Dairy & Livestock • Kaduna State, Nigeria • 250+ milking cows
How a commercial dairy operation achieved consistent milking, optimized feeding, and maximized herd productivity through verifiable task accountability
Inconsistent Schedules Costing Thousands in Lost Milk Production
Dairy productivity depends on precision—cows milked at exact 8-hour intervals, feeding schedules aligned to metabolic cycles, water systems checked hourly during peak heat. Farm management issued clear protocols, but execution varied wildly across shifts.
Critical inconsistencies undermined herd performance:
• Erratic milking times: Required 5 AM, 1 PM, 9 PM. Actual: 6-8 AM, 2-4 PM, 10 PM-midnight—stressing cows, reducing output
• Feeding schedule chaos: Morning feed arrived at 6 AM some days, 9 AM other days—disrupting digestion and feed conversion
• Water system neglect: Hourly checks during dry season often missed—troughs found empty during supervisor spot-checks
• Worker accountability gaps: Night shift coverage weakest—tasks marked "complete," but morning evidence showed unfed sections and cows in distress
Manual logbooks showed perfect compliance. Declining milk yield, increased veterinary issues, and feed waste >15% revealed reality. Without verifiable proof of who did what and when, management couldn’t identify root causes or enforce accountability.
✓ Verification Engine
Timed Milking Verification via parlor checkpoint scans and cow batch logging ensures timestamped proof of exact milking times.
✓ Proof Points
Feed rounds, water checks, and milking sessions captured with photo evidence and checkpoint scans, providing immutable records of completion and quantities.
✓ 24/7 Supervision
Automated alerts 15 minutes before tasks; escalations for missed tasks; farm manager monitors completion rates, timing consistency, and worker productivity in real-time dashboard.
Milk Yield Increase
📅 21 days
Milking Time Precision
📅 6 days
Feeding Schedule Adherence
📅 21 days
Water System Compliance
📅 6 days