The Livestock Chain
Data collection in the livestock industry begins before an animal is even born and continues throughout its life. This data encompasses a wide range of critical information:
- Genetic Information: Includes estimated breeding values and potential phenotypes versus
genotypes. - Breeding Data: Covers sires and dams, joining, contraception rates, pregnancy, calving or lambing, weaning percentages, and birth to yearling weights compared against inputs and time.
- Pasture and Ration Data: Analyses consumption versus feed conversion rates.
- Animal Health and Welfare: Highlights the benefits of vaccinations and other health interventions.
- Processor Feedback: Incorporates kill data and product feedback from processors.
- Economic Analysis: Evaluates costs versus returns on various investments and operations.
By integrating these diverse data sets, it is possible to compare kill data with genetic information, assessing how well an animal’s growth aligns with its genetic potential. This comprehensive approach allows for a deeper analysis of your stock’s performance, enabling more informed management decisions.
Are you a Livestock Producer:
- Are you struggling with PIC reconciliation on the NLIS database?
- Concerned about an upcoming audit?
- Overwhelmed by years of data and unsure how to integrate it?
- Do you need better systems to retain all your feedlot information?
- Are you striving to achieve excellence in data management?
We are continually improving and changing the ways we view data, we can help…
