Kestrel 5000AG, User Manual

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will cause that alert to activate when conditions reach
the threshold for the selected zone.
Warning: In addition to monitoring AHLU/HLI/THI values,
please observe cattle for additional signs and symptoms of
heat stress. Additional factors such as age, coat length, coat
color, acclimation, health, and nutritional status interact
with environmental factors and contribute to severity of
heat stress on individual animals.
3. CONFIGURE AHLU SETTINGS
Kestrel 5400AG Cattle Heat Stress Tracker Only
Your Kestrel Cattle Heat Stress Tracker offers 3 AHLU
screens. Each AHLU screen can be configured for
different pen and cattle conditions.
1. Scroll to AHLU (1,2 or 3) Current Measurement
Screen and press select.
2. Scroll to Pen Management. . . and press select.
Default settings are set to “reference animal”
as defined in the Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table
1. The reference animal has an HLI upper limit
of 86. Set parameters for your pen conditions
if they vary from reference animal. Set Manure
Class based on your site’s manure management
practices (Glossary/AHLU Menu/ Table 2 and
3). Set Shade based on the amount of shade
available calculated at midday per Standard
Cattle Unit (Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table 4). Set
H2O Temp based on the temperature of the
water in the troughs (Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table
5). Set Extra H2O to Yes if extra water troughs
are installed during heat events (Glossary/AHLU
Menu/Table 6). Set Heat Rations to Yes if your
site implements a feeding strategy for heat stress
management (Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table 6).
Set Manure Clear to Yes if your site implements
strategic manure clearing of wet deposition areas
during heat events (Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table 6).
3. Scroll to Cattle Profile. . . and press select. Default
settings are set to “reference animal” as defined in
the Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table 1. The reference
animal has an HLI upper limit of 86. Set parameters
for your herd conditions if they vary from reference
animal. Set Type based on cattle breed (Glossary/
AHLU Menu/ Table 7). Set Coat based on coat color
(Glossary/AHLU Menu/Table 8). Set Days based on
the number of days on feed for cattle (Glossary/AHLU
Menu/Table 9). Set Health based on if cattle are
healthy or sick/recovering/unacclimatised (Glossary/
AHLU Menu/Table 10).
4. To use the colored AHLU zones or categories, scroll to
Zones and set to On. The zones increase from White
to Black in order of severity of risk.
5. To access a pre-saved guideline, scroll to Zones.
. . and press select, then scroll to Guide. . . and
press select. Follow the menu options to find your
organizations suggested threshold guidelines for
each zone. More detailed information on zones can
be found in the Glossary/AHLU MENU.