InsemAn
InsemAn stands for Insemination Analysis.
InsemAn is a well structered program for an enhanced analysis of dairy farms. Originally InsemAn was mainly focused on fertility, at the present analysis includes milk production, body condition score and feed management. Due to the extensive use of graphs and the numerous possibilities for selecting animals or groups of animals, InsemAn has become a leading program in analysis of dairy farms and veterinarians are willing to use this software in herd health programs. Tables and graphs can easily be exported to the clipboard offering you an easy way to make your reports.
A help file presents an extensive background information on any part of the program.
Automatic data import
Herd data input is possible by keyboard, but InsemAn reads also several data formats from file:
- EDI-NRS
- EDI-DAP
- RAMSYS
- VAMPP
- FertAn
InsemAn enables herd data exchange to other programs by exporting files in EDI-DAP format.
While reading the herd data, InsemAn extensively checks the data for wrong or missing data, and repairs automatically when possible. In addition lots of calculations are performed in order to enhance analysis.
Signalizing
Next to the import of herd data herd targets can be set. For the first impression of the herd several reviews can be viewed:
- Quickscan
estimates on milk production, udder health, fertility, feed management and body condition score
- Standard estimates review (STO) version 2000
estimates on fertility, milk production, animal health, replacement and youngstock
- 12-months review
estimates on milk production, udder health, fertility and diseases
- Decision tree
stepwise interpretation of fertility estimates of the STO
- Herd health planner
the most important kengetallen estimates of the STO
- Reproduction plan
estimates on fertility
Basically these reviews can help you to decide whether there is a herd problem or not. If there is a problem you can test your hypothesis by using the extensive free analysis.
Free analysis
There are a lot of possibilities for testing your hypothesis. Reviews and graphs of the complete herd can be inspected. But in many cases reviews and graphs can be shown for those groups of animals you selected to analyze. Free analysis includes:
- Analysis per parity
estimates on milk production, udder health and fertility, grouped per parity
- Selective analysis
estimates on milk production, udder health and fertility, on groups of animals you selected
- Fertility analysis graphs
- frequency distributions
- moving averages
- other graphs
- Udder health analysis graphs
- frequency distributions
- moving averages
- other graphs
- Body condition score analysis graphs
- Disease analysis graphs
mastitis, SARA
- Scatterplot correlations analysis graphs
relations between multiple characteristics and estimates
- STO on any date
- Comparative STO
- Review on insemination intervals
- Bulls
- Economic evaluation
- Evaluation on culling due to fertility
- Selection of problem animals
Management
To enhance herd health programs several attention lists can be established:
- Fertility
- Udder health
- Feed management