18 dairy farming innovations to catch at SPACE 2025

First autonomous and electric handling solution

ManuRob: Loadix

Loadix is a 100% electric and autonomous robot that automates bulk material handling for biogas, reducing physical strain and improving safety for this task. It is scalable and could be adapted for other uses, such as animal feeding. It navigates with 2 cm accuracy using Lidar, INS, RTK, odometry, and ultrasonic sensors, ensuring safe movement both indoors and outdoors, around machinery and personnel. Users assign tasks through the Loadix Connect app. It manages its own energy, recharges itself autonomously, and remains ready for the next mission. Depending on the material to handle, it can switch tools without human intervention thanks to Speedlink technology. (Hall 4 – D91)

Solution to manage calf health

MSD Santé Animale: SenseHub Dairy YoungStock

SenseHub Dairy Youngstock is a solution dedicated to monitoring dairy calves and heifers from birth and for the first 12 months of their lives. Directly accessible from your SenseHub app, it provides key information on the well-being and health of your young animals to safeguard their future productivity and measures parameters such as activity, suckling, ingesting and rumination. With the health alerts coupled with the flashing LED of the SenseHub ear tag, animals can be located easily and quickly. (Hall 4 – A46)

Heated floor for calves

Bioret Agri Logette Confort: CalfCare Thermofloor

Bioret Agri’s heated floor for calves is a solution that ensures stable thermal comfort from birth, thanks to a closed circuit of hot water integrated into a flexible insulating foam. This conductive heating, which is 27 times more efficient than air, guarantees gentle, even heat, tailored to the needs of young animals. By keeping the floor dry, warm and comfortable, it significantly reduces thermal stress, neonatal diseases and bedding requirements. Easy to install, economical, durable and respectful of animal welfare, this underfloor heating system combines health performance, economic gain, reduced environmental impact and improved working conditions on the farm. (Hall 11 – A25)

Supports milk production around calving

Deltavit: Deltabolus FeedStim

To support production during periods of oxidative stress and inflammation around calving, Deltavit has developed a slow-release bolus (50 days) formulated with patented Scutellaria baicalensis. The bolus gradually dissolves in the rumen and releases flavonoids, molecules of interest from the plant. These flavonoids stimulate cellular defences and improve cellular protection at the heart of milk production, directly in the mammary gland. Administered in a single dose using an applicator, the bolus allows targeted delivery to the animal during the key calving phase. Deltabolus FeedStim improves the resilience of dairy cows around calving, and contributes to better lactation performance (3.3L of milk at peak). (Hall 9 – A19)

Strips for the quantification of inflammatory protein in milk

Bio-X Diagnostics: Dipfit Smart CellSense

Dipfit Smart CellSense is an inflammatory indicator representative of mammary health enabling on-farm detection of subclinical mastitis and identification of animals eligible for antibiotic-free management. This indicator is dosed on a chromatographic tigette with quantitative reading on a smartphone via the DipFit App. It is a diagnostic kit containing 10 strip devices for the quantification of specific inflammatory protein in milk. The kit is a rapid quantitative test for the measurement of cathelicidins in bovine milk. It aims to detect cathelicidins – specific inflammatory proteins of the udder in milk – to detect mastitis earlier. (Hall 3 – A05)

Efficient cleaning of feeding buckets

EimiWash: EimiWash

EimiWash is modelled on industrial washing machines with a modified design, enabling particularly thorough and effective cleaning of the entire feeding bucket, including the valve teat. The special basket can hold 4 buckets for simultaneous cleaning. The machine works with hot and cold water and a small amount of detergent. Optimum use is made of the cleaning water, resulting in very low water consumption of a maximum of 1.5 litres per bucket. The specially developed cleaning agent is also dispensed automatically and precisely to the millilitre. High pressure is used to flush the suction valve from the inside out, removing any deposits and germs. (Hall 11 – B37)

Management of vacuum on milking robot

DeLaval: Flow-Responsive Milking

Flow-Responsive Milking (FRM) for a voluntary milking system is a new approach to milk dairy cows. With FRM, DeLaval adjusted the vacuum level at the teat end to the milk flow rate. The system’s vacuum level is set at 50 kPa, and throughout the milking process, FRM controls the vacuum level to ensure it is constantly at 45 kPa under each teat. The goal is to save milking time while ensuring the best milking comfort and teat health. The technical principle of FRM is based on a system with 5 solenoids, each connected to a vacuum sensor. One is dedicated to the preparation cup, while the others are dedicated to the 4 milking cups. (Air Libre – E18)

Repellent for flies, lice and ticks

Armosa SAS: Gerapyx

Gerapyx is a natural pyrethrum and geraniol-based repellent (PT19). It is applied directly on the back topline using a pour-on applicator gun. This repellent is effective against lice, ticks and flies, including Culicoides, vectors of bluetongue and epizootic hemorrhagic disease, as well as lick flies (Stomoxys calcitrans), which are vectors of lumpy skin disease. It contains a blue colorant for easy identification of treated animals. Its composition is based on 2 active substances extracted from plants. It is suitable for cattle, sheep, goats and horses. Its protection is long-lasting, with a remanence of 4-6 weeks depending on weather conditions and parasite pressure. (Hall 4 – A38)

Smart assistant for efficient and reliable herd management

Pilot’Elevage: Herdy

This AI assistant, embedded in the Pilot’Elevage mobile application, allows users to query – by voice or text – all strategic information such as reproduction, health, growth, genetics, and more. Integrated into an application already widely used in the field, it streamlines decision-making, guides animal observation, and helps prioritise daily tasks. This intelligent assistant delivers relevant answers, tailored recommendations, and real time savings, thereby supporting more precise, responsive, and sustainable livestock farming. (Hall 1 – G77)

Digital control solution of rodents

Schippers France: HyCare Digital Rodent Control

HyCare Digital Rodent Control (HyCare DRC) combines biological control methods with modern digital technology. HyCare DRC integrates traps, sensors, and rodent-killing solutions into a smartphone-accessible app interface. The solution enables real-time analysis, remote monitoring, and management of rodent control, offering farmers a transparent system through a user-friendly interface accessible from anywhere. By eliminating biocides, this approach avoids the development of resistance in rodents, making it a sustainable and eco-friendly solution. (Hall 5 – B34)

Maintenance for cubicles (deep box)

Rosensteiner: LiboX

LiboX ensures quick and easy care of the cubicles and therefore better milk yield, increased health and optimum milkability of the animals. The machine, which is lightweight and compact, can be easily adjusted in different ways to the bedding material used, the cubicles and the carrier vehicle. The work process takes place in 3 steps: simple pick-up of loose material or pressed bales, loosening and levelling the existing mattress using the adjustable maintenance arm, targeted re-spreading with fresh and dry material to ensure that the cubicles are always well filled. (Air Libre – F28)

End-of-tank level detector for hydraulic pump

Ocene: NivAlert

NivAlert is a low-level sensor designed for hydrogen peroxide canisters used in milking robot liner disinfection systems. It is a mechanical device that clips directly onto the suction strainer tube of Dosatron-type hydraulic pumps, which operate without electricity and have no built-in level sensor. The sensor detects when the liquid level becomes insufficient and automatically sends an SMS to the farmer. A visual alert can also be added to reinforce the visibility of the warning. NivAlert improves the reliability of the disinfection system, avoiding disinfection interruptions. It relieves the farmer of a manual monitoring task, improves herd health, and contributes to the quality of the milk produced. (Hall 4 – A37)

Intelligent, sustainable solution for fan upgrades

Abbi-Aerotech: Retrofit Kit

The Retrofit Kit from Abbi-Aerotech solution optimises the energy performance of livestock buildings while extending the lifespan of existing equipment. A simple, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly upgrade kit replaces the original belt-driven motor with a direct-drive EC motor, while retaining the frame, blades, and wiring. The result: up to 36% electricity savings, elimination of wear parts, and a significant reduction in noise, all of which contributes to better animal welfare. The EC motor runs at a low speed (500 rpm) while still ensuring optimal airflow to maintain proper ventilation inside livestock buildings. It stands out for its reduced energy consumption (524 W at 500 rpm) compared to the old system (670 W). (Hall 1 – F73)

The connected barrel

I-Tek: Sure-Tek

The Sure-Tek system consists of an electronic knob cylinder and a stainless-steel lock for flawless operation in ammonia-laden environments. This device allows a door to be opened directly with a smartphone using Near Field Communication technology. Weatherproof, it allows permanent or temporary access management in real time via a secured application. It is thus possible to grant or revoke access to an external party, remotely, with a simple click. The mechanism eliminates the constraints of traditional systems (lost key, wear, theft, power supply). Economical, durable and easy to install, it reinforces security while reducing the environmental footprint since this system requires no key, no battery, no cable, and no Wi-Fi, all without maintenance. (Hall 8 – A20)

Sustainability intelligently applied

dsm-firmenich: Sustell

Sustell is an online computing platform that calculates the 19 criteria of a full LCA footprint at various stages of animal protein production (poultry, swine, ruminant, and aquaculture). This environmental assessment can be carried out at the feed manufacturing level (feed mill or farm), at the farm production level (live animals, eggs, milk), and at the food processing level (slaughtering and cutting). Users have access to major internationally recognised databases such as GFLi, Agrifood Print, and soon EcoAlim (Agribalyse). Users can supplement it with their own data to refine the results of the environmental footprint of their production and identify areas for improvement. (Hall 9 – D97)

Eco-friendly and profitable animal nutrition

CCPA Groupe: Turboviv’SE

Turboviv is a phytogenic nutritional solution that reduces feed costs through better feed efficiency while decreasing the environmental footprint per kilogramme of milk produced. The CCPA group has been able to combine various plant-based ingredients and trace elements to improve both feed efficiency and consequently reduce emissions; reduce enteric methane production and improve the farmer’s margin over feed costs. The Turboviv formula was optimised in 2024 to enhance its environmental impact while maintaining its advantages in terms of feed efficiency and economic interest. (Hall 9 – A19)

Veterinary teleconsultation platform

Adventiel: VetLinkPlatform