Description
Chuteside is the communications companion to Cow Sense. Chuteside enables you to collect data manually or automatically. With the help of Chuteside you can make immediate management decisions based upon predetermined, objective criteria.
Chuteside is quick, easy and accurate! Hand key information and animal look-ups or use an EID reader to do the task with greater speed and accuracy. Key in weights, or record hands free when connected to an electronic scale. Chuteside performs calculations while the animal is still in the chute, such as average daily gain, pelvic size, pregnancy status and much more.
*Each new purchase of Chuteside Includes $30.00 of Customer Service Credits
Pauline –
Chute side is a fantastic tool. We’ve used it from the beginning of using the cow sense programs to do all our processing. One of the best features I find is the marker tool with in Chute side. When the animal is in the chute we use an EID reader to find the animals profile. Any thing that is processed in there will be automatically dated and, if you choose, the marking of that animals profile. The marking of the animal allows you to do a lot of things after the processing day is done. You can mass add your vaccines, change their location or change the type of animal from say nursing calf to weaned calf. It allows you to edit a group of animals in a short amount of time. We have Started to AI our Replacements. We can use up to 5 different bulls so whilst we are processing them, I am adding the bull ID to that females breeding history. Using chute side, whilst you are processing, you can also write notes down at the time and it automatically dates it too. You can add animals on the fly. If you need to treat an individual animal at the chute, you can add that in too. We give our calves their EID at branding and using an EID reader, I can easily add the number to their profile. No miss printing of numbers. If you do a lot of processing of your herd and what to automatically record that as you do it, Chute side is a great companion to the NxGen Pro program.
Peggy Mink –
We have had Chuteside a few years now and I use Chuteside when entering data at home. So much easier than going to each individual animal and as mentioned , information all ready entered is right there at your finger tips. We do not have the reader or bar codes yet. Not sure if this is the spot but, with the program we have now, under Compute, Performance, we just have Birth, Weaning, and Close. We don’t have Yearling or Harvest. Is there an update I am not aware of to get these? Thanks
Customer Service –
Hi Peggy, the compute function is in the main program, Cow Sense, but fine to ask here. Your product license is for Cow Sense EZ. As a simplified product it does not provide yearling and harvest measures. Those, along with many other additional capabilities, are in Cow Sense PRO. Please reference this guide: Features Comparison
Just give us a call if you wish to upgrade to PRO, it is very easy to do with just the difference in price and a new activation key.
Evan Lesser –
Chuteside is very new to us but the videos of how it works have been very helpful as we try and figure it out.
Matthew Haumont –
We really like Chuteside. There is a lot of customization ability with regards to input fields, as well as reference fields. Even on a smaller laptop, there is a great deal of visible data that is viewable while working cattle. We use an EID reader through Bluetooth and connect our scale head with a cable. This has allowed for a lot less data entry error as those two entries simply require the touch of a couple buttons. Both connections work flawlessly. The program runs fast, so it doesn’t slow us down at the chute. Measures is a nice feature to view ADG and weight changes on the fly. A person is able to pre-sort or make selection details ahead of time and then view groups while working cattle. We have tried other chute side type programs, and this is by far the best one. The data appears safe, as we have never had an issue with lost data. Chuteside is a great addition to NxGen Pro.
Laura –
We purchased Chuteside a few years ago and haven’t used it as much as we probably should. The hang up for us, is when we are preconditioning/weaning/ and taking yearling measurements, the bulls and heifers are not separated by breed and it is hard to switch between breeds on the laptop and still keep up with the pace of critters coming through the chute. The other hang up for us, is that we do not have an inside working facility. Most of our paperwork happens on a makeshift table or just on the clipboard. Bottomline, the program is excellent for those that have a nice facility to work in as well as one herd file.
Customer Service –
Thank you for the comments, Laura! As a suggestion, you might consider having us combine your herds. You can keep cattle separate by breed within a herd file. There are several options for doing this. Chuteside would then work seamlessly. Also, there are a number of options for ruggedized equipment with day-light readable screens for outdoors use. We have many customers who use Chuteside outdoors. Finally, don’t overlook the option to use Chuteside in the office. Chuteside’s uniquely flexible way of viewing and editing your records is handy no matter where you work. -Jim
Kim Ford –
We have been using Chuteside for the past two years, and appreciate the ease of use and the ability it gives us to only “handle” certain data points once. The ability to scan EIDs, DNA barcodes, and record weights directly from the scale have been very helpful. Tim was a patient and knowledgeable resource in getting set up and running with Chuteside and the external readers and scale. The program and support has been very good!
Susan Schuler –
Chuteside works great to enter new data and to review progeny, parents, and history while processing an animal. The best feature of Chuteside is the ability to mark an animal so when it comes through the chute the program highlights the input section, alerting me that additional attention is needed.
PEGGY BIEBER –
We use chuteside in the barn and in the office. We use it to enter the EID and DNA sample that corresponds with each animal. We also use it to enter Preg data, Cow weight, yearling wts, and weaning wts.
PEGGY BIEBER –
Chuteside is great when working cattle in the barn. We can input data directly into the animal record at the chute and bring everything back to office. I use it in the office as well to input preg data, cow weights and any other data needed to go into the records.