HERDSENSE
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LIVE · SOUTH AFRICA · 14M CATTLE

KNOW

EVERY

ANIMAL.

Smart LoRa ear tags send GPS position, temperature, heart rate and activity to your phone every 15 minutes. No SIM per cow. One base station covers 15km. Theft alerts in seconds.

Start Pilot How It Works

R825

/ cow / year amortised

15km

LoRa range — no SIM

2.5yr

battery life

FIELD MAP · LIVE
6 TRACKED
GRAZING ZONE A
A-023 BREACH

AVG TEMP

38.7°C

NORMAL RANGE

ALERTS

2

NEED ACTION

LATEST EVENTS
ALERTC-067 — Temp 39.8°C
2m ago
ALERTA-023 — Exited North Zone
8m ago
OKB-089 — GPS fix updated
15m ago

01 — HOW IT WORKS

Four steps.
Total control.

Designed for farms with no cell signal, extreme weather, and cattle worth more than most people earn in a year.

01

Tag each animal once.

Clip the IP68-rated ear tag. Waterproof, shock-proof, field-tough. 2× ER14505 Li-SOCl₂ batteries last 2.5 years at 15-minute tracking intervals — no ongoing maintenance.

2.5yrbattery life
02

LoRa does the heavy lifting.

Tags broadcast on 915MHz LoRa radio — 15km range across open veld, no SIM card per cow. One base station gateway covers your entire farm and up to 1,000 animals.

15kmLoRa range
03

Intelligence runs in the cloud.

Our platform checks temperature thresholds, geofence boundaries, activity patterns and battery levels every 5 minutes. Fever algorithms fire 48 hours before visible symptoms.

48hrearlier than you see it
04

You act before it costs you.

Push alert on your phone the instant anything happens. Map shows exactly where the animal is. Swipe to acknowledge or resolve. Every event logged for your vet or insurer.

R20K+avg stolen cow value

02 — FEATURES

Built for the African field.
Not a startup office.

TRACKING

GPS you can trust at 3am.

Live position every 5–15 min. Geofence zones on paddocks — instant push alert the moment an animal exits. GPS trail retained for every animal, forever.

4 LIVE TAGS
HEALTH

Fever before you see it.

Medical-grade temperature sensor catches fever 48 hours before visible symptoms. One sick cow spreading disease to your herd costs more than the entire system.

39.5°C THRESHOLDNormal 37.5–39.0°C
SECURITY

Theft stopped in its tracks.

The moment a tagged animal exits its zone you get an alert. GPS trail shows where they went. Evidence for police and insurance.

BREACH DETECTED

COW #C-067 — EXIT North Zone

-29.8591, 30.9812 · 2min ago

AcknowledgeSnooze
HARDWARE

2.5-year battery. IP68.

Competitors last 6–12 months. HerdSense lasts 2.5 years at 15-minute intervals. Fully waterproof. Works in a river crossing.

HerdSense
2.5yr
Competitor A
1yr
Competitor B
7mo
COMMUNITY

Chief's wealth dashboard.

Digital ownership records for community herds. Register households, track livestock numbers, document disputes. Government-ready reports for NGO and DAFF programmes.

24

Households

487

Cattle

R9.7M

Est. Value

Chief Dashboard · Live updates

ANALYTICS

Reports your vet will love.

One-tap herd health report: avg temperature, active alerts, low battery tags, activity breakdown. Export for your vet, insurer, or government livestock programme.

HERD HEALTH REPORTGENERATED
Total Animals120
Active114 (95%)
Active Alerts2
Avg Temp38.7°C

THE HONEST COMPARISON

Why we
win.

We built HerdSense because every existing livestock tracker was designed for European farms with good cell coverage. South Africa is different. Our hardware reflects that.

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FeatureHerdSenseOthers
Battery Life2.5 Years6–12 Months
Range15–25km (LoRa)2–10km (Cellular)
SIM feesNone — everR50–200/cow/month
WaterproofingIP68 — submergedIP65 — splash only
Health sensorsTemp + HR + ActivityGPS only
Infrastructure1 gateway / 1000 cowsCellular towers
Works without signalYes — LoRa radioNo

ROI CALCULATOR

The maths
is simple.

One stolen cow at R20,000 pays for 10 tags. One fever caught 48 hours earlier saves your entire herd from an outbreak. HerdSense isn't a cost — it's insurance.

BOTTOM LINE

Prevent 1 theft or 1 disease outbreak. System pays for itself.

HERD SIZE80
10500 animals
TAG_INVESTMENTR160,000
ANNUAL_COSTR66,000
ANNUAL_THEFT_RISKR80,000
ESTIMATED_ROI21%

03 — PRICING

One saved cow
pays for ten tags.

STARTER
R2,000/ tag · once-off

MVP bundle: 3 tags + gateway = R9,500

✓GPS tracking every 15 min
✓Geofence breach alerts
✓Herd map dashboard
✓Battery level monitoring
—Temperature health monitoring
—Activity & behaviour analysis
Get Starter Pack
RECOMMENDED
PROFESSIONAL
R2,500/ tag + R250/mo SaaS

Most popular — full health intelligence

✓Everything in Starter
✓Medical-grade temperature
✓3-axis activity monitoring
✓Heart rate anomaly detection
✓Estrus / breeding detection
✓Health reports + CSV export
Get Professional
ENTERPRISE
Customvolume + deployment

500+ animals · Chief dashboard · multi-farm

✓Everything in Professional
✓Chief / community dashboard
✓Household ownership records
✓Government & NGO reports
✓Vet & insurance report gen
✓Dedicated onboarding
Contact Malcom

04 — GET STARTED

Tell us about
your herd.

We will help you choose the right setup, understand the costs, and get you started. No hard sell — just honest advice from people who understand farming.

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069 685 9393

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Reg: 2021/435383/07 · South Africa

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