier Applicator
- Shearwell BOS Tag Applicator
- (Datamars Z Tag) Agri-ID Universal Tagger
- Leader Tag Standard Deluxe Applicator
CERES RANCH and CERES RANCHER devices should be applied with a CERES TAG application kit.
You don’t need to tag every animal to get the insights you need! You can tag strategically and benchmark the herd or mob to receive location, behaviour and welfare insights for all animals. The more devices you have on animals, the more insights you receive about your herd, which gives you more power to make decisions about productivity and profitability.
Pasture Feed Intake
Along with up to 4 standard data packets, your CERES TAG device will receive a daily summary packet with Pasture Feed Intake information. This can be viewed over a period of time to help identify trends in animal behaviour and pasture intake.
Unclassified activity can involve irregular activity like scratching or any other activities that have not been able to be classified into regular activity like grazing, resting/ruminating and walking.
Pasture Feed Intake is a calculation derived by the measure of time the animal has spent grazing. This calculation is a result of 15 years of research and development and thousands of hours of testing.
15 years of research and thousands of hours of testing has proven the accuracy of grazing time reported to be over 95%. Note things like the environment, pasture type and breed may have an effect on accuracy of data.
This information provides you with insights for stronger decision making. Understanding which animals are the most efficient grazers and hold the most condition, you can make genetic decisions with this information to create a stronger line of cattle.
Satellite Connectivity
Device satellite connectivity lasts 3 years. The device comes to end of life and will stop transmitting packets of information to the satellite, at this point devices need to be replaced.
View your data on your software platform
CERES TAG devices transmit up to 4 data packets per day. The animal alert data packets are in addition to this.
Software
When purchasing your CERES TAG sensors, as a part of setting up your account, you will be asked to select at least one software solution and verify your account. If you do not have an account with any of our software partners yet, you can find a list of those available here.
Your tag data will then automatically be sent to your software account for you to view and analyse once CERES TAG sensors are applied to your animals.
If you are already using a software solution that is not in our list, please contact us.
If you are using software that is ‘in development’ or not on our list, please contact us.
The costs for each software varies. For the most accurate costs, please contact the software provider directly. Find CERES TAG’s fully integrated Software Partners here.
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