The Application of planned animal health and production to dairy farms

DAISY - the dairy information system

Authors

  • R. J. Esslemont Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England
  • Barbara R. Wassell Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England
  • Linda M. Grimbleby Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England
  • Tim R. Wassell Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England
  • Jackie M. Lamb Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England
  • Shirley Horne Department of Agriculture, University of Reading, Reading, Berkshire. RG62AT. England

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1991no26p38-41

Keywords:

technology, reporting, computer, computer analysis, digital, DAISY, farm management, data management, data

Abstract

It is estimated that in the UK, on the 100,000 full-time farms, there are nearly 10,000 microcomputers in use. Approximately 2000 of these farms have a dairy recording program on a computer incorporated into the milking parlour or in the office.

The development of dairy recording systems on microcomputers has been taking place for over ten years. The system described (DAISY — The Dairy Informaton System) was developed from a mainframe herd health system in use in 1968 at the University of Melbourne, and developed at the University of Reading (UK) from 1972 onwards. DAISY accepts any type of individual cow record (identity, life events, health, fertility, milk yield and quality etc.,). No records are lost and all entries are thoroughly validated. The user chooses how much detail to enter.

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Published

1991-09-01

How to Cite

Esslemont, R. J., Wassell, B. R., Grimbleby, L. M., Wassell, T. R., Lamb, J. M., & Horne, S. (1991). The Application of planned animal health and production to dairy farms: DAISY - the dairy information system. The Bovine Practitioner, 1991(26), 38–41. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1991no26p38-41

Issue

No. 26 (1991 September)

Section

Articles