Time is money! Especially in goat country… we put a lot of time into feeding and milking. But in addition, there are still many actions to be performed with the goats: Think of medical treatments, pregnancy control, control of ear numbers, goat breeding, disposal of goats... etc.

And we keep looking for those goats in the flock, with the reader in hand! This may be done in a quicker and less labour-intensive way. Namely with a good selection box. But what is a good selection box?

It must meet a number of conditions:

• Goat-friendly. Every goat must want to walk through it independently
• High capacity. A selection box is often located directly after the milking stall. Milking should not be delayed by it
• 100% reliable animal identification. The goats that must be selected are actually selected. Sounds quite logical, but has proved quite difficult in the past
• A person must also be able to walk through it
• Easy to keep clean
• “Idiot proof” (= Goat-proof!)

SNELSELECT of Geitenbelang meets this requirement!

A selection box is an undervalued tool on the goat farm. On the one hand, this may be due to the fact that until now there was no reliable system on the market. On the other hand, we do not realize how many hours we spend looking for specific goats. Often the ear number is known, but not where it walks in the stable… You will not produce more milk from it and you will not save any feed, and, yes, these are measurable parts of the farm. But less time spent looking for goats also generates money indirectly!