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Bovonic's newly appointed managing director Chris Morgan.
Animal health company Bovonic is gearing up for its next stage of growth after increasing New Zealand sales of QuadSense by more than 50% in the last 12 months, including a record quarter for the business this year.
QuadSense is a self-installable, in-line mastitis screening technology designed for conventional milking systems. Bovonic says more than 300 New Zealand dairy farms now use the technology, with almost 7500 units installed across the country.
The company says its research shows farmers can achieve a return on their investment in less than six months through fewer clinical mastitis cases and reduced antibiotic use, increased milk production, lower somatic cell counts and labour savings.
With demand continuing to grow, Bovonic says it is well positioned to strengthen its foothold in New Zealand and expand into global markets.
Bovonic is already building its presence offshore, with founder and chief executive Liam Kampshof now based in the UK to oversee the rollout of QuadSense into the UK and Ireland. An Irish distributor has recently purchased a large order of units, with the technology also attracting enquiries from other markets, alongside continued interest from investors and potential partners.
Kampshof believes QuadSense is gaining traction because it offers farmers a practical and affordable way to introduce more automation into the shed.
“A lot of farmers are interested in automation, but it’s got to make financial sense, it’s got to be robust and it’s just got to do the job,” he says.
“That’s where QuadSense fits. It solves a very real problem without farmers having to completely change the way they milk.”
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