Silent Heats Are No Longer a Problem – MooHero Detects What I Can't See with the Naked Eye

Published: 6/5/2025

Silent Heats Are No Longer a Problem – MooHero Detects What I Can't See with the Naked Eye

At Turk Farm, they raise around 70 head of cattle, including 40 dairy cows – mostly black-and-white breed, with a few brown ones. The cows are kept in tie-stall housing, which presents a particular challenge for heat detection. Luka Turk has been in charge of reproduction on the farm for six years and has been inseminating the cows himself for the past year.

From 8,000 to 12,000 Liters – Progress Over the Years

Over the past decade, the farm has made remarkable progress: average milk yield has increased from 6,000–8,000 liters to today's 12,000 liters per standard lactation. With that improvement came the need for better control over reproduction and herd health.

Since heat detection in tie-stall housing is often unreliable – cows can’t mount each other, and heats are silent or barely noticeable – they decided to introduce the MooHero system.

Reliable Heat Detection Even in Tie-Stall Housing

Before MooHero, reproduction management was done entirely in Excel. Now Luka uses the MooHero app, which greatly simplifies organization and daily tasks.

"I used to manage everything in Excel, but now the app helps me a lot. It saves me time I can spend on other work,” he adds.

The system has become an essential tool in their herd, ensuring that heats don’t go unnoticed – even in cows where signs would otherwise be completely invisible.

Digital Management, More Time for Real Work

Before MooHero, reproduction management was done entirely in Excel. Now Luka uses the MooHero app, which greatly simplifies organization and daily tasks.

“I used to manage everything in Excel, but now the app helps me a lot. It saves me time I can spend on other work,” he adds.

A Farm Achieving Outstanding Results Despite Tie-Stalls

urk Farm proves that it’s possible to achieve excellent results – both in milk yield and reproduction – even in tie-stall systems. By introducing MooHero, they’ve taken a major step forward in reliably detecting heats and optimizing the insemination process.

"Now the system picks up on things I couldn’t. And that’s exactly what we needed.”