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| Title: | A Monitoring system for herd health management |
| Authors: | Kibedi, Musa |
| Keywords: | Monitoring tool
Herd health
Computer software |
| Issue Date: | 13-Nov-2009 |
| Abstract: | The success of a dairy enterprise depends on, among other things, how efficiently the data gathered is processed to generate output that informs management decisions. Unfortunately, all known large dairy farms in Uganda use manual record keeping systems, which by their nature are far from efficient.
It was noted that manual data processing leads to delays in generation of vital information, a problem this research project attempts to solve with respect to herd health management.
Information systems and particularly herd health information systems were investigated prior to studying the existing system at the case study farm. The knowledge gained enabled the researcher to design and implement a computer based herd health monitoring system.
The monitoring system facilitates capture and analysis of animal reproduction and health data and produces relevant management reports. It was learnt during the course of the project that a Computer Based Information System should as closely as possible emulate the manual system it
seeks to improve.
The developed system enables timely generation of information and hence addresses the identified problem. It further fills the gap of analysis of AI technicians’ performance. Although developed
basing on a particular farm’s herd health program, the monitoring system can be used on any other dairy farm that has similar data entry and analysis requirements. |
| Description: | A Project Report submitted to School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment for the award of Master of Science in Computer Science Degree of Makerere University. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/510 |
| Appears in Collections: | Theses & Dissertations (CIT)
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