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Connect DairyPlan to Silo

GEA DairyPlan stores your herd data in a proprietary database that is hard to get at. Connect it to Silo and your herd master, milk test-day samples, breeding events and lactations become clean tables you can ask questions about.

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What we sync from DairyPlan

Silo brings your DairyPlan records into your warehouse so you can report on them alongside the rest of your operation.

Animals

Individual cow records with breed, status, lactation, days in milk, and pedigree (sire, dam, dam barn number)

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Milk Test-Day

Per-cow test-day milk weight with fat, protein, and somatic cell count

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Milk Meter

Per-milking parlour meter readings: milk weight, conductivity and flow, with stall and milking code

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Daily Milk Yield

Daily milk yield per cow, summed from the per-milking meter weights

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Udder Health

Per-cow conductivity summary from the milk meter (the subclinical-mastitis signal)

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Lactation Totals

Native per-lactation totals: total milk/fat/protein, actual 305-day yield, projected mature equivalent

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Collar Activity

Collar/pedometer activity time series for heat detection (steps per hour, 24h equivalent, alarm)

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Breeding

Calving, insemination, and pregnancy events per cow

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Works well with DairyPlan

Connect these alongside DairyPlan to get a complete picture of the whole operation.

How it works

Connect DairyPlan once and Silo handles the rest, from sync to dashboards.

1

Connect your data

Securely connect DairyPlan and Silo syncs your records into your own managed warehouse, automatically.

2

Ask in plain English

Ask Aggie questions about the operation the way you'd ask a colleague: no formulas, no SQL, no spreadsheets.

3

Get instant dashboards

Get back charts and reports you can save, share and revisit as your data keeps syncing in the background.

Questions & answers

How does Silo connect to DairyPlan?

We connect securely to your DairyPlan database and sync your records into your own managed warehouse, automatically, no exports or manual files to deal with.

Is the raw data changed?

No. We bring your DairyPlan records across into clean tables as they are, so what you see in Silo matches what is in DairyPlan.

What can I do with it?

Report on milk production, breeding outcomes and herd health alongside the rest of your operation, and ask Aggie questions about any of it in plain English.

Where is my data stored?

In a dedicated database stored in Australia that only your operation can access, protected with enterprise-grade encryption.

Do I need to be technical to use Silo?

No. Ask Aggie questions in plain English and get back charts and reports, with no formulas, SQL or spreadsheets required.

How often does my data sync?

Automatically, every day. Connect DairyPlan once and Silo keeps everything up to date in the background.

Can I try Silo before committing?

Book a demo and we'll show you exactly what your DairyPlan data looks like through Silo.

Ready to connect DairyPlan?

Book a demo and we'll show you exactly what your DairyPlan data looks like through Silo.

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