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What equipment is compatible with Breedr?

Select and and understand what compatible weighing and scanning kit is best for your farming system

If you're not sure where to start with selecting kit, this guide can help you understand which equipment is best for your system.

 

Work out what equipment you need:

To get started weighing and/or scanning on any system, we recommend four main bits of kit:

Weigh head:

Overall, we recommend: Tru-Test S3

All of the weigh heads we link with are great in their own right, but by far the easiest to use is the Tru-Test S3. It links to both Apple and Android devices with ease.

Note: Head to the bottom of this page to see other compatible weight heads.

 

Weigh bars:

Choosing the correct weigh bars for your system depends upon:

a.  What is the approximate weight of animals to be weighed?

b.  How heavy is your crush?

c.  What is the width of your crush or race?

 

Use this table to identify and select the correct weigh bars for your system:

Selecting your weigh bars - hubspot article

Most weigh bars come with bolt-down kits. Either bolt them onto the crush, or you may need to create a bracket.

Note: If you don't want to use a crush to weigh your cattle, you can buy an aluminium platform to put in a race. 

 

EID reader (if using Electronic ID tags):

EID Stick Readers are suitable for a few hundred cattle. You can wave the stick reader near their ear, and it picks up the EID tag and sends it to the Breedr app via Bluetooth.

We recommend: Tru-Test SRS2/SRS2i

Note: Head to the bottom of this page to see other compatible EID stick readers.

EID Panel Readers are considered more suitable for a much larger number of cattle. You attach it to the crush and as animals stand near it, it picks up the EID tag and sends the number to the Breedr app via Bluetooth. This allows you to weigh completely hands-free!

We recommend: Tru-Test XRP2/XRP2i

 

Compatible handheld device i.e. phone or tablet:

The equipment we have suggested in this guide is compatible with both Android and iOS (Apple) devices. However, other hardware is available via the Breedr shop.

Phone: We recommend higher-end devices with a decent amount of RAM (memory):

  • Android 7.0 (+ newer)
  • iOS 15.6 (+ newer)

Tablet: we recommend the Galaxy Tab A9/A9+ with the 128/8GB, as it's the best all-rounder in terms of compatibility with a wide range of equipment.

Note: Breedr may still work with other models, but we cannot guarantee optimal app performance and behaviour.

 

If you already have, or intend to buy, other weighing equipment, you can check compatibility with Breedr using this table:

Panel reader added Compatible Devices - Apple & Android (1)*Download the AgriLink program from Allflex and change the Bluetooth profile to IAP

Click here to head to our Breedr shop to check out the above models and their pricing.

 

Relevant articles:

Issues connecting your Breedr app

How to connect your equipment

Quick Weigh overview

Quick Scan overview

 

Need some help? Use the chat window to your right on the web or the help button on your mobile app, call our Customer Support team on +44 (0) 3300 436327 or email support@breedr.co.