COWTRACKERTM
WHAT IS COWTRACKERTM?
CowTrackerTM is a herd management
service designed to help farmers to
understand their herds better by
collecting, organising and analysing
information about their herds and
providing them with reports about their
performance.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
It does this by capturing information
about individual animals recorded by
the farmer in whatever form the farmer
collects it; computerising it; storing it;
and analysing it.
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT TO
THE FARMER ?
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Lifts the burden of organising and
analysing information from the
farmer;
Builds up a complete picture of the
performance of individual cows and
the herd;
Allows the farmer to concentrate
on taking action to fix the
problems identified and improving
their performance based on what
the reports are telling them about
their herds.
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Calvings - Unit of Birth; Date of
Birth; Age at Calving; Sire (Tag &
Name); Calf (Tag & Name).
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Transfers - Date of Transfer; Origin;
Destination; Reason for Transfer;
Comment.
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Milk Records – Date; Morning
Production; Evening Production.
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Exit From Herd – Mode; Date; Unit;
Reason; Post-Mortem; Disposal;
Buyer; Sale Price.
WHAT REPORTS / ANALYSES
ARE PRODUCED?
Using the information captured and
stored, the system produces the
following information:
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Milk History – A table showing for
each year of the animal’s
productive life, milk produced in
each month of the year; total milk
produced in the year; the number
of days milked; and the average
yield per day in the year.
WHAT INFORMATION IS
COLLECTED?
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Basic Information – Tag Number;
Name; Location; Breed; Purpose;
Group; On-Farm; For Culling; Sold
Birth Details – Date of Birth; Place
of Birth; Age (Calculated); Dam; Sire
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Entry Into Herd – Mode; Date; Unit;
Price (if bought).
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Heats & Services - Date Observed;
Observed By; Date Served; Bull (Tag
& Name); Method of Service;
Inseminator; PD Date & Result;
Expected Calving Date (Calculated)
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Lactation Analysis – A table
showing for each of up to 12
lactations, Date of Calving; Calf
Produced; milk produced and days
milked in each month of the
lactation; total milk produced and
total days milked in that lactation.
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Lactation Curves – A graph showing
each of the lactations
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Cow Card – A 3-4 page printout
showing all information about an
animal that has been entered into
the system
WHAT IS THE COST TO THE
FARMER?
The currently prices for the various
services are as follows:
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Registration – UGX 10,000 per cow
covering basic information; birth
details; and entry into the herd.
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Event Recording – UGX 1,000 per
event (i.e. Heat & Service; Calvings;
Transfers; Exits).
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Milk Recording – UGX 250 per cow
per milk day. Historical data can
also be captured at UGX ___ per
lactation.
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Cow Card Print Out – UGX 1,000
per
page
including
written
interpretation of the report.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For further information, please contact:
Joel M S BALIDDAWA
c/o Africa Services Group Limited
UWEAL House
Plot 38 Lumumba Avenue
P.O. Box 5203, Kampala
UGANDA
Phone: 0414 233 121
Mobile: 0772 751 000 or 0753 751 000
E-Mail: jbaliddawa@asglimited.com
jbaliddawa@gmail.com
10 February 2016