IT NETWORK SOLUTION FOR 2 MILLION COWS IN AUSTRIA AND GERMANY (RINDERDATENVERBUND, RDV)

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1 IT NETWORK SOLUTION FOR 2 MILLION COWS IN AUSTRIA AND GERMANY (RINDERDATENVERBUND, RDV) F. Gollé Leidreiter & K. Drössler Landesverband Baden Württemberg für Leistungs und Qualitätsprüfungen in der Tierzucht e.v. (LKV BW), P.O. Box , Stuttgart, Germany ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 1

2 Partner organizations (I) ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 2

3 Partner organizations (II) MRO Bavaria MRO Baden Württemberg farms: cows: herd size: farms: cows: herd size: MRO Schleswig Holstein MRO Austria farms: cows: herd size: farms: cows: herd size: ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 3

4 Organisational structure Software development for dairy farmers keeping cows ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 4

5 IT structure 1 group of developing IT software engineers 1 common data model 4 separate IT departments 4 Oracle data bases Automatic data transfer via interfaces Decentralized, flexible IT solution for local services ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 5

6 Data volume farmers with direct accsess 2 Million producing cows 100 Million animal pedigree data 100 Million calving and lactation data 200 Million data on artificial insemination 500 Million single milk test results Data volume of 1 Terabyte ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 6

7 Software packages, field of application and users Software package Application field User RDV Classic RDV Classic RDV Farm (RDV4M) RDV Mobil (App) RDV Vet (RDV4T) RDV Feed (RDV4F) OptiBull Performance data recording (milk and meat) Breeding / Herd book Herd management On spot data collection and data access Herd health monitoring Calculation of feed rations Mate selection Milk recording organization (MRO) Breeding organization (BA) Farmer, Adviser Farmer Veterinarian Adviser, Farmer Adviser, Farmer ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 7

8 RDV Classic Modules (I): IT solution for MRO s Software module Animal Herd Administration Processing Application field Data storage of: Animal pedigree data Artificial inseminations Calvings Individual performance data Data analysis of: Animal data Data storage of: Herd master data Data analysis of: Herd master data Administration of: Members Employees Unit for the processing of all accumulated data ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 8

9 RDV Classic Modules (II): IT solution for BA s Software module Breeding Administration Auction Application field Selection of: Bull dams Candidates for genomic selection Offspring Administration of: Members Employees Organization and implementation of: Auctions Sales Shows ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 9

10 RDV4M Modules (I): Online herd management and analysis for dairy farmers, Module Herd ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 10

11 RDV4M Modules (II): Online herd management and analysis for dairy farmers, Module Animal ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 11

12 RDV4M Modules (III): Online herd management and analysis for dairy farmers, Module Animal Health ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 12

13 RDV4F Module: Online feeding program for adviser and dairy farmers, Module Feed ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 13

14 RDV4T Module: Online herd monitoring program for vets, Module Vet ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 14

15 RDV OptiBull: Online mate selection program for adviser and farmer, Module OptiBull ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 15

16 RDV Apps: Android and IOS App for farmers, MRO and BA technicians Module RDV Mobil Module MRO Mobil Module BA Mobil ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 16

17 Future development Integration and intensive utilization of MIR spectral data (OptiMIR) Storage of MIR spectral data Development and implementation of new management parameters Integration of external data sources coming from: Automatic milking systems (AMS) Specific laboratory analysis (mastitis) Slaughterhouses Sensors (pedometer) Expand interfarm comparisons ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 17

18 ICAR Conference Berlin 23. Mai 2014 F. Gollé-Leidreiter & K. Drössler Folie 18

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