Glossary

\# 305 day mature herd equivalent a abortion date abt? is the code for "abort?" often if a dairy sees a pregnant animal showing signs of heat they may breed her when this breeding is entered in dairycomp the animal remains pregnant, but this flag is set so that the veterinarian can determine if she is still pregnant to the original breeding or if she has aborted and should be updated to another "bred status " acidosis sub acute ruminal acidosis (sara) is a digestive disorder caused by low rumen ph levels (below 5 6) and diets high in starch and low in fiber dairy cows experiencing sara often do not exhibit any obvious symptoms, though some may have mild diarrhea, reduced appetite, foamy feces, and reduced rumination (cud chewing) abortion determination date af as fed age in months ai artificial insemination command entered to "alter" content or settings in dairycomp example alter\7 arc archive archive date b birth date bfdat beef withdrawal date bullpen entry date blood serum blood serum testing in dairy cattle is used to diagnose disease or for pregnancy testing bname barn name bred code bred code is short for "breeding code " brix value brix value is based on a system that uses a refractometer to measure colostral antibodies pulse accepts values between 14 and 40 colostrum with a brix value above 22 is considered optimal when a brix value is lower than 22, dairies may choose to supplement with colostrum replacer c recent identified offspring previous identified offspring oldest identified offspring condition affecting record car codes are used by dhia to determine the status of a cow's record this includes reason for disposal as well as reasons for the record not to be used for sire proofs the dairycomp car table includes the 9 standard dhia codes and allows users to add 7 additional codes to the table care package vas uses the term "care package" to describe the updates that the platform "packages up" and sends to the mobile app the care package is used to keep the mobile app updated with the most recent on premise data received by the platform cattle breed conception date cdcb council of dairy cattle breeding is a non profit organization that calculates and manages genetic evaluations and genomic predictions for dairy cattle cidr controlled internal drug release cliv calf livability computer number wildcard 1 byte item (0 255) wildcard 2 byte item (0 32000) wildcard 1 byte item any character colostrum colostrum, the first milk produced by a cow after birth, is high in nutrients and antibodies that provide calves initial protection against disease conf confirmation cost/ton as‑fed cost per ton cost/unit as‑fed cost per unit culture culture events are typically used to identify the source of mastitis and high scc testday results cvacc calf vaccination cwval cow value cystic cystic ovaries are a reproductive disorder caused by an anovulatory condition in dairy cattle ovarian cysts are characterized by large (1 in /2 5 cm) follicles in the animal's ovaries that persist for more than 10 days cystic ovaries may lead to infertility or other reproductive issues d dam breed dairycomp dairycomp vas dairy management software days carrying calf/pregnant days carried calf at pregnancy check dry date days dry dehorn dehorning is the removal of an animal's horn by methods that destroy or remove the keratin producing cells and structures at the base of the horn deworm deworming involves administrating chemical solutions (anthelmintics) to protect cattle from various parasites including worms, fluke, cattle ticks, lice, and flies dhi dairy herd improvement dhia the dairy herd improvement association (dhia) is a national association that helps dairy producers create and manage records and data about their cows for use in making management decisions see http //www dhia org/ http //www dhia org/ for more information diarrhea diarrhea, or scours, occurs when intestinal fluids are not absorbed appropriately in the intestines usually these fluids are mostly reabsorbed and only a small amount is passed in the feces anything that affects the intestines' ability to absorb fluid may result in diarrhea treatment options vary based on the cause of the diarrhea dam identifier days in milk displaced abomasum displaced abomasum in cattle occurs when the abomasum, also known as the true stomach, which typically resides on the floor of the abdomen, fills with gas and rises to the top of the abdomen, where it is said to be "displaced" symptoms may include reduced appetite, lower milk yield, reduced rumination, and a distended abdomen dm% dry matter percentage dm/hd dry matter per head do not breed dnl standard file created by a dairy records processing center (drpc) that includes the latest status information for each animal in the herd days open dam usda or reg number drpc dairy records processing center dry matter the dry weight of an ingredient with no moisture days since last heat due to freshen e eage embryo age ease calving ease ebrd embryo breed event code enrollment date event day 15 digit electronic id number associated with the animal eartag embryo flush embryos are harvested by being flushed out of a superovulated cow that has already been bred et embryo transfer embryo transfer dam f current fat corrected milk fresh date freemartin a female that is born as a twin or triplet with a bull and may be sterile as a result of exposure to hormones produced by the male in utero fs feed saved (genomic trait) fw feedwatch g gmt greenwich mean time, also known as coordinated universal time (utc) h heat date health index score based on animal age and cost of events to date the higher the index value, the more likely the animal should be sold health index threshold sets the lower limit for index values to include for health index analysis animals with an index above this value are included heat interval hlv heifer livability (genomic trait) hpdat hospital date i icar international committee for animal recording (icar) is a global organization focused on the standardization of animal identification, recording, genetic evaluation, and data management identifier int the abbreviation int has several meanings depending on the context within this online help, it means either interval or internal iofc income over feed cost iso international organization for standardization, a global organization that promotes commercial and industrial standards ivf in vitro fertilization in relation to embryo transfers, ivf occurs when oocytes (eggs) are collected via opu (ovum pick up), and then in a lab, semen is added to create embryos j johnes johnes is a contagious, chronic, and incurable infection that affects primarily the small intestine of dairy cattle and other ruminants jpi jersey performance index jui jersey udder index k ketosis is a common ailment that usually occurs in early lactation, when the energy demands of milk production are very high and the cow metabolizes fat stores for energy symptoms of ketosis may include reduced milk yield, weight loss, reduced appetite, acetone smell of breath and/or milk, and fever kpi key performance indicator kpis key performance indicators l lactation number lameness includes any abnormality which causes an animal to change the way it walks, and can be caused by a range of foot and leg conditions, including hoof ailments, hock damage, bruising, sores, or cuts last service sire ltdat last treatment date m mastitis mastitis is the persistent, inflammatory reaction of the udder tissue due to physical trauma or infection symptoms of mastitis include udder swelling, heat, hardness, redness, or pain the milk may have a watery appearance, flakes, clots, or pus median the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a data set mature equivalent factor metritis metritis is inflammation of the wall of the uterus, and usually occurs within days of calving symptoms of metritis are an enlarged uterus and a foul smelling uterine discharge milk fever milk fever is a disease characterized by reduced blood calcium levels it occurs in early lactation, when demand for calcium for colostrum and milk production exceeds the cow's ability to mobilize calcium "fever" is a misnomer, as body temperature during the disease is generally not elevated milk fever symptoms include tremor in the muscles of the head and limbs until falling to a "sitting" position once down, cows may have a dry muzzle, staring eyes, cold legs and ears, constipation, and drowsiness mixer a piece of farm equipment that mixes all the loaded ingredients for a feed recipe mobile mixers are most common, but stationary mixers also exist mkdat milk withdrawal date mode the value that appears most often in a set of data msp milking speed (genomic trait) mtag metal tag, or usda tag number for animals in the united states mun milk urea nitrogen n naab national association of animal breeders www naab css org http //www naab css org nada new animal drug application o old id oocyte an unfertilized egg opu ovum pick up ovulation synchronization p pocket cowcard previous conception date percent fat percent protein/solids not fat previous close up move date previous dry date previous lactation days in milk previous lactation days open pen number previous fresh date pgval pregnancy value pink eye infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (ibk), more commonly known as pink eye, is a highly contagious bacterial infection of the eye pmilk the previous testday's milk value pn previous pen pneumonia pneumonia is lung inflammation caused by a bacterial or viral infection early symptoms may include fever, depression, reduced appetite, nasal and eye discharge, salivation, shallow breathing, and soft coughing pregnant/open date pregnant protocol a dairy protocols include a series of treatments or tasks that follow a prescribed order and schedule protocols may be defined for reproduction purposes, to treat an illness, or for routine vaccinations previous lactation sire of conception permanent string or pen pta predicted transmitting ability previous lactation times bred previous lactation total fat previous lactation total milk previous lactation total protein/solids not fat previous vet code r rac release access code this code is provided by agsource and allows pulse platform to access your herd database reproductive code =0 reproductive code = 0 used for young calves and heifers that have not been bred =1 reproductive code = 1 (no bred) used to identify do not breed ( ) animals =2 reproductive code = 2 ( ) used to identify animals that have recently given birth ("fresh") =3 reproductive code = 3 ( / ) used to identify animals that are eligible to breed these could be fresh animals that were checked and declared ready to breed or a bred animal that was declared open =4 reproductive code = 4 ( ) used to identify animals that have been bred but not do not qualify for open or pregnant status =5 reproductive code = 5 ( ) used to identify animals that have been declared pregnant =6 reproductive code = 6 ( ) used to identify pregnant animals that have stopped milking =7 reproductive code = 7 ( / ) used to identify any animal that was sold or has died =8 reproductive code = 8 (bullcaf) used to identify a male animal that was added to dairycomp rcdat recheck date rcon reconfirmation recipe a combination of ingredients used to make feed for animals animal registration number relative value % remark or comment replacer colostrum replacer is a natural or synthetic product that provides nutrients and antibodies to calves when maternal colostrum is unavailable or of poor quality it's often used when calves don't nurse from their mother within a few hours of birth retained placenta retained placenta is the failure to expel fetal membranes within 24 hours after parturition the primary symptom of a retained placental is degenerating, discolored, and ultimately fetid membranes hanging from the vulva reproductive code s somatic cell count scdat last scan date scmth last scan method scours diarrhea in young animals scours causes dehydration in calves and is the leading cause of death in calves under one month of age scpen last scan pen sctim last scan time sf source farm sire identifier 1st choice mating sire 2nd choice mating sire sir3 sire preference 3 sir4 sire preference 4 sire of conception ssf standard send file this is a text file with animal event and production information used to provide data to a dairy records processing center (drpc) standard deviation a measure that is used to quantify the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of data values dhia (dairy herd improvement association) status code stf standard transfer file this is a text file provided by a data records processing center (drpc) that contains a list of your animals, including their ids, reproduction status, and milk testing records the stf is most commonly used to transfer records from one animal database to another stf can also be used in pulse to import animal data stoc semen type of choice sydat ovsynch enrollment date t task list a task list in pulse and the mobile app is a special type of worklist that is automatically generated for mydc dairies to capture today's tasks for your herd the open tasks list shows tasks from multiple sources, like your dairy protocols and integrations with heat and health partners, and helps you complete all required animal activities for the current day task lists include all ovsynch protocols, wellness checks, and any other scheduled tasks times bred test date teatx3 identifies an animal as having only 3 functional teats, usually due to mastitis, injury, or a physical deformity teatx3 animals require special markings to alert parlor staff to apply milking equipment to only three teats tech tech is short for technician thd total sick days today's date total fat this lactation total milk this lactation total protein/solids not fat this lactation testday pen location dairy cattle typically have their hooves inspected and, if necessary, trimmed every 4–6 months a strategic hoof trimming program might evaluate hooves before first calving, between 60 and 150 days in milk, and before dry off tuberculosis bovine tuberculosis (tb) is an infectious disease that is caused by the bacteria mycobacterium bovis (m bovis) u utc coordinated universal time, also known as greenwich mean time (gmt) v variance a measure of how far each value in the data set is from the mean vas specific a data value that originates from the vas product line vet code vcpr veterinary client patient relationship vet check date vet code 6 = vet code 6 = abt? often if a dairy sees a pregnant animal showing signs of heat they may breed her when this breeding is entered in dairycomp the animal remains pregnant, but this flag is set so that the veterinarian can determine if she is still pregnant to the original breeding or if she has aborted and is now just another "bred status" cow reason for vet check visid visual id or ear tag number vwp voluntary wait period, or the number of days a dairy chooses not to breed a cow after calving w wean a wean event indicates that a calf no longer receives milk for feedings weighback feed leftover from the day before, which helps dairies track the actual amount of feed the animals consumed worklist a worklist is a structured list of tasks or animals requiring attention, typically used to organize and prioritize work in pulse and the mobile app, worklists identify animals that need to be seen by dairy workers or animal health experts for specific reasons, such as pregnancy checks or treatment in a hospital pen x wildcard date item xid is short for "change id", as in changing an animal's id number xmast xmast is a dairycomp item type it indicates the number of times an animal has had mastitis during the current lactation z zone the term "zone" represents different dairy locations platform zones may be different physical dairy locations (for example, multiple locations across the state or country) or different user defined locations within a single dairy site (for example, pens 1 100 are zone 1, pens 101 200 are zone 2, etc )