1. Younus Poonawala DAIRY FARM MANAGEMENT Introduction, Automation and Case Study Younus Poonawala, Tekmindz Pune, 2010 © 2010 - 2011 Samin Tekmindz India Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved

3. PART I INTRODUCTION “ where our milk products come from?”

7. PART II AUTOMATION “ man vs. machines, endless saga”

8. Introduction to Dairy Farming Automation

10. Need of Automation! -to produce more -make more money -get better returns from labor -comply with a law or local convention -easy to manage, monitor and control

12. Features involved in a typical DMS * Growth measurements * Heifer management * Herd grouping * Vet check (Herd Health) list * Breeding program * Group movement * Bulk tank & equipment details * Dairy economic links * Production costs * Recommended AI sires (download or manual) * Classification (download or manual) * Genetic indexes (download or manual) * Pedigrees * Parentage * Total lactation production * Vaccination scheduling * Family trees * Id tidy * Cow comments * Pedigree award line * Registration - online or print form * Links with milking parlor systems * Create custom reports * Animal identification * Batch & individual Herd Health findings * Calving data * Individual & batch service events * Batch & individual dry-off dates * Milk production * Download DHI test date files * Auxiliary traits * Projected production * Body condition scores * Hoof trimming & hoof care * ALL disease records * Mastitis records * Lameness records * Health test information & results * Semen inventory * Embryo events * Cull/Sell/Mortality * Kept open * Links with milk parlor systems * Digital image on cow card * Quick identification

13. Dairy Herd Management maintaining of lifetime animals records of cow and buffalo data analysis and report generation data analysisand management information systems custom design for different breeds fertility and production indices moderately literate farmer can operate the software categories of animals, such as, calves, heifers, adults, breeding bulls and working bullocks records of culled, sold or died animals maintained in archive files details of treatment given during the entire herd lifetime Master entries, Breeding, production, health/lifetime records, reports and herd performance analysis udder examination report Feeding details in respect of each animal

14. PART III CASE STUDY “ Solutions automating real life situations”

15. Expert's Advice “ Businesses worldwide are busy trying to reduce their cost base to keep afloat. That is no different in the dairy industry. We believe the goal of doing more with less can be achieved by supporting farm managers with suitable technology, not rocket-science inventions necessarily but simple solutions already available can really make a difference” - DeLaval Vice President Business Area Aftermarket & Services Tim Nicolaï told a news conference.

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