Better Livestock Decisions.
Sapien helps Australian cattle and sheep producers make better decisions, at the crush, over the season, and across the enterprise. Built for decision-making, not just record keeping.
More fertile, younger herd.
Roxie Holzwart · Avago Station, NT
Capture, access and act on information.
Victoria Moffatt · RV Pastoral, QLD
Great tech backed by outstanding service.
Chad Taylor · Mumblebone Merinos, NSW
Save time and turn data into information.
Hamish McFarlane · Te Mania, VIC
Getting data integrity right.
James Thompson · AAM, QLD
Built for decision-making. Not just record keeping.
Every time you handle livestock, you need to get the most value out of that procedure. Sapien is designed so that the data you collect at the yards becomes the basis for better keep, cull, and move decisions, at the crush, and over the long term.
Most software captures records. Sapien drives outcomes.
Identify and cull the passengers
Know which animals are costing you, and have the data to act on it with confidence at every handling event.
Meet the spec and maximise returns at sale
Whether you're selling genetics or finished animals, have the figures that justify the price and prove you've hit the mark.
Make buying decisions that support your breeding objectives
Match purchases to your production targets, your country, and the performance you're trying to build into your herd or flock.
Hit the target at every handling point
Weaning, joining, preg test, sale prep: every event is an opportunity to move performance forward.
Which kind of producer are you?
Sapien has purpose-built solutions for four producer segments. Select the one that matches your operation to find out what Sapien can do for you.
Extensive Pastoral
Large-scale cattle stations managing big mobs across vast country. The decisions that matter most are fertility, weaning rate, and which animals to keep.
- Crush-side data capture via Enterpad
- Fertility and weaning performance tracking
- Paddock Book for muster inventory
Seedstock Cattle
Stud cattle producers selling bulls and stud females. Pedigree accuracy, BREEDPLAN submission, and the ability to show buyers what your genetics can do.
- Full pedigree and EBV recording
- BREEDPLAN and breed society integration
- KoolView sale listings and animal cards
Stud Sheep
Ram stud producers focused on genetic improvement and stud ram sales. Sheep Genetics integration, individual animal recording, and performance transparency for buyers.
- Sheep Genetics (SG) data submission
- Individual animal and mob recording
- Stud ram sale listings
Commercial Breeder
Commercial cattle and sheep producers focused on reproductive performance, turn-off efficiency, and herd improvement. The decisions that compound over time are fertility, weaning rate, and which breeders to keep.
- Fertility and weaning performance tracking
- Health, treatment, and movement recording
- NLIS and LPA compliance
Quality of data is the priority. If it is not accurate there is no use for it. Working with Sapien has been about getting our data integrity right, and once you have that, everything else follows.
James Thompson
AAM Investment Group, Queensland
Years alongside Australian producers
From early adopters in northern cattle country to sheep studs in southern Australia
Producer segments
Supporting the specific workflows, decisions, and outcomes of extensive pastoral, seedstock cattle, stud sheep, and commercial producers
Made for Australian conditions
Integrated with NLIS, BREEDPLAN, Sheep Genetics, LPA, and Australian breed societies
Personal support from people who know livestock
Not a helpdesk ticket system. A real conversation with people who understand what you're managing
From the yards to the office to better decisions
Sapien connects what happens in the yards with the information you need in the office, so data that used to sit in a notebook or a spreadsheet becomes the basis for the decisions that improve your operation season on season.
Capture
KoolCollect captures individual animal data in the yards: weights, condition, reproductive status, treatments, and movements, without slowing the flow of work. KoolStock brings this into the paddock, letting you view animal cards, record births, and track chemical inventory on the go.
Analyse in KoolPerform
KoolPerform surfaces individual animal histories, mob summaries, herd dashboards, and performance trends. For seedstock and stud producers, it handles BREEDPLAN and Sheep Genetics submissions. For extensive and commercial producers, it drives fertility and productivity tracking.
Make better decisions
Keep the right animals. Identify underperformers. Validate your genetics investments. Understand your true weaning rate and fertility trends. Sapien turns what you collected in the yards into the decisions that compound year after year.
Frequently asked questions
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Sapien Technology builds livestock management software for Australian cattle and sheep producers. The KoolSoftware product suite, including KoolCollect, KoolPerform, KoolStock and KoolView, connects data collected in the yards and paddock to the decisions made at the crush and in the office, helping producers improve fertility, productivity, and genetics year on year. Sapien has been working alongside Australian producers for over 20 years.
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Sapien has purpose-built solutions for four producer segments: extensive pastoral stations, seedstock cattle producers, stud sheep producers, and commercial cattle and sheep breeders. Each solution is built around the specific workflows, decisions, and compliance requirements of that segment, not a single product stretched to fit everyone.
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KoolCollect is the crush-side data capture tool, used in the yards to record weights, treatments, reproductive status, movements, and mob data against individual animals in real time. KoolPerform is the back-office analysis tool, taking that data and surfacing individual animal histories, herd dashboards, fertility trends, and performance reports. For seedstock and stud producers, KoolPerform also handles BREEDPLAN and Sheep Genetics submissions. KoolCollect and KoolPerform work together with KoolStock and KoolView as part of the KoolSoftware suite.
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Yes. KoolPerform interfaces directly with BREEDPLAN for cattle genetic evaluation, Helical for Wagyu WBV submission, and Sheep Genetics for sheep. Seedstock and stud producers use KoolPerform to prepare and submit performance data to their breed society, and EBVs and WBVs flow back into the system. Sapien also integrates with NLIS for movement compliance and LPA for quality assurance record keeping.
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Yes. KoolCollect is designed to work with the major brands of electronic scales, panel readers, stick readers, autodrafters, drench guns, and barcode readers used in Australian yards. Supported brands include Gallagher and Tru-Test. If you're unsure whether your existing hardware is compatible, contact us before your demo and we'll confirm. Hardware alone can capture most data. KoolCollect and KoolPerform contextualise that data against the individual animal's history, pedigree, and performance record, turning a weight or a pregnancy result into a decision. That's where the real return on your investment in data collection is found.
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Yes. Extensive pastoral operations are one of Sapien's core segments. KoolCollect is built to work efficiently in the yards without slowing the flow of cattle, and KoolPerform is designed to manage the scale of data that comes from large mobs across multiple properties. Producers running thousands of head across remote country use Sapien to track fertility, weaning performance, and mob histories that would otherwise sit in notebooks or spreadsheets.
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Yes. The Sapien Digital Paddock Book is a cloud-based stock record keeping tool for producers who need to manage stock counts by paddock and property, track movements, and maintain LPA-compliant records without the complexity of full individual animal management software. It suits large-scale pastoral enterprises that need reliable inventory records across multiple properties.
Looking for something else?
Digital Paddock Book
Cloud-based inventory management for large-scale pastoral enterprises. Track stock counts by paddock and property, manage musters, and replace paper and spreadsheet paddock books.
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Ready to see what Sapien can do for your operation?
Book a demo with the Sapien team and we'll show you the solution built for your segment and answer your questions about how it works in your context.