Use of computer in Animal Husbandry

1.5 Farm’s Mother Software
All this feeding precision and control would make no sense without a computer program that allows all the data generated on the pig farm to be interrelated and compared to make it more efficient and detect possible deviations.

The basic element of the OPP Group project is its computer program—Farm’s Mother, a platform that integrates, handles and analyzes data. It is not just another management program, but a processing synchronizing and analyzing data tool that is compatible with the habitual management programs used by farmers.

After transferring production data to the Farm’s Mother program, it computes all the variables and after analyzing them shows the real situation on a pig farm. It processes the data of the group gestation, the feeding in maternity pens, environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.), health treatment, birth and weaning weights, dorsal fat or water consumption.

Gathering all this data from the pig farm provides information of incalculable value that can be interrelated and analyzed to enable more efficient and effective decisions to be taken for the farm.  The program synchronizes all that data once a day (a process that takes around 20 minutes) and after analyzing it, the Farm’s Mother indicates the sows that are less productive, for example.

This includes not only those in numerical productivity but also those that have a poor feed conversion. As a result, farm management is based on more objective criteria for decision making and the response time is shorter, as the problems are detected earlier—a farmer will know what is going on in real-time, because the data is always up to date.

Not all pig farmers are open to new technologies; OPP has given priority to three parameters to achieve successful implantation. In first place, it must be automatic and simple to use; secondly, that it controls all the variables involved in pig production; and finally to provide the farmer with training and support for the system.

1.6 Swine Software

For everyone

Easy to use and modular, our swine management software for sows, piglets and slaughter pigs help all kind of people in the pig industry: breeders, farrow-to-finishers, finishers, integrators… Small farms, large production units, or advisors and consultants that wish to benchmark data are using our pig management system today.

Everywhere on your farm

Use your swine management system whenever and wherever you want. Manage all aspects of your production from your desktop computer or directly on site with your PDA. Our network and server versions also allow you or your partners to access your data from different sites.

Complete management

Our pig management software contains all functions that might be needed in the pig industry:

• Technical management of breeding herds
• Genetics
• Technical and economical management for farrow-to-finishers and finishers
• Group analysis and benchmarking
• Financial management  and economic results
• Farm manufacturing

Integrated with your systems

To avoid you extra work with data entry, our pig farm management solution is totally integrated in your work environment. Connect your pig management software and synchronize data with feed computers, weighting scales or RFID systems. You can also transfer data between you and your partners making advising easier: accountants, consultants, vets, slaughterhouses. 

1.7 Pork Production Software

Whether you are a pig farm or a pig production management company managing swine production for multiple owners across multiple barns, swinemanagement.com is for you. Our pig farm management software helps you manage your inventory, batch profitability, logistics, feed plans, batch transfers, offsorts, market sales, barn visits, treatments, health scores and all your reporting in one software application, with electronic interfaces to Feed Mills and Packers.

General Features

Dashboards

Instantly see all of your key statistics in beautiful graphs and charts.

Data Feeds

Easily create mapping layouts to translate excel files of any structure into importable data.

Configurability

Conveniently configure our data grids.

Mobile

Log into the application on any device, anywhere.

Imaging/Files

Attach any type of document/scan to batches, barns, owners and more. Tag documents for instant retrieval.

Document Press

Create your own printable documents and data entry processes.

Calendar

Manage your pig batches in our Calendar view.

Events

Easily add events to our Calendar and create new event types custom to your business.

Ad Hoc Reporting

Easily create your own reports that can be exported to excel or pdf.

Industry Specific Features

Single Barn/Multi Barn

Manage one or many pig farm locations.

Feed Expense Imports

Import feed expenses from your feed mill.

Feed Plans

Create your own feed plans per batch and send them to your feed mill. Track feed plan effectiveness.

Multi Owner

Manage pigs for one or many owners.

Batch Profitability

Track profitability on a batch level.

Logistics

Manage your own shipments through our logistics module. We also offer dispatch software if you manage your own trucks.

Packer File Imports

Import excel files against your market sales with packer details.

Batch Statistics

Enjoy extensive statistics related to your operation and individual batches.

2. SHEEP AND GOAT FARMING

2.1 Sheep Management Software

Sheep Management Software is aimed at sheep farmers who need an easy to use “point and click” solution to keep legislative records and build flock performance data.  The product is an invaluable support for purchase, cull or breed decisions.

Key Features And Benefits Of Farmwizard’s Sheep Manager

1. Flock Manager: This feature allows sheep farmers to keep track of livestock and record herd movements and treatments.

2. Individual Manager – This allows farmers to record the movement, performance and sale of individually tagged sheep.

3. EU Standard Farm Quality Assurance Records – Full acceptable flock register, record medical purchases, feedstuffs and animal treatments for the flock.

4. Reporting Feature – Allows sheep farmers to design custom reports with sorting facilities to analyse data.

5. Weighing and Pricing – This useful feature allows you to record weighing and pricing information on the flock and use it to analyse daily live weight gain and turnover per head. This helps farmers make informed decisions for their businesses.

6. RAM/Ewe Breeding records – Record and manage breeding information for the flock with this feature.

7. RAM/Ewe Performance – Build performance data on Ewes and Rams that allow you to rank your breeding animals based on the performance of the lambs. Rule reports help you isolate low and high performance Ewes and lambs

8. Electronic ID data collection – Integrate with Electronic ID equipment to collect perfomance data on tagged animals. Use an EID scanner to view performance data on ewes and lambs.

9. Smartphone/Iphone – Record weighing information by smartphone and retrieve information such as price, weight and age of individual animals in real time.

10. Carcass Information – Record results from abattoir to keep track of animal and herd carcass quality.

2.2 ZooEasy Goat Software

The ultimate program for breeding and raising goats! This computer program is ideal for creating a professional digital record of your entire goat herd. ZooEasy goat software allows you to easily make goat pedigrees, select optimal breeding pairs and record the medical history, genetic information and characteristics of your goats. Moreover finances, goat show results and contacts can be recorded to provide a complete overall database for goat breeders and those raising and rearing goats. ZooEasy Stand Alone is installed on your own pc.