Dr Nazir A Ganai

Principal Investigator

FARMMAN 1.00The Software Package

( Management Information System )

for

Complete Solution of Cattle & Buffalo Breeding Research

Nov 2003

Management Information System• Management of huge &complex kind of data• Any required Information at click of a button• Accurate Information from complex data• Tactical Information for Long-term planning• Varied Reports for Research purpose & Archive

Utility of Software Package in Agricultural Sciences

Management of Research DataData analysis & Report generation in Customized

forms Bio-informaticsDisease forecasting, diagnosis & managementDynamic database for animal & plant genetic

resources

Features of a Software PackageDynamicFlexibleAccuracyEfficiency Address majority of the problems in the

particular areaCompatible with other Software

Importance of software packages Director General’s (ICAR) letter

Quote “ the greatest impediments and bottlenecks being encountered are lack of need oriented effective programs and software packages. It is the real context where National Agricultural Research System is to come forward to fill the critical gaps. I am writing this letter with the earnest appeal to think & think seriously to start developing software packages and programs commensurate with the dimension of the problems & potential on a time scale. Please ensure that for developing programs no further time is lost” un quote

Management of Cattle & Buffalo breeding research

Management of research dataHerd Composition

Age group basisProduction basisGenotype basis

ReproductionFertility / conception rateAge at first calvingCalving interval

CalvingsCow-wiseBull-wiseMonth wiseParity wise

ProductionMonth-wiseCow-wiseBreed-wiseParity wisePeriod of lactation wise

DisposalsDeathsAuctionsSaleTransfers

Revenue recordsHistory sheets of animalsData analysis (SPSS & Systat) & Report generation

FARMMAN 1.00FEATURES

1. Platform: Windows2. Data management:

1. Data entry thru simple to use and interactive forms

2. Records easily accessed, modified, deleted & appended

3. Checks for duplication of records Menu based & User-friendly Reports in 25 customized forms Efficiency: Reports can be generated on

any given date / period quickly, easily and accurately at the click of the mouse.

Data analysis: Data files compatible with advanced statistical packages like SPSS

Data management: Data entry thru simple to use interactive formsData entry thru simple to use interactive forms Records can be easily accessed, modified, deleted & appendedRecords can be easily accessed, modified, deleted & appended Checks for duplication of recordsChecks for duplication of records

Report Generation Report generated in 25 customized formsReport generated in 25 customized forms Reports can be generated on any given date / period quickly, easily and Reports can be generated on any given date / period quickly, easily and

accurately at the click of the mouse.accurately at the click of the mouse.

Data Analysis Data files compatible with advanced statistical packages Data files compatible with advanced statistical packages

like SPSS for analysis using different modelslike SPSS for analysis using different models