Mrode, Raphael A.

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ADGG Update- Feedback, Status and plansRaphael MrodeAfrican Dairy Genetic Gains Program Annual Planning Meeting20-23 February 2017Importance of recording• Feedback  from data is the backbone of the livestock industry in any where in the world in terms of: • Efficient herd management for increased productivity• disease control (SCC, Mastitis), feeding (condition score)fertility, animals to cull, etc• Herd genetic reports, lactation certificates• Bottom line delivers benefit to the farmer • Other actors in the value chain and government national policiesFeedback at the initial stages• Production averages: Average yields (milk, fat and protein if available) for farmer versus averages for the area (site). These averages are categorized by  breed type,  Parity status • Fertility and Calving:   farmer averages versus area:• Traits:   Mean Calving interval, Calving to first insemination (days), Days open, Calf mortality(%), Deformities (%) , total calves born, services/conception and Dry period. Mean condition score  and heart girth measurementAdditional feedback to  national or Site coordinators & enumerators• The  top percentile (10%, 20%, 40%, 50%, <50%) to which each  herd in the site belongs  in terms of milk yield• Average characteristics of the top percentile herds in terms of :   Average number of cows  owned,  Number that fed concentrates, Number with easy access to vets ,  Numbers  that milked  once, twice or thrice  ; etc• Any other management skills associated with these herds More Complex analysis• With time, more complex feedback envisaged:• Alerts due to marked changes in yield  based on lactation curve (SRUC) or percentage change• Summaries of reproductive traits linked with ICOW cow calendar• Summaries of health and management traits linking Vets, extension events  and farmers in an efficient wayFeedback to PAID• Per Inseminator per month/quarter • Number of farms visited and number of cows inseminated per farm• Number of cows  returning for service at 56 days and 120 days  per farm basis• Number of cows pregnant  as a percentage of total cows inseminator per farm• Number of  live birth per cows inseminator  and per cows PD positive• Average condition score of cows inseminated per farm• Categorize items 1 to 5 per first calvers and later calversCurrent position on feedback• Initial scripts  by SRUC for PAID are tested and are for implementation• Scripts for feedback to farmers are being prepared• Use baseline data and monthly data collected so far• Metabase• Tested and will be fully developedMore Complex analysis• SRUC – working on issue of flat lactation curves envisaged and how to adapted to generate alerts• Summaries of reproductive traits linked with ICOW cow calendar• Summaries of health and management traits link to ICOW  and then linking Vets, extension agentsThis presentation is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.better lives through livestockilri.orgILRI thanks all donors and organizations who globally supported its work through their contributions to the CGIAR system

ADGG Update—Feedback, status and plans

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