Kestrel Drop D2AG Livestock Heat Stress Monitor

Kestrel Drop D2AG Livestock Heat Stress Monitor

The Kestrel DROP D2AG Livestock Heat Stress Monitor is a must-have tool for farmers and livestock owners, providing critical insights into environmental conditions that affect animal health and productivity. Whether in barns, during transport, or anywhere your livestock are housed, this monitor ensures that you can track and manage heat stress, maximising your animals’ performance and safeguarding your investment.

Key Features:

• Temperature Humidity Index (THI) Readout: Specifically designed for dairy cattle, THI measurements help you predict when heat stress will impact milk production. This tool is also highly versatile, providing accurate temperature, humidity, heat stress index, and dew point readings—applicable across various livestock and agricultural applications.
• Real-Time Environmental Monitoring: Easily monitor critical conditions with your smartphone or tablet through the Kestrel LiNK app, which provides Bluetooth® low energy wireless connectivity (up to 100 feet line of sight). Stay informed wherever your livestock are, even while travelling.
• Compact and Portable: With its small size and lightweight design (just 34 grams), the DROP D2AG is easy to hang inside a barn, a transport vehicle, or livestock housing. Ideal for monitoring temperatures in horse trailers, the data can be viewed from your truck to ensure safe travel for your animals.
• Robust and Durable: Built to withstand harsh conditions, the DROP D2AG is IP67-rated for water and dust resistance and meets MIL-STD-810G standards for drop protection. It’s perfect for farm environments—indoors or out, wet or dry.
• Long Battery Life: Powered by a coin-cell battery, this monitor can log months of environmental data on a single battery. Customise logging rates, set alerts, and track conditions with confidence.
• Data Logging and Sharing: The Kestrel LiNK app allows you to store thousands of data points and view detailed logs. It provides min/max/average readings and allows for easy data sharing via email or social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.

Versatile Applications:

• Livestock Heat Stress Management: This tool helps farmers monitor and manage heat stress in livestock, ensuring optimal conditions for health and productivity. It is critical during Australian summers when heat can pose significant risks to livestock welfare.
• Agricultural Use: The D2AG can be used in a wide range of agricultural settings, from monitoring hay and feed storage to tracking greenhouse conditions.
• Transport Monitoring: This product is ideal for horse transporters and livestock hauliers. It allows you to monitor trailer temperatures and heat index readings in real time from the convenience of your vehicle.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 24 x 46 x 60 mm
• Weight: 34 grams (1.2 oz)
• Battery: Coin-cell battery, providing months of data logging.
• Durability: Drop-tested to MIL-STD-810G standards and IP67 rated for water and dust resistance.
• Warranty: Industry-leading 5-year warranty, built with American-made quality.

Kestrel LiNK App:

The free Kestrel LiNK App powers the DROP loggers, enabling you to view real-time data, adjust logging intervals, and set custom alerts. Connect multiple DROP loggers to monitor different environments and track data in detail with scrolling graphs and logged data points.

Whether you're managing livestock heat stress or monitoring environmental conditions in storage areas, the Kestrel DROP D2AG delivers precise, reliable results. It helps you ensure the health of your animals and the efficiency of your agricultural operations.