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EPISODE · Aug 20, 2025 · 50 MIN

Series 2 Episode 9: Ruminating on technology – Is smaXtec changing beef herd health?

from Field Talk: A Monitor Farm Scotland Podcast · host Monitor Farm Scotland

In this episode of Field Talk we dive into the smaXtec bolus project, a cutting-edge innovation trialled and implemented through the Monitor Farm Programme.  Hear from Helen Hollingsworth and Ewan Jamieson as they discuss how this innovative technology is transforming herd health management by detecting illness early, predicting calving, and reducing antibiotic use with the ultimate outcome of improving herd health, productivity, and sustainability. 

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