Analysis Tools
🎓In This Guide, You Will Learn:
- What the GUIDE command is and why it's useful
- Eight key analysis tools available in DairyComp and PULSE
Overview
Now that you're comfortable navigating DairyComp and entering data, it's time to start using the tools that help you make sense of that data. DairyComp and PULSE offer a range of analysis tools for tracking reproduction, health, production, and more.
💡TIP: This portion of the journey contains several important guides. Feel free to work at your own pace and pick out the guides that may be most relevant to your dairy. The key takeaway here is to know what options are available as you can always come back later to finish.
GUIDE
GUIDE is a command every new user should know. It lets you access reports and analysis tools through a menu-based interface — no command syntax required.
Enter GUIDE on the command line to access the following topics.
GUIDE Topics | Analysis Topics |
|---|---|
Data Checks | Current and historical data checks |
Overview Reports | Demographics by lactation groups Adult reproduction, transition, mastitis and production Replacement reproduction, and diseases |
Reproduction | Animals in potential need of attention Insemination activity Other reproductive Event patterns Reproductive data analytical reports |
Transition | Diseases and conditions Calving and calf status First test day milk, fat, protein and SCC Dry off SCC and change over the dry period |
Mastitis | Historical analysis Somatic cell counts (SCC) changes Fresh cow SCC Clinical mastitis Culling for mastitis |
Production | Test day milk production Test day ME milk production Test day fats and protein analysis |
Lameness | Prevention/ trimming by calendar date and DIM Incidence reporting |
Parlor | Parlor summary reporting Historical parlor performance Daily individual total production and deviations Weekly average distributions by DIM, lactation number and pen number |
Replacements | General data checks Replacement inventory Sales and deaths Diseases (scours, pneumonia, navel, misc.) Reproduction |
💡TIP: Follow this link to being learning more about GUIDE: Use the GUIDE Commands!
Eight Key Analysis Tools
The following guides expose user to key analysis tools. Each link also references the guide's location in the Help-Docs, allowing you to become more familiar with where information is stored.
Reproduction
BREDSUM (DairyComp Reference Guide): Analyze breeding performance (conception rates, technician comparisons, sires, trends etc.)
Reproduction Insights (Dairy - Insights): Track cow and heifer reproduction in PULSE
Visualization
EGRAPH (DairyComp FAQs): Visualize event distribution
GRAPH (DairyComp FAQs): Visualize item distribution
EPLOT (DairyComp FAQs): Visualize historical measurements over time
PLOT (DairyComp FAQs): Visualize test day performance trends
Other
EVENTS Command (DairyComp Reference Guide): View and analyze event history
ECON\IR (PULSE - Manage Your Herd): Projected herd inventory and production