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1. ssa s amp em bweerscdng po se E y a Se Sa SS EE SES EE Ee ee a EE ae Eee Ew a eee se ae Recording date 23 11 2005 Total 11 20D in Aug last 2 Days post Previous Response at next SOTE in Parity Rees SE ecc Infection Level ME CHA ETT previausz i 3 lactation ee p20 3 A af per 2808 108 cx Ben cO ELE 193 15 1338 Upper 800 246 Improved ms m Jr s 932 150 4 224 300 160 Lowers 400 220 Improved 1 8 203 191 4 303 359 158 Lewers 40D 726 Detenorated 1 13 aa eec e em 460 S5 270 96 Lowers 400 969 Deteriorated 5 11 714 176 5 48 204 24 Lowers D 599 Detenorated 6 17 337 2 185 259 20 Lowers 400 487 Detenerated 6 11 280 con s 337 381 1 110 215 Lower lt 400 Clear E 13 TL HEALTHMONITOR 5 9 The Cows gt 200 report This report lists details of all the cows that exceeded the herd SCC threshold value on the selected milk recording date The cows are listed under the four infection categories Along with the recorded SCC value details of the previous SCC performance of the cow are listed The user can print any combination of the categories by selecting the associated check boxes and clicking the Print button Reports far SCC Summary Cow2. button You will have now added the herd s to the benchmark group To return to the main menu click Close Add premises to Select premises 108898901 108715701 102100603 1106965001 Edit existing benchmark group s To change the name of an existing benchmark group highlight the benchmark group you wish to amend from the set up benchmark group menu and click on Edit BMGs Conventional herds Organic herds herds To edit the code or name of an existing benchmark group click in the appropriate box in the current BMGs table example below and modify the code or name directly Once the change s have been made click the Update button to finalise the edit To cancel any edits click the Cancel button 24 KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS Delete benchmark group s To delete a benchmark group select the required benchmark group selected group will turn yellow and check the delete check box Confirm the deletion by clicking the delete button Setup Benchmark Groups Current BMGs Add BMG Edit BMGs Delete All clients Remove herd s from a benchmark group To remove a herd from a benchmark group check the Remove checkbox and confirm the deletion by clicking the Remove button Current BMGs Premises in benchmark group Org Organic herds Please select a group before you add premises to it Add BMG Edit BMGs
3. Delete Add premises to BMG All clients 106557301 25 REPORT WRITER 8 Report writer The report writer can be found under the main menu and allows the user to save reports into a word document for ease of distribution To create a report select the herd you want the report produced for and click Report Writer from the main menu Main Menu FEEDMONITOR KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS 5 m m LTY LIFETIMEYIELD HEALTHMONITOR CHANGEPREMISES To download the report click Download Report found in the top right hand corner of the screen All reports will be generated and can be viewed on this page and or downloaded into a word document SCC breakdown by milk recording date Bie infe 34 e J 26 90 3 11 23 s 18 90 24 10 2005 169 179 25 42 3 o 3 32 14 27 86 26 09 2005 166 214 se 9 3 9 33 24 21 r dse J rz f sve D 5i e qo 0 J d f at c mo 6 m4 26 07 2005 153 327 52 so 9 2 7 62 17 15 an 7 42 a e a 5 33 3i 8 38 First hl 32 3i i9 20 8 32 70 18 5 26 5 49 38 44 42 L 399 4 on 3 13 3 42 a w wd 9 dc 7 d 7 7 y o J 2z g i Lm a 5 j w a 85 3 w o5 3 8 a5 2 4 ZE imd Ol in fee j In the file download notificatio
4. HERD COMPANION User Manual www nmr co uk NMRO individual cow management A WU N P CONTENTS INTRODUCTI ON FEED MONITOR 4 1 Feed monitor sss 4 2 Protein 96 vs Production HEALTH MONITOR 5 1 View SCC information for selected herds 5 2 SCC breakdown by milk recording date 5 3 SCC Summary CK C Oaaaaaaaaaa L 5 4 Dry period performance graph 5 5 New Infections graph 5 6 The SCC summary report 5 7 The dry period performance report 5 8 The new infections report 5 9 The Cows 200 report 6 LIFETI ME YI ELD MONI TOR 6 1 View lifetime yield information for selected herd 7 KEY PERFORMANCE INDI CATOR MONI TOR 7 1 Viewing Key Performance Indicators for selected herd 7 2 View summary grids of KPIs for selected herd 7 3 View graphic of KPI trend for selected herd 7 4 View graphic of KPI for selected herd against NMR or user defined benchmark groups 7 5 View KPI ata glance graphic sss 7 6 Viewing data details of KPIs at a glance for user defined uu 7 7 Viewing data details of KPIs at a glance for NMR defined benchmark C OC Oa aa L 7 8 Viewing KPIs at a glance in bar chart style 7 9 Viewing bar charts for all KPIs as thumbnail view 7 10 Setting up benchmark group s 8 REPORT WRI TER 9 1 General definition of terms 9 2 Abbreviation and Definition of terms used in KPI section OONN N OU U RB A W 1 INTRODUCTION
5. To do this click on Report Writer and then click View Graphs Main Menu FEEDMONITOR KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS HEALTHMONITOR LIFETIMEYIELD CHANGEPREMISES Right click on required graph and select Save Picture As 20 03 2004 to 20 03 2006 Clear O ist Uninfec Bl New Repeat O Recovered 1st Infec Chronic Save Picture As T E mail Picture Print Picture Go to My Pictures Set as Background Set as Desktop Item B Cows in milk 50 40 Copy 30 Add to Favorites 20 Send Bluetooth Properties 2006 2005 Milk recording date Allocate the graph a name and click Save 28 Save Picture Save in 5 Herd Companion Downloads E9 E Desktop Computer h 1 Recent Documents Network File name Es Summary Places Save as type JPEG pal Cancel The picture can now be placed in a word document and annotated as and when required Alternatively To take a screenshot of the current displayed on the computer screen simultaneously hold sown the Shift and Prnt Scrn keys this will allow the user to transfer a graphical image to a document To view the image open microsoft word right click and select Paste from the option menu ut Copy m Paste Font Paragraph The image will be pasted into the document and from here
6. Herd Companion is the new information service provided online by NMR It allows farmers and their advisors to view fertility and health information at a new level The data displayed is particularly of use if the farmer or adviser has access to InterHerd since the latest herd results can then be interrogated on an individual cow basis using this professional herd management software The Herd Companion system Is readily accessible and no additional data recording is required NMR recommends that the service be used in conjunction with your vet feed representative or consultant in order for you to gain the most from the data he feed monitor the protein status of the milking herd 1 FM FEEDMONITOR plotted against yield The level of protein production is an indicator of the energy status of the cow Generally lower protein production will be a precursor to loss of body condition a sign of negative energy balance Low proteins in early lactation can be a signal of likely fertility problems for that cow later in the lactation The health monitor in Companion provides HEALTHMONITOR detailed analysis of cell count data both at the total herd and individual cow level Full account is taken of trends in the SCC performance at the individual cow level to assist in distinguishing persistent offenders from cows with one off problems mU The key performance indicator KPI monitor allows KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS the user t
7. recording Ave No Cows No Cows The average number of cows animals which have calved at least once calculated by dividing the number of cow days by the length of period in days Milk Cow Day of life The total milk produced in the 12 month period divided by the average cow population in the 12 month period adjusted for the age of heifers calving for the first time Milk Cow Year kg The total milk produced in the 12 month period divided by the average cow population in the 12 month period Protein Cow Year kg The total protein produced in the 12 month period divided by the average cow population in the 12 month period Fat Cow Year kg The total fat produced in the 12 month period divided by the average cow population in the 12 month period 30 Ave Protein The estimated protein production in kg from cows during the 12 month period expressed as a percentage of the total milk produced in kg during the same 12 month period Ave Fat 9o The estimated fat production in kg from cows during the 12 month period expressed as a percentage of the total milk produced in kg during the same 12 month period Ave SCC The average somatic cell count for the 12 month period weighted by the volume of milk on the recording date Ave Lactation Length For all cows with a dry off date in the last 12 months the average length of time from calving to drying off is calculated Ave Dry Days For all cows with a ca
8. that ended the previous lactation WITH an infection started the current lactation WITH an infection Dry period performance for cows calving in the 300 days before 21 12 2005 4 Dry period summary a Total LowtoHigh 6 6 Both High High to Low B Ory period performance of cows ending last lactation with LOW SCC status act SUN Start Start Start Start LOW LOW HIGH fra 0 URS Teen Start Start Start Start i LOW HIGH HIGH 03 11 HEALTHMONITOR The SCC summary report continued SCC at the milk recording following a new or first infection This grid details the distribution of new infections between the lower middle and upper infection level bands as defined for the herd in the Log in screen The SCC level at the subsequent milk recording determines the category of recovery within each infection level SCC atthe milk recording following the first infection in the current lactation of all cows present an 21 12 7005 New infection level Cleared 9 Improved Unchanged i Be 61 4 Middle 401 800 71 21 27 38 15 zim 1 1159 14 20 18 7 51 ee 1 i a 21 15 3195 100 135 40390 46 14 51 1536 5 7 The dry period performance report The dry period report identifies what happened to the SCC of individual cows between the end of the previous lactation and the start of the current lacta
9. the user can crop the image using the crop tool on the picture tool bar Once the crop tool has been selected the borders of the image will be highlighted and can be moved in to the required location using the crop tool located in the picture toolbar 29 9 APPENDI X DEFI NI TI ON OF TERMS 9 1 General definition of terms Premises Premises Code NMR herd number Name Registered name of premises Type The status of the herd at the latest milk recording is represented as ACT for active NMR herds and RES for resigned NMR herds Latest recording Date of the most recent milk recording date for which data are available SCC threshold The current default level for the herd above which an SCC reading is termed as high or infected The first milk recording in a lactation that exceeds the SCC threshold level is termed as a new infection With regard to monitoring subsequent recovery these new infections are graded as Low Medium or High Low upper limit The range of a Low level new infection is from the SCC threshold for the herd to the Low upper limit Medium upper limit The range of a Medium level new infection is greater than the Low upper limit up to the Medium upper limit A high new infection is an SCC value in excess of the Medium upper limit 9 2 Abbreviations and Definitions of terms used in KPI section Date The last day of the month for completed months up to the date of the most recent milk
10. 12 5 21 01 62 57 41 88 Ave Lactation length LL TqJqu Tl 376 310 358 Ave SCC i 215 83 195 ecowsinParty1 50 21 14 15 48 25 88 Age 1st Calving 1030 300 870 Ave Calvinginterval 52 434 379 418 Ave Dry days E 61 55 64 Culling Death M 42 27 14 25 Low High Low You High Mean Ave Mo Cows ei 5 188 195 139 The KPI at a glance graphic summarises all the available Key Performance Indicators for a selected herd calculated for the 12 months ending at the latest milk recording date Within this graphic comparisons are provided between the current herd and any of the defined benchmark groups by changing the selection in the benchmark group drop down box Each individual horizontal blue bar represents a separate KPI identified on the left hand side of the graphic Each blue bar represents the range in performance of the benchmark group from worst to best The location of the coloured square marker along the blue bar relates to the performance of the current herd against other herds in the selected benchmark group The actual performance data for the herd is displayed on the right under the You column The best worst and mean values from herds in the selected benchmark group are also displayed to show the relative performance of this herd 20 KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 6 Viewing data details of KPIs at a glance for user defined groups To view a grid of all KPI values for all t
11. 3 2006 BMG Mean Ave SCC 400 360 M CES B 8 8 B8 p 320 E e eae e B p B Pass B Pd P 280 B Ave SoC The graph initially displays trends for the selected KPI in the current herd The scales of the X and Y axes can be adjusted as required for the data The period covered by the graph can also be adjusted assuming the herd has recorded throughout the period defined To return to the main menu click the menu button To return to the log in page click the log out button KPI KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 4 View graphic of KPI for selected herd against NMR or user defined benchmark groups To compare the performance of the selected herd against levels achieved tn other herds in a benchmark group select the group required from the Benchmark group drop down box All NMR defined benchmark groups begin with the code NMR followed by a number Unless otherwise stated each NMR defined benchmark group contains 49 herds that are have been registered on the x4 weekly recording scheme for five years or more Within the drop down list user defined groups can be found towards the top of the list Here User defined benchmark groups San Conventional herd Holstein herds 100 come Holstein herds 100 lt 200 coms Holstein herds gt 200 300 come Holstein herds 300 cous Jersey herds 100 come Jersey herds 100 coms NMR defined benchmark groups
12. ATORS The grid displays a summary of the Key Performance Indicators KPIs relating to milk production for the currently selected herd Each row displays values for the 12 month period up to the date of the latest milk recording date Each value represents performance in the 12 month period up to the displayed date so in adjacent rows the data for 11 months out of the 12 will be the same This provides gradual trends over time NMR Herd Number Change premises Name Pi 9 milk Production KPIs in _ KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS Q Fertility Other KPIs Graph m M Wh Milk Awe Lact amp ue 305 Protein Fat Awe Awe Ave SCC Im Ave Dry Cow vear Yield Yield Caow Year cow vear Protein e Fats ph Days a 30 11 2005 189 4 567 voso 9 376 7 251 _ 230 281 324 396 215 376 60 7 31 10 2005 190 4497 6 958 9032 7 269 226 276 325 223 60 33 30 09 2005 190 4485 6942 9 011 7 225 226 276 326 398 227 3Y2 65 69 mm m ma m mmm m 31 03 2005 196 Lr To view Fertility and other Key Performance Indicators select the Fertility Other KPIs option which can be found at the top of the main grid NMR Herd Number Change premises Name C milk Production KPIs View EPI lt Graph Select Graph KPIs ata glance KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS nue 1O00day Date Re ZEN AES e Calving in calf Culling Death Paritu p
13. Lactation yield 4000 6000 Lactation yield 8000 8000 Lactation yield 8000 10000 Lactation yield 10000 12000 Lactation yield 12000 When the appropriate benchmark group has been selected a new graph is generated that superimposes the KPI of the selected herd over the range of values achieved within the benchmark group This range is displayed as a green area with the mean performance of the group represented by a dark green line Bun 550 500 Ae 450 400 350 a ji 300 rai B zr B E B e gE B a Er 4 x EM Range in performance 200 _ Average performance of group 150 100 50 19 KPI KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 5 View KPI at a glance graphic Click the KPIs at a glance button to display a graphical display of performance of all compared with defined benchmark groups KPIs at a glance for last milk recording date 21 12 2005 Benchmark ai all clients vw ew BPI Select Graph group 1 Graph KPIs Worst Best Worst You Best Mean 3393 4567 5991 4076 5756 7090 10551 7891 3375 14166 9754 Mil owe tear of life Mill owe near Lactation I me De m 305 Day yield 5704 7251 9197 7579 ProteiniCowrear 184 230 330 256 ear END 225 281 422 315 Ave Protein 3 08 3 24 3 44 3 24 Ave Fat 3 8 3 85 4 41 4 Mean Parity DENN uy NNNM 2 34 3 13 4 39 3 17 100 Day Calf Rate 5 22M
14. aritu 1 Calving EStG 0711 2005 21 14 1030 434 21 01 95 18 56 1 10 2005 21 39 1 030 435 E 3 a o o9 2005 473 2313 1 08 2005 5 72 2341 Y 1 27 a zi 1 1 07 2005 5 6 0 06 2005 5 7 1 05 2005 452 2458 565 20 03 3 13 2939 81 1 036 454 25 66 6 14 22 00 30704 2005 A graphic representation of specific KPI over time for the current herd individual of against others in a defined benchmark group can be displayed by selecting the appropriate KPI graph from the select graph drop down list Click the KPIs at a glance button to display a graphical display of performance of all compared within defined benchmark groups To return to the main menu click the menu buttons To return to the log in page click the log out button Note As KPI trends are based on 12 month rolling averages results for herds that have been recording with NMR for less than 1 year may be misleading due to lack of historical data 17 KPI KEY PERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 3 View graphic of KPI trends for selected herd A graphic representation of a specific over time for the current herd individually or against others in a defined benchmark group can be displayed by selecting the appropriate KPI graph from the view KPI graph drop down list Ave Somatic cell count Benchmark Mone q View KPI a sep group i Graph LE m Years 2 Min T axis t Max Y axis aoo Period fram 20 03 2004 to 20 0
15. art for a specific recording day by clicking on the graph over a particular bar or point drill down FM 4 2 Protein vs Production graphs Proteino vs Production Recording date 17 03 2005 Fertility status B breed Mot served Served Pregnant negative Days post partum 0 50 Q 51 150 lt gt z150 45 4 E 5 we O dt 35 a i E d eo Gen oon e B 3 e A pao et cq e sd Bee 25 M Tie ee 1 5 n 5 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 B5 T Milk production qn The points on this chart represent the protein against yield of milk of each individual cow on the recording date It is known that there is a tendency for cows producing higher quantities of milk to also produce milk with lower 96 of protein The blue line is a straight line that is fitted by linear regression to show the overall relationship between milk quantity and protein The red line simply highlights the 3 2 protein level The level of milk production in kg milk that corresponds to the point where these two lines cross is called the Protein 3 2 intercept and indicates the level of milk production in kg milk per cow that can be sustained by the diet whilst maintaining 3 296 protein in the milk Though note that the intercept point may be different for different breeds of cow The colours and shape of the individual points describe the fertility status and stage of lact
16. ation respectively of the cow The identity of individual cows can be viewed by clicking on individual points The main purpose of the feed charts is as an indicator of potential energy problems in the herd Energy status of the cow plays an important role in determining the 96 of protein in the milk Cows in positive energy balance tend to produce milk with higher protein 96 than those in negative energy balance HEALTHMONITOR 5 HEALTH MONI TOR 5 1 View SCC information for selected herds Click on the Health Monitor button found under the main menu Main Menu FEEDMONITOR KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS m UT HEALTHMONITOR LIFETIMEYIELD CHANGEPREMISES 5 2 SCC breakdown by milk recording date A summary of the SCC status of cows by milk recording date The grid displays the milk recording dates for the selected premises in descending order with the SCC status levels for the currently defined threshold level All reports and graphs are initiated from this screen The default recording date for reports and graphs is always the most recent To change to an earlier date selected the required row in the grid so it turns grey Reports and graphs will then refer to that date A different threshold level can be set by entering a new value in the Threshold SCC text box SCC breakdown by milk recording date Threshold SCC z00 000 Recording Cows Cows Firs 21 12 2005 166 207 25 penses pene en em
17. ding The contents of this table can be selected and copied Ctrl C for pasting Ctrl V in to a spreadsheet program for further analysis or graphing uu To print this grid click the Print button To return to the KPI at a glance graphic click the Back to Glance button 7 7 Viewing data details of KPIs at a glance for NMR defined benchmark groups To view a grid of all KPI values for all the herds within an NMR defined benchmark group select one of the NMR benchmark groups and click the KPI Details button This will allow rapid identification of the best and worst performing herds for any KPI Individual herd identities have been removed the herd being analysed can be identified as the highlighted line in the grid or the herd referred to as number 1 9 Milk Production KPIs View KPI Details Select Graph Back to Glance Fertility Other KPIs Graph Click on each header to sort in ascending order Milky Lactation 305 Proteini Fats p Cx Yield Tow Year Protein Days E E 4532 4458 4 705 149 175 3 29 3 94 265 53 25 298 94 39 L6 4 430 4 135 8 51 5 367 6 906 7 036 6 453 215 271 3 30 4 17 145 27 20 350 232 78 21 KPI KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 8 Viewing KPIs at a glance in bar chart style To view the performance of all the herds within the selected benchmark group in a bar chart style select required KPI from drop down list above the data details of KPI at a glance The herd bei
18. e 21 12 2005 Deterinrated 1 Unchanged improved Cleared 100 95 an 85 80 75 70 B5 B 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 Humber af Cowz Lower 400 Middle 401 800 Upper 800 SOC level at initial infection 10 HEALTHMONITOR 5 6 The SCC summary report Reports for SCC Summar Cows 200 Graphs SCC Summary 21 12 2005 Dry Period Dry Period Mew Infections Mew Infections SCC status summary on the recording date is the breakdown of SCC status by parity lactation number and includes a comparison of the infected and uninfected categories SCC status summary 21 12 2005 First Total pee eee Total 34 rost db d o HU EE nal eS Dry period performance An overview of the performance of cows in the dry period through assessing the change in SCC level at the last milk recording in the previous lactation and the SCC at the first recording in the current lactation HIGH denotes an SCC level above the threshold LOW is at or below the threshold The dry period summary A gives a crude breakdown of the percentage of cows in each dry period category The dry period performance of cows ending the last lactation with a LOW SCC B identifies how many of the cows that ended the previous lactation WITHOUT an infection the current lactation WITH an infection The dry period performance of cows ending the last lactation with a high SCC C identifies how many of the cows
19. erd Companion components select the relevant herd selected herd will turn grey in the table and click the view button Select a premises View BMGs Edit defaultz Main Menu FEEDMONITOR KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS HEALTHMONITOR LIFETIMEYTIELD REPORTWRITER CHANGEPREMISES FM FEEDMONITOR 4 FEED MONI TOR 4 1 Feed monitor graphs The bars on the chart represent the average kg milk production of all cows milked on the corresponding recording date The points show a reference value referred to as the Protein 3 2 intercept This gives a broad indication of the maximum milk yield on that recording date that cows achieved without the protein level dropping below 3 296 The trend is for a cow with a higher milk yield to have a protein level below 3 296 possibly indicating a deficiency in energy intake Click an the bars to drill down Period fram 30 11 2003 ta 30 11 2005 Mean Production Protein 3 2 Intercept 50 45 40 35 30 Milk production 25 20 0 M D J F M M J J A s o M D J F M A M J J A s o M 2004 2005 Milk recording date This intercept is derived from plotting protein against yield for all individual cows milked on the recording date A simple linear regression approach assumes a linear relationship between the amount of milk produced and the protein i e as milk quantity increases the protein 96 decreases This estimation can be displayed on a separate ch
20. hat any infections over the dry period can be established The threshold level for the herd can be adjusted and it is below this level that determines a low category and above for a high These are categorised as Low to Low cows that appear to have avoided infection during dry period Low to High cows that may have been infected during dry period High to Low cows that appear to have cleared infection during dry period High to High cows that appear to have remained infected throughout the dry period HEALTHMONITOR 5 5 New I nfections graph This graph displays the distribution of new infections between the Low Medium and High levels It only includes the first time in the current lactation that a cow has exceeded the SCC threshold The cow must also have a subsequent SCC measure following the new infection recording to determine the response category cleared improved unchanged or deteriorated Following a new infection the SCC is analysed to establish change in a subsequent SCC The three sections are the SCC result at the initial infection Threshold default 200 to 400 401 to 800 over 800 The different colours within those areas then represent the response category cleared improved unchanged or deteriorated Reports for scc summary _ Cows 200 Graphs SCC Summary 21 12 2005 Dry Periad Dry Periad Mew Infections Mew Infections SCC change at milk recording following a new infection gt 200 000 Recording Dat
21. he herds within the selected user defined benchmark group click the KPI Details button This will allow rapid identification of the best and worst performing herds for any KPI Premises 7 Aue No ve E 3 Ave Dr 110655730 189 4 561 7 090 9 376 60 79 2 109225202 154 asoa 7 345 7568 75 81 3 097443601 124 5 893 10 421 10 279 68 46 4 109711500 321 saes 6 800 9 361 49 85 5 108315600 82 1 4483 6 302 7061 5 70 20 6 108898901 121 5 981 8 983 10 343 8 139 55 67 7 108715701 110 soes 8 261 10 58 00 8 107100603 194 5006 9 004 11 583 8 614 54 98 9 106863801 881 4157 9 584 14 168 9 086 330 422 3 44 441 137 12 50 454 62 18 10 106907101 _ 106 5 156 5 993 6 870 6 112 202 240 337 402 322 49 37 332 66 52 11 108762201 194 4272 6 498 9 332 6 812 210 267 3 23 410 278 40 29 355 71 12 12 109394302 o aaa 5 366 8 116 9 736 7153 258 320 3 18 3 95 96 44 66 355 56 83 13 10854780 114 3 948 6 576 7 668 6 137 217 279 330 424 192 55 56 329 69 32 RE 4190 0988 assi 10999 aaan se 402 3 12 3 81 107 26 28 351 66 74 61 45 The grid lists KPIs of each NMR herd within the currently selected benchmark group for 12 months prior to the latest milk recording date To sort the data in ascending order of any KPI or premises code click on the column hea
22. ions report This report highlights the cows that had a new infection SCC above the threshold for the first time in the current lactation on a milk recording date A separate grid is displayed for each milk recording date starting with the currently selected recording date The user can specify the number of milk recording dates to display in the report Each grid title shows the associated date and the number of cows with new infections on that date The cows are listed in descending order of the SCC value along with relevant details relating to SCCs in the current and previous lactation The infection level refers to the currently defined bands in the log in screen The SCC and Response at next recording refer to the SCC level at the subsequent milk recording Consequently these variables are unavailable if the grid refers to the latest available milk recording Reports for SCC Summary cows 200 Graphs SCC Summary 21 12 2005 Dry Period Dry Period 6 High Mew Infections Mew Infections Recovery of cows after SCC value over 200 000 Mumber of recording dates Ia Recording date 21 12 2005 Total 8 Soon in 299912252 Days post Previous Response at next SCs in Cow Parity Infection Level previous partum SEC recording previous lactation lactation aoa 2 EE a ope a a eS ee eese eec e ssn0 3 ae 14 Upper BbD 29 S595 esas T SS Se
23. lving date in the last 12 months the average length of time from drying off in the previous lactation to the calving date Mean Parity The average lactation number of cows calving in the twelve month period Ave Calving Interval days The average interval between calvings calculated in days for all cows calving over the 12 month period ending on the displayed date Culling The number of cows culled over the 12 month period expressed as a percentage of the average cow population in the same 12 month period Death The number of cow deaths during the 12 month period expressed as a percentage of the average cow population during the same 12 month period Ave Lact Yield The mean lactation yield of all cows fried off in the previous 12 months 305 day Yield The mean 305 day yield of all cows reaching the 305 day of lactation including those already dried off in the previous 12 months Age 1 calving Mean age of all heifers calving in the previous 12 months 100 day in calf rate Proportion of cows calving in the last 12 months within 382 days of their previous calving this ignores cows that never re calve cows in parity 1 Proportion of cows calving in the last 12 months that enter the first lactation For further information about this service please call NMR Customer Services on 08457 660236 31
24. n click Save 26 TREPORT WRITER File Download Some files can harm your computer IF the file information below m looks suspicious or do nat fully trust the source do not open save this file File name Report doc File type Microsoft Word Document From 192 168 1 121 Would like to open the file ar iE to your computer Always ask before opening this type of file Allocate a file name e g name of farm and date and click Save again A Download Complete notification marks the end of the download The report will now be available to open as a word document and can be annotated as and when required NB This document will not contain graphs Save As Save in Herd Companion downloads v Oo 2 ET E A 17th Nov 05 IM A 17th Nov 2005 2 I Herd B ist July 05 My Recent Documents Download Complete Saved Report doc From 192 168 1 121 Downloaded 63 0 KB in 1 sec Download Eo iDacument AHerd B ist July 05 doc Transfer rate 63 0 5 Documents Close this dialog box when download completes My Computer Open Folder a File name August 05 bal Me Network Save as type Microsoft Word Document wv 27 To obtain graphs for reports All graphs in Herd Companion can be viewed in an online report however individual graphs must be saved as a picture
25. ng analysed is highlighted in yellow KPI glance details BMG All All clients vii m Details Ave SCC Selected premises Other premises 400 360 320 280 Ave SCC FJ JI cC 120 Bu 40 0 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 40 11 12 13 14 15 Premizez 7 9 Viewing bar charts for all KPIs as thumbnail view To view thumbnail views of KPIs select All KPIs from drop down list KPI glance details BMG All All cliente eee Details All KPI s onw D ay of life Range 0 20 Milk Cows rear Range 5000 11000 Frot Range 2 8 3 8 u h anm hi hi am To print any of the KPI graphs generate the required graph using the options described above and click the Print graph button 27 KPI KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 10 Setting up benchmark group s From the main premises menu table click on View BMGs Select a premises wiew wiew Edit defaults eo 106557301 21 12 2005 L zo ao ree 109225202 a 17 01 2006 i3 o1 20n6 200 aoa enol 124 13 01 2000 zooj sooj eoo 2o ingsis n 1 1 05 01 2006 zooj 400 800 5e nma 4 Sse minig 110 Note When assigning herds to a benchmark group it is advisable to make sure all herds within the group have been milk recording with NMR throughout the period in which you want to analyse Herds that have
26. ng life It should be noted that cows with a similar lifetime yield may show a very different value of milk per day This can be for a number of reasons including differences in age at first calving calving interval yield days dry and milk quality Life Time Yield Report Click on each header to zort in ascending order Fs 13 50 209 15 KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS 7 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 7 1 Viewing Key Performance Indicators for selected herd Click the View button to display details of the herd selected in the gird Select a premises view BMGs vies Edit defaults SIE Low upper Medium 106557301 i aoj 166 06557301 21 12 2005 200 400 800 109225202 1101 2008 zooj ooj 8014 os744ae0t 1902008 zooj to 800 124 AET 13042008 zooj oof so jnssi5601 0 ACT 0501200 200 400 800 S56 AET 15 12 2005 O AET 29 12 2005 1oriooeoa T1801 2 00 oa The grid details all the NMR herds registered to the current user This includes the names and latest recording date for which data are available Click on a grid row to select a herd The selected herd is highlighted grey 7 2 View summary grids of KPIs for selected herd Click on the KPI button found under the main menu Main Menu FEEDMONITOR KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS P 3 LTY LIFETIMEYIELD CHANGEPREMISES 16 KPI KEY PERFORMANCEINDIC
27. o anonymously compare the performance of individual herds against groups of similar NMR recorded herds User defined Benchmark Groups BMGs within the KPI monitor are extremely flexible allowing the user to define any number of herd combinations appropriate to user specific requirements NMR benchmark groups allow a comparison with groups of similar NMR recorded herds The lifetime daily yield monitor uses simple calculations that are indicative of a cow s earning history how much milk she gave and what that may equate to in per day income over her whole lifetime not just her lactating life LIFETIME YIELD The report writer allows the download of key information relating to the Feed monitor and Health monitor 2 ACCESSI NG THE SYSTEM For vets consultants to access the system the first step is to ensure all farmers have given permission for their NMR data to be shared Note that this only needs to be done once through the standard data authorisation form Having secured permission the user will need to obtain a user code and password from NMR customer services 08457 660236 Log into NMR s Herd Companion www nmr co uk by entering the user code and password obtained and click on login Login 3 SELECTI NG A HERD AND VI EWI NG A COMPONENT Once the log in process has completed vets consultants who have registered multiple herds will see a list of all available herds which have authorised sharing data To enter H
28. pense rag o vs BSCTT E ra zT4 sio mw og c ww p s c x n wr o5 eaeoe 156 212 dre p d 5 rtv T ww 2 Li ve L NM Poe jp se qose qom cw dw See we Mw Eo Hw o ES 23 05 2005 i54 254 2 64 131 3 13 37 amp 6 53 HM HEALTHMONITOR 5 3 SCC Summary graph This graph displays trends in the number of cows over time within each SCC status category New First Repeat Chronic etc New SCC above the threshold or the first time this lactation First SCC above the threshold for cows at their first recording in this lactation Repeat SCC above the threshold for cows that were below at the previous recording but above earlier in the lactation Chronic SCC above the threshold for cows that were above the threshold at the previous recording Recovered SCC below the threshold for cows that were above at the previous recording 1 uninfected SCC below the threshold for cows for their first recording in the lactation Uninfected SCC below the threshold for cows that were below at the previous recording The data appear below the graph so scroll down to view on screen or print The individual cows behind each SCC status category can be identified via the Cows 2200 Report from the SCC Summary menu The vertical axis Y axis of the graph can be re defined to 5096 or 2096 by clicking the appropriate Y axis button Clicking the print button will p
29. recently started recoding may not have full data for the last 12 months which will affect the rolling 12 month average KPIs Add new benchmark group s The grid under current BMGs details the benchmark groups that are currently defined From here click on Add BMGs to set up your group definitions If using the system for the first time no BMGs will be shown Setup Benchmark Groups Current BMGs Premises in benchmark group Org Organic herds Please select a group before you add premises to it Add BMG Delete Name All clients Conventional herds Organic herds To add a new benchmark group select the code box in the Add a benchmark group section and type in the code This can be any sequence of letters or numbers up to 8 characters Select the name box type in the name and click the Add button To close this page without entering a new benchmark group click the close button All clients Be D i Add a benchmark group 23 KPI KEYPERFORMANCEINDICATORS Add herd s to a benchmark group To add a herd to a benchmark group select the required benchmark group and click Add premises to BMG button Select the required herd from the drop down list shown in the diagram below and click the Add button To add multiple herds at the same time hold down the Ctrl key select all required herds then click the Add
30. rint the currently displayed graph Reports for cc Summary Cows 200 Graphs Scc Summary 21 12 2005 Dry Periad Dry Period Mew Infectians Mew Infections SCC status summary SCC threshold 200 000 Y Scale Recording Date 21 12 2005 Period from 20 03 2004 to 20 03 2005 Clear E 1st Uninfec Bl New O Repeat O Recovered 1st Infec Chronic Cows in milk 0 2006 2005 Milk recording date HM HEALTHMONITOR 5 4 Dry period performance graph This graph displays trends in the four categories of dry period performance Low to High High to High etc over time The data are limited to cows that calved in the 300 days up to the currently selected recording date and require at least one milk recording in both the new and previous lactation The data behind the graph can be displayed by clicking the View Data button The data appear below the graph so scroll down to view on screen or print The individual cows behind each dry period category can be identified via the Dry Period Report from the SCC Summary menu Reports for Graphs 21 12 2005 36 High Dry period performance SCC threshold 200 000 Ede Recording Date 21 12 2005 Period fram 2013 2004 to 20 03 2006 Low to Low Low to High 100 BI Highto Low High to High Coys calved mm cC 2006 0 M A M J J A 5 o M D J F M A M J J A 5 o M D 2005 Milk recording date Cows SCC results before and after they calve are recorded so t
31. s 200 Graphs SCC Summary Herd Scc 21 12 2005 Dry Period Dry Period 96 High Mew Infections Mew Infections Cows with SCC values gt 200 000 Recording Date 21 12 2005 200 000 200 000 Prewious Days post ak s Parity This Previous SCC partum a lactation lactation 2 ss ee ea a Mew Tatal2 8 Com First Total 0 Repeat Total 0 Chronic Total 34 Previous Days post 5 sec Parity EUN This Previous lactation lactatian yl 3 3 3 T m 3 21 1 410 ee eases 2253 3300 1152 983 289 2809 229 rap 25 1091 32 ane Sa eS ke ses aa Se aes ses 1670 2 319 9 11 13 21 Lbs uie o ross jo ave EE ee E SN i9 5 355 a x1 zit aaa 264 5 7 26 Ero 24 Fit 726 ive 599 264 5 i74 586 526 e 193 4 7 39 12 14 LIFETIME YIELD 6 LIFETI ME YI ELD MONI TOR 6 1 View Lifetime yield information for selected herd To view click on the Lifetime Yield button found under the main menu Main Menu xpi FEEDMONITOR KEY PERFORMANCE NDICATORS wc HEALTHMONITOR mc aw LTY LIFETIMEYIELD CHANGEPREMISES The Lifetime Daily Yield and Value of Milk per day are simple calculations that are indicative of a cow s earning history how much milk she gave and what that may equate to in per day income over her whole lifetime not just her lactati
32. tion Cows in their first lactation are excluded Unless amended by the user the list displays all cows that calved within 300 days of the recording date If the final SCC in the previous lactation was above the herd SCC threshold then the cow is categorised as ending with a HI GH SCC level Otherwise the cow ended with a LOW level A similar comparison between the FIRST SCC in the current lactation and the threshold determines if the starting status is high or low Low to High cows that may have been infected during the dry period High to High cows that may have been infected throughout the dry period High to Low cows that may have cleared any infection during the dry period Low to Low cows that appear to have avoided infection during the dry period Each grid also gives an indication of the frequency that a cow recorded high cell counts in the previous lactation DEO ESO i Lei Cows calving within 300 days Change Low to High Total 6 9 S00 d x Humber l Cow Last calued Paritu preuious previous CESARE EUER lactation lactation Maa iet dte actation 345 07 09 2005 2 436 19 319 47 O a 325 16 07 2005 2 202 10 149099 at 334 07 07 2008 2 203599 36 47 10 3028 ie os zoos 2 4i4 89 iien 302 25 02 2005 a 333025 16509 12 Tl HEALTHMONITOR 5 8 The new infect
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