DairyComp Update - June 2026
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\<font color="#004c75">dairycomp\</font> \<font color="#67864e">\</font> dairycomp version 26 5 contains various bug fixes, customer requested enhancements, and improvements expand the topics below to learn more about the updates in this release base program new portuguese localization for guide the guide feature is now fully available in portuguese, providing a localized experience for portuguese speaking users this update includes optimized command logic to ensure that complex reports—such as milk production distribution and mastitis risk—run accurately when using the portuguese translation 305 day age adjusted milk support dairycomp now supports 305 day age adjusted (aa) milk calculations, allowing for more accurate production comparisons across animals of different ages a pulse connection is required for this feature, as age adjustment factors are retrieved from pulse please note that after updating, it may take up to 24 hours for aa factors to populate in dairycomp from pulse new items three new items are automatically added to cowfiles to support this feature aafac (age adjustment factor), 305aa (305 day aa milk), and aa305 (aa 305 day milk) add age adjusted items to cowcards you can now add 305 day age adjusted milk to the test days tab on the cowcard via the alter 10 menu docid\ mx w0 rojbf tkitdbpql , providing immediate visibility into adjusted production data for individual animals for additional information, see what is 305aa and how does it differ from 305me? new "optimize multi client refreshes" setting a new checkbox has been added to the server\3 (server configuration > client info) menu to improve system responsiveness what it does enabling this setting allows the server to cache refresh data, preventing the server from locking up when multiple clients request updates at the same time when to use it we recommend selecting this option if you have a large herd or multiple clients and have noticed "not responding" messages during data synchronization cowfile version 10 rollout continues we are continuing the automatic transition of version 8 cowfiles to version 10 with this release this upgrade significantly expands system capacity to support herd growth and more detailed data tracking, including increased capacity support for up to 512,000 animals, 1,999 items, and 199 events per animal expanded management increased limits for protocols (up to 999), as well as expanded space for breeding codes, event technicians, pens, and sires scheduled task overwrite resolved an issue where scheduled tasks in the dairycomp client were being unintentionally changed or overwritten after refreshing from the dairycomp server duplicate move transactions resolved an issue where move events were occasionally duplicated when processed at the dairycomp server improved genetic index accuracy we have updated the sires\9 command to ensure more accurate total performance index (tpi) and pedigree transmission index (pti) calculations if a sire cannot be found in your local sire file, dairycomp will now automatically attempt to retrieve the necessary data from the global sires file this improvement prevents "parent average" values from dropping incorrectly, ensuring reliable data for breeding and culling decisions reliable embryo data transfers resolved an issue where the embryo registration number (`etreg`) was not transferring to the calf if the donor dam’s id was no longer present in the cowfile command line interface improvement fixed an issue where the dairycomp command line would remain active instead of being greyed out after a command was executed new help topic alter7 protocols we added a new help topic, alter7 protocols docid\ zyd1hlxwmnyn3w9jcn3hi , that explains how to create, manage, and maintain treatment protocols for common diagnoses, including how to configure settings, add drugs, and manage active and inactive protocols