Practitioner use and graphical display of dairy cow fertility records to give the farmer/herdsman incentives to improve efficiency and output.

Abstract

Recording of fertility and health data on dairy farms is an important function involving the farmer, stockman and veterinarian. The farmer and stockman must be given simple incentives to maximise farm output. The role of the DAISY computer recording system as used in the United Kingdom is discussed and the graphical display of data retrieved from both DAISY and Excel spreadsheets is demonstrated in relation to herd fertility, health and body condition score, and evaluated.