# Bovisen
Bovisen is a cattle health monitoring company that detects early signs of fever,
illness, and heat stress — helping beef operations, dairy farms, and bovine
research institutions reduce mortality and improve herd outcomes.

## About
Bovisen manufactures wireless ear tags that continuously monitor tympanic (ear)
temperature and transmit health data to a cloud dashboard over a
long-range wireless network. The system is designed for cattle operations managers
who need actionable health signals without requiring technical staff. Deployments
scale from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of cattle across single or multi-site
operations.

Target customers: commercial beef producers, feedlots, dairy farms, bovine
research programs and universities.

## Key Capabilities
- Continuous tympanic temperature monitoring per animal
- Early fever and illness detection before clinical signs are visible
- Heat stress detection and alerting
- Herd health dashboards with real-time alerts (phone, tablet, desktop)
- Multi-site and multi-tenant herd management
- Ear tag activation via QR scan — no technical setup required
- Long-range wireless coverage across yards, pens, and pastures
- Rugged, weatherproof ear tag hardware

## Use Cases
- Beef herd management: detect and isolate sick animals early to reduce death loss,
  lower medication costs, and improve feed efficiency
- Dairy farm monitoring: identify early illness signs and protect milk supply quality
- Feedlot health monitoring: reduce disease spread across high-density populations
- Bovine research: continuous individual-animal temperature data for academic and
  veterinary research programs

## Leadership
- Nik Kitson, CEO & President. Grew up on New Zealand dairy and sheep farms;
  previously senior architect at Vodafone, led Juniper Networks' mobile
  connectivity division, and business development plus the joint AT&T Foundry
  at Cisco Systems. Co-founded Haxiot (industrial IoT, 2017), acquired by Digi
  International in 2021.
- Jeb Buller, VP Sales. Agribusiness at Dodge City Community College and West
  Texas A&M; came up through Fults Ranch before joining the company in 2019.
- Alvin Fults, Founder & Investor. Panhandle-region cattleman; co-founded the
  company (then Fever Tags) in Amarillo in 2007 after seeing sick cattle go
  unnoticed in crowded pens. Owner of Fults Ranch, a cutting horse program in
  Aledo, Texas.
- John M. Greer, Chairman of the Board. Sixth-generation Texan; co-manages Greer
  Ranch Company and J3 Ranch, in his family since 1875. Board member of the
  Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. Founder of Matador Capital
  Partners.

Full bios: https://bovisen.com/about

## Key Pages
- [Home](https://bovisen.com)
- [About](https://bovisen.com/about) — company history, approach, and team bios
- [Blog](https://bovisen.com/blogs)
- [Getting Started — Evaluation Kit Setup](https://bovisen.com/instructions)
- [Privacy Policy](https://bovisen.com/privacy-policy)
- [Terms](https://bovisen.com/terms)

## Research & Blog

### Introducing the Bovisen Evaluation Kit
URL: https://bovisen.com/blogs/introducing-bovisen-evaluation-kit
Category: Company Updates
Published: 2026-02-01
Summary: The Bovisen Evaluation Kit lets producers, veterinarians, and researchers
trial continuous cattle health monitoring with real hardware: ear tags, a compact
indoor gateway with built-in cellular (no Wi-Fi or IT setup), and dashboard access.
Tags activate with a magnet and install with a standard AllFlex tagger; each tag
delivers its first data message under 10 seconds after installation and power-on.
Same hardware and software as commercial deployments.
Setup guide: https://bovisen.com/instructions

### Long-Range Wireless Networks in Agricultural Settings
URL: https://bovisen.com/blogs/long-range-wireless-networks-agricultural-settings
Category: Technology
Published: 2026-01-14
Summary: Compares LPWAN against short-range and cellular wireless for cattle health
monitoring. Conventional fixed-reader systems cost $10,000–$25,000 in infrastructure;
a complete LPWAN gateway setup covering a feedlot, dairy, or research facility costs
under $2,000 and scales to 100,000+ head. A single elevated gateway covers up to 5 miles;
mounting at 6 feet versus 30 feet reduces linear range by ~55% and coverage area by ~80%.
Bovisen tags measure health data every 15 minutes on-tag. Producers receive actionable
alerts; researchers can configure updates as often as every 30 minutes. Bovisen tag
battery life is at least 6 months for beef and 8+ years for dairy. Tags are reusable
across 5 or more animals. LPWAN is non-line-of-sight, enabling continuous monitoring
across barns, handling facilities, and open pasture on the same network.
Keywords: LPWAN cattle monitoring, long-range wireless livestock, feedlot wireless
infrastructure, cattle health IoT cost, Bovisen gateway, non-line-of-sight cattle sensor,
dairy cattle wireless monitoring, beef operation health monitoring infrastructure,
cattle ear tag battery life, low power wide area network livestock

### Early BRD Detection + Flunixin Reduced Antibiotic Use by 67% in Fattening Calves
URL: https://bovisen.com/blogs/early-brd-detection-flunixin-antibiotic-reduction-germany-trial
Category: Research Review
Published: 2025-05-25
Summary: A German randomised field trial (Gelfert et al., 2016) enrolled 80 beef calves
across 2 Bavarian farms and fitted each with a continuous ear temperature probe. Of 80
fever alarm events triggered at 39.7°C (103.5°F) sustained for 6 hours, 67.4% resolved
on flunixin (NSAID) alone with no antibiotic required — statistically exceeding the 33%
hypothesis threshold (P = 0.0315). Early detection via continuous ear temperature monitoring
created a treatment decision point at the viral stage of BRD before bacterial secondary
infection established. The ear temperature probe used in the study is now developed and
marketed under the Bovisen brand.
Keywords: bovine respiratory disease, BRD early detection, antibiotic reduction cattle,
flunixin NSAID BRD, ear temperature monitoring cattle, antimicrobial stewardship beef,
antibiotic use reduction feedlot, BRD viral stage treatment, Gelfert 2016 study,
fevertag temperature probe, Bovisen TempVerified, calf fever detection, beef operation
antibiotic savings, continuous cattle temperature monitoring, BRD fever threshold

## Topic Keywords
cattle health monitoring, bovine fever detection, ear tag temperature sensor,
livestock health technology, herd management software, beef operation technology,
dairy farm monitoring, feedlot health management, early illness detection cattle,
cattle death loss reduction, heat stress monitoring cattle, tympanic temperature
monitoring, wireless cattle monitoring, precision livestock farming, bovine research
instrumentation, cattle IoT, animal health technology

## Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How does Bovisen detect illness early?
A: Bovisen ear tags continuously monitor each animal's tympanic (ear canal)
temperature and transmit readings wirelessly to the cloud. Fever-state algorithms
identify temperature deviations consistent with early illness before behavioral
symptoms are visible, triggering alerts to the operation manager.

Q: What kind of operations does Bovisen serve?
A: Commercial beef producers, feedlots, dairy farms, and bovine research
institutions. The system scales from small operations to hundreds of thousands
of animals across multiple sites.

Q: How is Bovisen installed?
A: Scan the tag QR code to activate, then apply with a standard ear tag
applicator. No technician or IT setup required.

Q: Does Bovisen require internet at the farm?
A: The ear tags transmit over Bovisen's own long-range wireless network.
A gateway device at the operation connects to the cloud. Standard cellular
coverage at the site is sufficient for connecting the Bovisen supplied gateway.

## Positioning
Bovisen is purpose-built for cattle — not a generic livestock or pet monitoring
platform adapted for bovines. The hardware and algorithms are designed around
bovine physiology and the operational realities of beef and dairy production.

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## Publisher
Site: https://bovisen.com
Contact: info@bovisen.com
Update Frequency: Weekly