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title: Introduction to BREDSUM
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## 🎓In This Guide, You Will Learn: 

- How to run a BREDSUM report
- How to read a BREDSUM report.
- The common switches used with BREDSUM.
- BREDSUM command syntax.
- Cross-Table Analysis.

**BREDSUM** is a command verb and offers numerous options for analysis, such as:

- By Technician
- By SIRE
- By Stude Code
- By Breeding code

The graph below is an example graph for **BREDSUM by Week of Conception**

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- **BREDSUM\R**: The R switch displays a graph of conception rates over time.
- ** Green Bars**: Normal conception rates.
- **Red Bars**: Early warning of conception problems due to a higher percentage of cows being rebred at 21 days since last heat.
- **Yellow Bars**: >10% unknown outcomes:
  - Animals not yet bred again and not checked for a pregnancy.
  - Animals marked as sold or died before a pregnancy check or being rebred.
- **Purple Bars**: >10% of breedings occurred within in 2 days of prior breeding (repeat breedings).

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## Cross Table Analysis

Cross table analysis is a power feature with BREDSUM that allows a user to compare two variables together in one report.  The **X** switch is used with BREDSUM along with two other switches. Below are some common cross table BREDSUM commands.

- Stud Code by Service Number: **BREDSUM\XMB**
  - X is for cross table
  - M is for stud code
  - B is for service number
- Service Number by Sire: **BREDSUM\XBS**
  - B is for service number
  - S is for sire
- Calendar Month by Technician: **BREDSUM\XCT**
  - C is for calendar Month
  - T is for technician
- Sire by Breeding Code: **BREDSUM\XSO**
  - S is for sire
  - O is for breeding code

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