FCC ID: Y8K-WIB910 Cow Wellness system

INSTALLATION MANUAL Manual for installation of the CowManager System FCC and IC Declarations Compliance statement (part 15.19) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and with the Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dIndrustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Lexpoitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes:

(1) lappareil ne doit pas produire de de brouillage, et

(2) lutilisateur de lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement. Warning (part 15.21) Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This in particular is applicable for the antenna which has been delivered with starterpackage. RF Exposure (OET Bulletin 65) To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile transmitting devices, this transmitter should only be used or installed at locations where there is at least 20cm separation distance between the antenna and all persons Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 2 Introduction In front of you, you have the installation manual for the CowManager system. In most cases your sales representative will install CowManager. In this installation manual, you will get more information about the CowManager system including the Sensors, coordinator, router and the different interfaces. It is important to follow the installation manual in order to install CowManager as good as possible. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 3 Table of Contents 1 Conditions before installation............................................................................................. 5 2 Installation CowManager system ....................................................................................... 6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Installation CowManager on the PC .................................................................................. 6 Installation CowManager in the barn .............................................................................. 10 Linking cows to CowManager system ............................................................................. 12 Activate new Sensors ....................................................................................................... 14 Installation CowManager on Smartphone ...................................................................... 15 3 Additional information working devices ........................................................................... 16 4 Additional information CowManager system ................................................................... 17 Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 4 1 Conditions before installation For the optimal use of the CowManager system, the following is required:

Availability of adequate internet access (Min. 5mp/s downloadspeed) Availability of a PC with Windows 7 or higher Eartags recommended by CowManager 5 GB space on the C drive. Go to This PC C: Here you can see how much disk space is left. Note: The communication software cannot be installed on any other drive except the C- drive. If there is not enough space, CowManager can not be installed. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 5 Installation CowManager system 2 The installation of the CowManager system contains different steps. First, we will explain the installation of CowManager on the PC. The next step is the installation in the barn. The third step is to link the Sensor to the right cow and the last, and additional step, is to install CowManager on your smartphone. Installation CowManager on the PC 2.1 The installation of CowManager on your PC contains the installation of the software, interface with the management system, coordinator, router and activating the Sensors. 1. Software CowManager If the computer meets the conditions mentioned in chapter one, you can go ahead with the installation of the CowManager software. Go to:

www.CowManager.com/download Click download CowManager Installation Click run Click open The installation wizard opens (see picture on the right) Choose the language for the installation Accept the terms in the License Agreement The installation wizard will automatically pick the following locations for installation:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Agis Automatisering\Sensor Coordinator\

Click next Click install Agis Automatisering Sensor Coordinator Click finish to finish the CowManager software installation and your CowManager system is now successfully installed. The SensOor Configuration Wizard starts automatically. After completing the installation of CowManager, two CowManager shortcuts will appear on your desktop. The 2 new shortcuts are: SensOor Configuration Wizard and CowManager Website. You can configure the coordinator, router(s) and activate Sensors in the PC-application by double clicking on SensOor Configuration Wizard and you can open the CowManager web-application by clicking on CowManager Website. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 6 2. Register and activate Now that the communication software is now installed on the PC, you have to register and activate the system. You can do this by following the instructions below: Open the SensOors Configuration Wizard. You can find it on your desktop and you can recognize it with this icon. Click on the button Register. Sensor Configuration Wizard The login name master user is the email-address that is given to us during the purchase. When the CowManager account is created, a confirmation will be sent to this email-address. The account number is mentioned on the quote and invoice. You can use the test button to test if your account can connect to the server on this PC. This will not have any other effect than just testing it. Click the login button confirm your account and login to CowManager. 3. Interface with management system In order to get all cow data into CowManager, CowManager can make an exchange with most management programs. For information about other available connections, please contact your sales representative or CowManager support. 4. Configure the coordinator After registering the system, you are ready to configure the coordinator. To configure the coordinator, it should be connected to the USB port of the PC. Connect the coordinator by using the 4,5 meter USB cable (with the blue screw cap). Screw the antenna firmly on the device with pointed pliers. CowManager recommends the antenna that was delivered at the starterpackage for an optimal working system. On the coordinator five lights are visible. A red light on the coordinator will turn on. See the function of the other lights below. Click the button coordinator on the PC-application. The coordinator ID, hardware version, software version and number of the COM port should appear. Select the coordinator by clicking on the coordinator ID and confirm with clicking OK. During each configuration, the software will be flashed in conformity with the country regulation law. No user is able to modify or adjust the transmitting power of the router/coordinator device. You will automatically return back to the SensOor Configuration Wizard and the red and orange light on the device are turned on. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 7 Lights on coordinator Function Red Blue Green Orange White On = Power On = Registering of Sensors On = Active connection with a Router On = Active connection with a PC Blinking = connection is lost On = Coordinator activated, but no active connection blinking = sending through data 5. Configure the router If necessary, connect the other device to a free USB port of the PC with the 3 meter USB cable. Also screw the antenna firmly on the device. You have to use antenna of CowManager, for an optimal working system. On the router, the same five lights are used as on the coordinator. See the function of the other lights below. When you link the router to the computer a red light on the router will turn on. Click the button router in the PC-application and the router ID should appear on screen. Select the ID and click OK. You will automatically return back to the SensOor Configuration Wizard. If there are no more routers to register, the USB cable can be removed from the PC. Lights on router Red Blue Function On = Power Blinking = Trying to find another router or coordinator Fast blinking = to much data received, possible data loss On = Another router is connected to this one On = Active connection with a coordinator or other router Blinking = connected to other router but not to coordinator yet (via this router) Fast blinking = connection lost, trying to reconnect On = No active connection Blinking = sending through data Green Orange White After configuring the router, connect the antenna to the 3m cable. Connect the adapter to an electrical outlet. Put tape around the adapter and USB connection to protect it against water damage. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 8 6. Activate Sensors By clicking the button SensOors in the PC-application the blue light on the coordinator will turn on. Now the coordinator is active and Sensors can be registered. Place the magnet, which is also delivered, under the Sensors to activate it. Move the magnet behind the Sensor like shown in the image below. The Sensor IDs of the activated Sensors will appear on the screen. It is important that the Sensor ID appears, if it doesnt appear, the activation hasnt been successful. If the ID appears, confirm with OK;

You will automatically return back to the SensOor Configuration Wizard. To activate more Sensors at once, you can add more Sensors before clicking OK. The following situations can occur:

Green light on the Sensors -> registration successful Red light on the Sensors -> registration unsuccessful, check if the blue light on the coordinator is on and try again with the magnet. When registered, the Sensor IDs will appear on screen. When this does not happen the registration was not successful. For Sensors with software version V6.35 or lower you can get a warning that it is not activated right. If this happens, the Sensor is not active yet, you should activate it again. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 9 Installation CowManager in the barn 2.2 Coordinator and router(s) If you have a network plan, please make sure you will place the coordinator and router(s) on the marked location on the networkplan. The coordinator and router(s) should be placed around 4 meters high, with the antenna up. The position of the antenna can be fixed with a small red tie-rip. You can use the lights to see whether the antennas are in range of each other. Tighten the antenna with pliers and make sure it is tightened. The coordinator and router can connect with each other within a range of 800 meters free line of sight. Please be aware that this range is less when there are buildings or (metal) objects in between. Sensors Before placing the Sensors in the ear it is important to know the perfect placement of the Sensors. We recommend the following:

Place the new EID or blanktag as you see in the picture below. Write the number of the cow next to the number of the Sensor. This is important for linking the cow to the Sensor. Place the Sensor in the left ear of the cow, in the middle of the ear, between the two cartilage ribs. Note that this is a thicker part of the ear. Application may be more difficult than when applying a normal tag. See the picture below for the perfect location. If there are more (other) eartags in the ear, please make sure the Sensor is placed in the right spot and that the other eartags are placed somewhere else in the ear. The Sensor should not be obstructed by other ear tags. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 10 Below you can see some examples of the correct and incorrect placing of the Sensor Image: Sensor EID in the ear of a cow Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 11 2.3 Linking cows to CowManager system Linking The last step is to link the Sensor to the right cows. You can do this in the CowManager web-application. Open CowManager by double clicking on the icon CowManager Web site on the desktop In your mailbox you should have received an email with a link to make a password for the CowManager webpage. Log in with your username (e-mail address) and the password you have created. If you want the computer to remember the password, check the box Remember me next time. In your internet browser you should also indicate that you want to remember the username and password. Go to input and click linking in CowManager (on the left side menu). A screen appears where you can search for animals and Sensors In the first list are cows with registration numbers and animal numbers. Image: Linking of cows with Sensors. In the second list are the activated Sensor IDs. In the bar above the lists you can type in which animal or Sensor you are looking for. In the first bar you can type the cow number you are looking for and in the second bar you can type the Sensor-ID. Then click on linking. You will see confirmation of the link between the cow and the Sensor. If you want to change a cows Sensor, you must delink it first. See how to do this on the next page. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 12 Delinken Press the button delinking in CowManager. Image: Delinking of Sensors A list of linked animals and Sensors will appear (Registration number, animal number and Sensor ID). You can search on Sensor ID, animal number or registration number. Click delink to delink a cow from a Sensor. The Sensor and the cow are now successfully delinked. The Sensor is available again and returns to the list of available Sensors to link. When you go to linking you can link the Sensor again. Note: For the First 7 days after installation of the system, the attentions are not reliable. This is because a reference period per animal should be established first. When the Sensors are attached to the cows, the installation process is finished. For the best use of the CowManager program we refer to the User manual CowManager. This user manual can be found in your own CowManager program when you click on instructions in the left menu. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 13 2.4 Activate new Sensors You can order new or additional Sensors. These must be activated in the SensOor Configuration Wizard. You need to open the SensOor Configuration Wizard again. You can find the icon SensOor Configuration Wizard on your desktop or you can find this at:

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Start All programs Agis Automatisering Sensor SensOor Configuration Wizard To activate the new sensors, follow the same steps as explained in paragraph 2.1, step 6: Activate Sensors. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 14 Installation CowManager on Smartphone 2.5 Besides using CowManager on the computer, you can also use CowManager on your smartphone. This is a free tool which is available for both iOS and Android smartphones. You can install the CowManager application to do the following:

Click on your Google PlayStore (Android) or app store (iOS) Search for CowManager Click on Download You can login with the same email address and password you use for the CowManager website. Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 15 3 Additional information working devices System You can check if the devices are running by going to the web-application of CowManager by double clicking on the CowManager Website In the left menu in CowManager you will find the system status. The system status shows whether the entire system or the coordinator, router(s) and Sensors are still working. You will also see whether the synchronization of the Sensor data to CowManager still works properly. In front of the header System information in the left menu there is a red cross X or a green tick

. The red cross X means that there is a fault in the system. The green tick means that everything is working properly. There is only a red cross for the heading System status when either the synchronization of the Sensor data to CowManager, or the coordinator and/or router(s) are not working. Sensors You can also check if the Sensors are working on two ways:

Click on System Status -> SensOors You can check status of the Sensors in the tab all and the tab not communicating. Behind the column Last measurement is a green checkmark

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. means that the Sensor forwarded information to the coordinator/router(s) The green checkmark within the last 24 hours. The clock sign ago and last measurement more than 24 hours ago). The grey cross mark than 24 hours (last transmit and last measurement are more than 24 hours ago). shows that this Sensors has a latency in the data (last transmit date less than 24 hours shows that this Sensor needs attention, because it didn't communicate for more Installation manual version 6.4 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 16 4 Additional information CowManager system Here you will find some general information about the CowManager system. For more information about the CowManager program we refer to the user manual of CowManager. Local PC:

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If there is no communication with the server at Agis, the PC saves the data from the Sensors for 14 days.

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User manual CowManager Manual for use of the web-based application CowManager After going through the CowManager system installation guide, you can read about CowManager in general in this document. CowManager has been created to see at a glance whether cows have an alert for fertility, health and nutrition. The basic steps are written for you, but there are also some useful tips. This allows you to use the program easily and optimally. This manual has been carefully compiled, as comprehensively as possible. If you still have questions don't hesitate to call or e-mail CowManager support. CowManager Gerverscop 9 3481 LT Harmelen The Netherlands PO Box 46 3480 DA Harmelen The Netherlands Tel: 0031 (0) 348 443840 support@CowManager.com 2 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 Table of contents 1 2 CowManager general information .................................................................................................. 4 CowManager modules .................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 2.2 2.3 Fertility .................................................................................................................................... 6 Health ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Nutrition .................................................................................................................................. 9 3 Cow list .......................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Work screen columns per tab ............................................................................................... 11 3.2 Work screen filtering and sorting .......................................................................................... 11 3.3 Work screen alerts ................................................................................................................ 11 3.4 The cow ................................................................................................................................. 13 4 Input .............................................................................................................................................. 17 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Add cow ................................................................................................................................. 17 Group management .............................................................................................................. 18 Group event management .................................................................................................... 19 Linking.................................................................................................................................... 19 Delinking ................................................................................................................................ 20 5 Nutrition ........................................................................................................................................ 21 5.1 5.2 Group overview ..................................................................................................................... 21 Behaviour around event ........................................................................................................ 23 6 Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 24 6.1 User settings .......................................................................................................................... 24 6.2 Management settings ............................................................................................................ 24 7. Multiview ........................................................................................................................................... 26 8. System status................................................................................................................................. 27 8.1 8.2 CowManager system ............................................................................................................. 27 Sensors .................................................................................................................................. 28 9. Instruction ..................................................................................................................................... 29 9.1 User manual .......................................................................................................................... 29 9.2 Installation manual ................................................................................................................ 29 9.3 About us ................................................................................................................................ 29 3 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 1 CowManager general information After the installation of the CowManager System, an icon for the CowManager Program appears on the desktop of your computer. Double-clicking on this icon takes you to CowManager. Wherever you have a connection with the internet, you can also open CowManager in www.Sensor.CowManager.com Please enter your username* and password (send), and check Remember me next time. Fill this in once, and the next time you click on the icon you will immediately enter CowManager. Dont forget that your internet browser checks and remembers your username and password.

*Your username is your email address. This email address received an email with a link to create a password. Then, the application opens and the following screen appears. On the left side of the screen is the main menu, which contains the following headers:

Input o Cow list o o Nutrition o Analysis o Settings o Multiview o System status o Instruction Below, at the left side of the screen, two arrows and a search function are displayed. These functions are:

o Next and previous cow o Search cow function The Search cow function can be used to search an individual animal by number. Just fill in the cow number and click on enter. The cow information will appear directly. If the cow doesnt exist, your cursor will automatically be back in the search row and you can type in another cow. By using the next and previous arrows you can also navigate to the next or previous cow. The left panel and search function are always on your screen. The right panel shows the content of the headers. When you open the Cow list, a few different tabs will appear: All cows, Alerts, In heat, Health, Fresh cows, Open cows, Open young stock, Dry, Close-up, Lactating, Dry, Young stock and Not 4 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 linked. When you make changes in the display of the columns, it is important that you save the settings. You can save them by clicking on the button save settings on the top of the page. If you want to go back to the default settings, you can click on reset settings. The size of the page can be selected in the bottom of the screen. By larger lists the next and previous buttons can be used. CowManager is also available via an App on your smartphone. 5 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 2 CowManager modules The CowManager consists of three modules: Fertility, Health and Nutrition. The Cow list is always available for you. The type of alerts and graphs you can see are depending on the modules you choose. Which graphs and features are in each module is described below. Above the cow list you can see which modules are active in your CowManager. You can see in the image above that the modules Fertility, Health and Nutrition are active in contrast to the module Analysis. When the module is inactive, the name of the module is grey. The letters of the modules are bold when it is active, see picture above. In case you want to activate another module, you can contact your sales representative. The module Analysis is not yet available. More information about the features of these modules can be found on our website www.cowmanager.com. 2.1 Fertility Module Fertility consists a real time heat detection in your herd. In both tabs Alerts and In heat you can find all heat alerts. See the screen below. The heat alerts are based on the deviations in behaviour of the cow compared with the reference period of 7 days of this cow. In the figure above you see how the alert is displayed in the tab Alerts and In heat. In paragraph 3.3 Work screen alerts youll find how to read these alerts. If you want to see the corresponding activity graph, just click on the alert. 6 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 This graph shows the high activity of the cow in the red line. When the blue line (heat state) comes into the green area, there will be an alert. More information about this graph is given in paragraph 3.4 2.2 Health The module Health calculates the behavior of the cow: eating, rumination, resting, active and high active behavior. It also shows the ear temperature compared to the temperature of the group. You can watch the alerts on the tab Alerts and Health. The alerts are based on deviations of the reference period of the cow. This is a strong indicator if getting a certain disease. The three types of health alerts are shown below. These alerts are shown in the cow list in the tab Alerts and Health. A cow can be alerted as appears when the temperature of the cow suspicious, sick or very sick. The temperature sign differs more than 7 degrees. More information about these alerts can be found in paragraph 3.3 Work screen alerts. If you want more information about a health alert, you can click on the alert and the corresponding behavior or temperature graph will appear. 7 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 More information about this graph is given in 3.4 The cow When you click on the health state the graph of the specific cow appears directly. The temperature graph shows the eartemperature of the specific cow compared to the average eartemperature of the total group. 8 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 More information about this graph is described in 3.4 The cow 2.3 Nutrition Within the module Nutrition the eating and rumination minutes are calculated and shown in the tab All cows in the cow list and in the list with Alerts. Besides this data, the module feeding calculates group overviews which are processed into graphs. See more information in chapter 5 Nutrition. The rumination- and eating minutes are both shown in the tab All cows and the Alert lists. 9 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 3 Cow list In this overview you see different tabs which represent different types of alerts and groups. When opening the CowManager the tab Alerts appears directly. The tabs contains the following information:

In heat: all specific cows in heat

- All cows: all cows including young stock which are known in the CowManager

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- Open cows: all open cows from 40 DIL till 200 DIL (see paragraph 6.2 Management settings)

- Open young stock: all young stock above 14 months without an insemination (see paragraph Fresh cows: all fresh cows up till 21 DIL (see paragraph 6.2 Management settings) 6.2 Management settings) Lactating: all lactating cows

- Close-up: all cows more than 266 days pregnant (see paragraph 6.2 Management settings)

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- Not linked: all cows that are not linked to a Sensor Young stock: all young stock All tabs are divided in columns, as you can see in the figure below. These columns are selected specific for the type of alert or group. Eventually you can add or delete columns. Important! After a change in the work screen always click on save settings to save the changes. You can easily search through the herd using the search-cow function. The cursor is always in that field. Just fill in the cow number and click on enter. The cow information will appear directly. If the cow doesnt exist, your cursor will automatically be back in the search row and you can type in another cow. 10 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 3.1 Work screen columns per tab You can choose yourself which columns you want to see per tab in CowManager. Go to the tab where you want to add another column. Click with the right mouse button on a column header and select columns put a checkmark in the box which is related to the column you wish to see. The columns can be dragged into your preferred order. Click on the column heading, hold down the mouse button and drag to the column where you want the column to be. Important! After a change in the work screen always click on save settings to save the changes. 3.2 Work screen filtering and sorting The columns can be sorted in various ways. By clicking on the columns name (for example Animal nr or Name) this column is sorted. So, if you always want to see the latest attention, you sort on column time latest attention. You can also sort by right-clicking on the column name. There will appear a menu where you can choose different sorting options. At the top of the bar when you click the filter button, a box appears under the column name. In this box you can specify what you want to filter. In addition to the box there is also a filter button. Here you can choose how you want to filter. 3.3 Work screen alerts In the work screen cow list are the columns of the cows alerts. When you click on an alert, you can view the alert directly. When there are some new alerts since last time viewed, the button Cow list will be bold. The number of new alerts (displayed between parentheses) are also bold. Time latest alert This column shows the date and time of the most recent alert. CowManager shows new alerts every hour. The alerts are shown in the screen for 24 hours, also when the behaviour of the alert cow is normal again. 11 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 In heat state In this column the heat alert are displayed. Heat alerts can have three different colours.

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Every hour, in heat alerts will be calculated and refreshed. Clicking on the alert shows you the activity graph, to determine the time of insemination. The cold alert, appears when a cow is high active for a short time, less than 2 hours. When the heat behaviour remains the alert will be shown in light green or green. indicates that this cow is suspected to The light green in heat alert be in heat. The arrow which is pointing up or down indicates if the cow the level of high active behaviour is increasing or, when the arrow is pointing down, indicates the level of high activity is decreasing. The first number shows the current heat state, the second number shows the maximum heat state. The level of the heat state is similar with the colours of the alert and the levels in the heat graph. The number in the parentheses shows the hours that the cow is to be in heat, counting from the first alert. The dark green in heat alert indicates that this cow has a clear high active behaviour. The arrow which is pointing up or down indicates if the cow is becoming in heat and the level of high activity is increasing or, when the arrow is pointing down, indicates the cow is coming out of heat and the level of high activity is decreasing. The first number shows the current heat state, the second number shows the maximum heat state. The number in parentheses shows the number of hours that the cow is in heat, counting from the first alert. Health state This column shows alerts on the behaviour of the relevant cow. When the behaviour differs from previous days, the cow gets an alert. Every hour these alerts will be calculated and refreshed. Clicking on the alert gives you the behaviour graph, to help you to diagnose the situation. The yellow suspicious alert moderately impaired eating and rumination activity. The number in parentheses shows the number of hours that the cow has had this health alert. means that the cow has decreased or The orange sick alert greatly reduced activity. The number in parentheses shows the number of hours that the cow has had an alert. means that the cow is much less active with The red very sick alert activity, with seriously reduced eating and rumination. The number in parentheses shows the number of hours that the cow has had an alert. means that the cow is seriously reduced in The black no movement alert detected in the Sensor for more than 4 hours. It is possible that the Sensor is still linked to a cow, but that this Sensor is not in the ear of the cow. The number in parentheses shows the number of hours that the cow has had an alert. means that there is no movement The temperature alert temperature, 7 degrees lower than the normal group-temperature. is given when the cow has a health alert and also a much lower The crossing arrow sign heat or health alert appears two days before or after a the group change (in total 4 days). This icon will help you to determine if the heat or health alert is true or false. means a physical group change. This icon will show up when a User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840

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12 3.4 The cow On the left side of this overview the latest alerts of this cow are displayed. CowManager shows the latest alerts over the past 60 days. When you double-click on the cow you see an overview of the selected cow. You see the date and time the first alert was given. In parentheses the number of hours this alert remained. The numbers in the third column are the numbers of days ago from now. Above this overview are five tabs. The five tabs contains the following information:

1. The first tab is a general overview of the cow. In this overview you will find various information about the cow:

The cows most recent events, calving, inseminations, dry off. You can always change this information by using the pencil.

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Its temperature at 1, 8 and 15 day (s) ago. You can also select a specific period. This graph is automatically set to one day. In the graph you can see the temperature of the individual cow (blue line) and the temperature of the biological group (green line) in which the cow is classified (young stock, dairy herd, dry cows). User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 Events are imported from your management system are shown in the vertical line. For example;

calving dates, inseminations and treatments. 3. The third tab shows you all cows events, from birth until today. These can be manually;

1. Entered by choosing the kind of event at the top line and clicking the checkmark. 2. Modified by using the pencil on the left. 3. Removed by using the cross at the right side of the screen. Over here you can see also the group changes. This group change is also shown in the activity graph and temperature graph of this individual cow. The group change is shown under remark. You can also import events from your management system. We can make an interface with many management systems. Please contact CowManager for more information. User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 14 4.

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In the fourth tab you can find the behaviour of the cow. This will show you the following information:

The behaviour per day of rumination, feeding, inactivity, normal activity and high activity. It is possible to check back 8, 15, 25, or 50 days. You can also choose other time periods.

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The behaviour per hour (rumination, feeding, inactivity, normal activity and high activity). It is possible to check back every hour for 1, 2 or 3 days. You can also choose other time periods. 15 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 5. Under the fifth tab the activity graph is shown, this is a view of the cows activity.

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The events of the cow are shown on the chart, so you can get an even better picture of the cows history. The red line indicates the in heat behaviour of the cow. The blue line shows the heat state value of the cow. The light blue line shows the rumination. Rumination is an extra parameter to underpin the heat. The light green area indicates the value of the suspected in heat alert. The dark green area indicates the value of the in heat alert.

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16 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 4 Input 4.1 Add cow Under the header Input you can add cows by clicking Add cow(s) Use this item only when an automatic data exchange with your herd management system is not available. In this screen a new cow can be added and its data can be entered. When you enter a new cow, it is required to enter the registration number, animal number and date of birth. This information can be changed at any time in the cow overview by clicking the pencil. See the screen below. 17 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 4.2 Group management CowManager has two types of groups: Biological and not biological groups. The biological group contains: lactating cows, dry cows and young stock. The not-biological groups are groups that are set up by you or the interface with your management system If you want to make a new group you can select Group management. This screen will be displayed:

Some management systems can synchronise their data and group information with CowManager. In that case you can see the herd groups here. If not, you can add new groups by entering a name and clicking on the new group to be added button. When the new group is added, you will see the group at the left of the screen. Change this group by using the pencil of remove it by clicking the trashcan button. At first all cows will be placed in the group Not allocated. The number within parentheses shows the number of cows in that group. By clicking on this group the not allocated cows will be listed at the right part of the screen. In this list of cows you can select cows by clicking the checkbox. If you want to select all of the cows in your screen, you can select the upper checkbox. You can also sort the cows by using the filters on Animal number, DIM, Lactation number, Fertility state etc. to select the cows you want to add in the same group quickly. After you select the cows you can add them in the new group by dragging the mouse. It is important to release your mouse exactly on the name of the group (hyperlink). After that, the cows will be placed in the group you put them in and are out of the group where they coming from. A cow can be part of one group only. 18 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 4.3 Group event management The following screen appears by selecting this header:

In this screen you can add events which are relevant for a whole group, for example: vaccinations, ration changes, veterinary checks etc. First you have to select the date, next the group and last the group event. You can press the first bottom to save your input. Group event are shown in group overviews and in the activity graph of individual cows in this group. 4.4 Linking The items linking and delinking are necessary to link and delink a Sensor to a cow. Important! When the Sensor is used for the first time, it must be activated with the CowManager Activator. For more information, see the installation guide. 1. Click the button linking in CowManager (left menu) 2. The first drop down menu displays cows with their registration number and animal number. Type a part of the animal nr to find the cow faster. Select the cow you want to link to. 3. In the second list all free Sensors are shown. Sensors already linked to a cow are not available in this list. User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 19 4. You can use these bars looking for cow numbers and Sensors. You need to select both the right cow and the Sensor number in the bars and then click on Linking. CowManager always confirms the link you made between cow and Sensor. If you want to change Sensors between cows, you have to delink the Sensor before you can link it to another cow. 5. 4.5 Delinking 1. Click the button Delinking in CowManager. 2. A list appears with linked animals and Sensors. (Registration number, cow number and Sensor ID). 3. You can type a Sensor ID, registration number or cow number in the bar to find the connection you want to delink. 4. Select the cows or Sensors that need to be delinked. 5. Click delinking and delink them all at once. 6. The Sensor and cow number are now disconnected successfully. If you accidently chose the wrong cow or Sensor, you can remove it from the list by clicking on the cross on the right side. If you click on the button Delinking all Sensors in the selection will be delinked. User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 20 5 Nutrition In the left menu in CowManager you will find the header Nutrition. Nutrition is divided into two subheadings, the group overview and behavior around event. The rumination- and eating minutes in the cow list are also a part of the Nutrition software module. See the image below. These minutes are calculated minutes showing the average of the minutes per hour over het last 24 hours. When last hour differs more than 10% compared to the average of the last 24 hours you get a

+ or - sign behind the value. 5.1 Group overview At the left menu in CowManager you will find the Group overview. Here you can look at the behaviour of biological and not-biological groups by using the drop-down box under Select group. With biological groups, we mean: lactating cows, young stock and dry cows. Not-biological groups are based on lactation stage, parity, etc. The behaviour of the group in respect of rumination, feeding, inactivity, activity and high activity can also be read here. For this behaviour the feed-factor is calculated: livestock behaviour can be formatted, continuously. In addition, this feed-factor is an indication of how much time the group spends feeding. When this coefficient drops, this can indicate that something is happening within the group, making the cow pay less attention to its food and possibly producing less. 21 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840

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Left above the graph you see the group and the number of the cows in these group. The events created by group event management are shown by the associated group in the graph. The events are displayed automatically in the graph. There is a checkbox with events, which makes it possible to not show the events in the graphs. Uncheck the box and click on Refresh Chart to make it disappear. 22 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 5.2 Behaviour around event In these graphs the behaviour around the most important events of a cow is visible; calving and drying off. Here you can closely analyse the transition period. Simply select a period in which the event must fall, also select the event you want (calving or drying off). For example, if you choose calving and 3 months ago you will see the behaviour of the cows that have calved the past three months. The behaviour is the average of these cows 25 days before calving and 25 days after calving. Calving Dry off 23 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 6 Settings 6.1 User settings Here you can set the CowManager per user. You can choose the following languages:

Depending on the language CowManager is set, the user manual is adjusted. In user settings you can also specify in which value the temperature should be shown; Celsius or Fahrenheit. 6.2 Management settings In this screen the you can set your own requirements for your farm. This view is shown below. The alerts will be calculated for a cow anyway even when these settings are changed. The alerts only will not be shown in the alert list. When the settings no longer apply for a cow, you will see the alerts by the individual cow, at the left of the screen. 24 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 Alerts:

No heat alerts if cow is do not breed When a cow is Do not breed, you can choose to not get heat alerts from this cows any longer. In the standard settings this is turned off, so the heat alerts will always show up for this cows. You can do the same to pregnant cows. No heat alerts if lactating cow/ young stocks is pregnant after this expiration period When the pregnancy check is positive you can choose to not show any heat alert for this cow/ young stock. In practice pregnant cows join cows in heat more often than fresh cows. This setting is also turned off in the standard settings, so the pregnant cows will get a heat alert when they are more high active. No heat alerts if cow/ heifer has calved within this waiting period (days) You can also set a voluntary waiting period (days) for cows/heifers after calving to get a heat alert. For example, when fresh cows stay in a separated barn for some time. With this setting you can prevent those false alerts when these cows move to the herd. Standard is this setting on for the first 7 days, you can change the number of days of course. Number of days no heat alert after linking The number of days you would not like to receive heat alerts after linking the Sensor to the cow. With this setting you can prevent those false alerts within the new linked cows. Standard is this setting on for the first 7 days, you can change the number of days of course. Number of days no health alert after linking The number of days you would not like to receive health alerts after linking the Sensor to the cow. No heat alerts if young stock younger than (months) The young stock under ... months for which you do not want to receive no alerts from young stock younger than months. With this setting you can hide the heat alerts of young stock who are too you for breeding. Groups:

The fresh cows are standard all cows until standard 21 days in milk. Also you can change this maximum if you want. Open young stock is all the young stock older than 14 months without an insemination. Open cows are all cows standard between 40 and 200 days in milk who didnt have an insemination or pregnancy check positive. You can change the minimum and maximum days in milk where open cows have to be in between. Close-up cows are all cows close to calving. Default are cows shown in this view with DCC 266 or more, but of course this could be adapted to the number of days you want. This is meant to give the cows close to calving the attention they deserved. Dont forget to click on the Save button after changing these settings. 25 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 7. Multiview The Multiview tool in CowManager gives you the opportunity to give employers, veterinarians and advisors more insight in CowManager and to take note of specific information in CowManager. Each user needs a username and password first. When this person is a new CowManager user, fill in his/her email address at 1 and press Register. 2 1 Select the items you want the user to get access to. To protect your system, do not access every user to input, linking and delinking of Sensors. In some cases your vet of advisor already have an login for CowManager. In that case fill his/her CowManager username in at 2. Press the button Add existing user and set the rights for this user. 26 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 8. System status In the left menu in CowManager you will find the system status. The system status shows whether the entire system, the coordinator, router(s) and Sensors are still working. You will also see whether the synchronization of the information from the Sensors to the CowManager still works properly.

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In front of the header System information in the left menu there is a red cross X or a green tick . The red cross X means that there is a fault in the system. The green tick means that everything is working properly. There is only a red cross for the heading System status when either synchronization of the Sensor information to CowManager, or the coordinator/router(s) are not working. 8.1 CowManager system The first item under CowManager status is System. Here you can see when CowManager was last updated with information from the Sensors.

- A red cross X appears if no information from the Sensor has arrived in CowManager for over an hour.

- A green checkmark appears if the information synchronization to the CowManager is working well.

- Also shown is the last cow data synchronisation between your management program and the CowManager. The used cow data interface is shown.

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The PC and the version of the PC application. The coordinator. The ID is the address of the coordinator which is also printed on the device. The router(s). The ID is the address of the routers which is also printed on the device. Behind each device there is either a red cross X or a green checkmark , meaning the device has a failure or is working properly at the moment. When a device is not sending any Sensor information for one hour the green tick changes in a red cross. Hint: use the pencil to give your devices a specific name or number, for example to make clear where the device is located. 27 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 8.2 Sensors In this part of the system you can see the activated Sensors. It has three tabs:

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In the column Sensor ID, the address of the Sensors is displayed. This ID can also be found on the Sensor itself. The next three columns are showing the pc and router the Sensor is communicating with. In the column Software version, the current software version from the Sensor is displayed. In the column Animal the number and name of the cow is displayed, which is linked to a Sensor. In the column Last transmit date, the most recent date and time on which the Sensors forwarded information to the coordinator /router(s) is displayed. The column last measurement displays the time and date of the last measurement that CowManager has received.

- Behind the column Last measurement is a green checkmark

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. means that the Sensor forwarded information to the The green checkmark coordinator/router(s) within the last 24 hours. The clock sign hours and last measurement more than 24 hours ago). The grey cross mark for more than 24 hours (last transmit and last measurement are more than 24 hours ago). shows that this Sensors has a latency in the data (last transmit less than 24 shows that this Sensor needs attention, because it didn't communicate Note: If one or more Sensors has not forwarded information to the coordinator/router(s) for more than 24 hours there will be an alert on in the bottom of your cow alert list, so you can check what has happened. This alert disappears automatically after 48 hours. 28 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 9. Instruction 9.1 User manual Now you are reading the user manual. You can find it under Instruction. In these manual all the ins and outs of CowManager are described. Installation manual 9.2 This manual guides you through the installation of CowManager on your PC. 9.3 About us Here you can find the contact information of CowManager B.V. Do you have questions? Call us or mail to support@CowManager.com 29 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 10. FCC and IC Declarations Compliance statement (part 15.19) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and with the Industry Canada license-exempt RSS standard(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Le prsent appareil est conforme aux CNR dIndustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. Lexploitation est autorise aux deux conditions suivantes :

(1) lappareil ne doit pas produire de de brouillage, et

(2) lutilisateur de lappareil doit accepter tout brouillage radiolectrique subi, mme si le brouillage est susceptible den compromettre le fonctionnement. Warning (part 15.21) Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the users authority to operate the equipment. This in particular is applicable for the antenna which has been delivered with the package. RF Exposure (OET Bulletin 65) To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements for mobile transmitting devices, this transmitter should only be used or installed at locations where there is at least 20cm separation distance between the antenna and all persons. Cet quipement est conforme a RSS-102 limites nonces pour un environnement non contrl. Cet quipement doit tre install et utilis avec une distance minimale de 20 cm entre le radiateur et votre corps. Only valid for the WB910 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digital devices, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequent energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does not cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determine by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. To ensure compliance with FCC regulations, use only the shielded interface cables provided with the product, or additional specified components or accessories that can be used with the installation of the product. This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Cet appareil numrique de Classe A est conforme la norme Canadienne ICES-003. 30 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840 This radio transmitter IC: 22382-WIB910 has been approved by Industry Canada to operate with the antenna types listed below with the maximum permissible gain indicated. Antenna types not included in this list, having a gain greater than the maximum gain indicated for that type, are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The following antenna must be used with the device:

Model GC-AP11as delivered with the device. The antenna has a gain of 5 dBi. Cet metteur radio IC: 22382-WIB910 a t approuv par Industrie Canada pour fonctionner avec les types d'antennes indiqus ci-dessous avec le gain maximal admissible indiqu. Les types d'antenne non inclus dans cette liste, ayant un gain suprieur au gain maximal indiqu pour ce type, sont strictement interdits pour tre utiliss avec cet appareil. L'antenne suivante doit tre utilise avec lappareil :

Modle GC-AP11as livr avec l'appareil. L'antenne a un gain de 5 dBi. 31 User manual version 5.2 CowManager tel. 0031 348 443 840