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1. Each line on this form refers to an individual mating where 2 or 3 may make up service event a Time of Day l This is where you enter the time of day and which day each service took place On the drop down menu there are 4 days each with an AM and PM option Example Sow served on Monday morning then Monday afternoon then Tuesday morning Day 1 morning 1A Day 1 afternoon IP Day 2 morning 2A b Boar 2l Type in the boar AI that the sow was served to for this mating or use the drop down menu to select the correct boar A C Al Service JE Tick this box if the service was an AI service The box can be ticked by either clicking on the box with your cursor or by pressing your SPACE BAR whilst on the box This box will automatically be ticked 1f the boar was entered as an Al Boar If this occurs and 1t was a natural service simply untick the box d Operator q E Ll Pa Select the code that refers to the person who supervised the service These codes should have been set up in your Pick Lists see page 13 This additional input screen can now be closed by pressing END on your keyboard s El Clicking on the notepad button opens the comments form This section allows you to enter comments the operator may have regarding the service such as Stood Poorly etc 3 Comments a Tag Number Date Parity Type Comment Operator BJ0775 7 02 01 04 1 Service
2. Having installed PigCom and its supporting programs you may be in one of two positions e Ready to enter data into a blank database e Already have existing data converted to use with PigCom If you have been supplied with a PigCom data file containing your own data you need to copy this file into the PigCom folder BEFORE you start PigCom The default folder should be either C Program Files PigCom Windows NT 2000 XP version or C ACM C PigCom Windows Vista 7 8 version This location should already contain a blank data file called PCM _DBSQL mdf When you copy your own data into this file Windows will ask whether you want to overwrite the existing file which you do so click on ok Starting PigCom for the first Time Before starting PigCom for the first time users of the new installation 1 e users on Windows Vista Win7 Win8 should e first alter the properties of the shortcut which starts PigCom to Genesa Shorteut_ Compatibity FE PigCom Properties Run as Administrator To alter the setting right click the ee lt fall cr PigCom desktop icon and select the properties of the dee shortcut Make sure that the Privilege level on the Z Compatibility tab is ticked to run this program as an Windows XP Service Pack 3 administrator ee C Run in 256 colors If during the following licensing process you get a warning nn aiii F Disable desktop composition Unable to Create Key Disable dis
3. JN 3M mn ME Filter Clear Filter Date Number FromSow ToSow A 0 Y E view Report Edit Step by step guide to entering fostering For each fostering you must enter the following data 1 Date Enter the date that the fostering made 2 Humber Enter the number of piglets fostered 3 From Sow L Enter the tag number of the sow that the piglets were suckling before fostering 4 To Sow E Enter the tag number of the sow that the piglets were fostered on to Once you have entered all of your fostering press Submit 35 Entering Movement Data At the initial set up of Pig Com you will firstly have to enter all sows gilts and boars into the herd Select from the DATA ENTR Y main menu From here you can enter the following data BOARS IN O o SOWS GILTS IN o SOW TRANSFERS o BOARS OUT Piglets Feeders o SOWS GILTS OUT o PIGLET amp FEEDER MOVEMENTS Press ESC to go back It is in this section of PigCom that you enter all movements All movements in or out of the breeding herd internal transfers i e from the breeding to feeding herd at weaning etc sales purchases and deaths are all entered here Entering Boars In Select from the MOVEMENTS main menu Boars In Form BREEDING FARM Boars In Filter BREEDING FARM Boars In Date In Pretix Body Suffix Tattoo Origin AlBoar Weight Breed BirhDate Sire Dam Cost Location Locati
4. O O O Deleting an Entry Whilst Still on the Row If you need to delete some data you have just entered pressing the ESCAPE Esc button on your keyboard will delete the data you have just entered into the field column Pressing ESCAPE again will delete the entire row of data and take your cursor back to the first column in that row If you press ESCAPE whilst editing changing some data the data you have changed will go back to be the original data Closing down an Additional Input Form On some of the forms in PigCom there are additional forms that open up by pressing gt Once you have finished with these forms they can be easily closed either by clicking in the cross on the top right hand corner of the form this extra form not the main screen or by pressing the END button on your keyboard Selecting the Tick Boxes Some forms in PigCom have a tick box that you can select for example ticking the box if the feed you are entering is in bags In Bags There are two ways of ticking these boxes 1 Use your cursor pointer he and click on the box This will then either select or de select the tick 2 Place the cursor on the tick box by scrolling along to the column using enter tab arrows etc and then press SPACE BAR This will then either select or de select the tick Viewing a Sow History It is possible to view a sow history whilst you are entering or editing details of that animal
5. Clear Filter Submit View _ ViewReport Date From To FH Batch Location Reason if died Pig Type Number Weight Value Piglets The value that is entered against a bacon sale can be either the nett of charges or a gross value if charges are then entered as debit items separately 105 Generating Reports The reports to summarise the financial data entered into PigCom are found under the monthly reporting section from the main menu Reports gt Monthly This generates a new form where you can select the report required First check the date in the Date To box is correct it has to be the last date in financial period DateTo 31 1010 Secondly choose the report you want to Report Mame Copies print preview make sure there is a 1 in the Copies box Srofit and Loss Variances P70 Period Analysis Profit and Loss Variances Bu Profit and Loss Variances Kg Then click on View Report and on OK Profit and Loss Variances Kg Dead Y lll Profit and Loss Variances Pig Sold GE Profit and Loss Variances Sow Stock Treatments If data is entered into PigCom as Feeder Batches a Financial Report can be generated for a specific Batch of pigs The image shows that the Financial Report for a Batch of pigs is found from Main Menu Reports gt General From the two drop down boxes the relevant report and batch number need to be selected STEPHENSON GD ACMC Reports Feeder Batch Summar
6. Entering Boar Sow Feeding Herd Piglet Treatments The input forms for boar sow feeding herd and piglet treatments all follow the same format with only slight differences between them The step by step guide will be based on the Boar Treatments data entry form and any differences between the forms will be highlighted Click Boar Treatments Form Treatments Boar Filter Treatments Boar Date Tag Condition Drug Batch Doses Quantity Location Edit Filter Subrnit view Report Date Tag ea BEE Batch Doses Quantity Location Clear Filter Step by step guide to entering treatments For each treatment you must enter the following data 1 Date I Enter the start date of the treatment Enter the tag number of the boar or sow that required the treatment On the Feeding Herd Treatment data entry form this box is replaced by a pig type selection box and a number of pigs box The Piglet Treatment data entry form simply has a number of piglets box 3 Condition Enter the illness or reason for treatment in the condition box If the condition is a new condition and is unavailable for selection then it can be entered on the condition section of the Pick Lists see page 13 96 4 Drug E Enter the name of the drug used New medications can be added to the drugs Pick List page 13 5 Batch Enter the batch number of the drug used This information is op
7. Boar Performance Sections of the Boar Performance Analytical Report are displayed below The report gives a breakdown of services by each boar and gives a conception rate for each boar The operator efficiency table is also displayed on this report The red stars highlight boars or operators with below average conception rates These conception rates can be amended as required in the weekly section of the Farm Setup see page 9 Pure Matings All Services in Period Boar Related Services Malinga Sences Tatal Total Conception Services To al Total Concapiion Boar Moger Veet Services Reims Rate 5 MEE Services Reiunns Rate 9 GISSA 0 1 0 0 1 a 100 0 0 0 i D 100 0 LAJ 45 5 15 0 55 113 B E 16 8 575 BE dad MAJ 02 0 1 2 0 100 0 0 1 Z D 100 0 R452 0 3 0 1 1 EDT 0 1 2 D 100 0 A 2200 0 3 0 1 g 1 Tal 0 1 3 1 BET ARDER 0 1 1 0 1 1 0D 0 0 D D 0 0 REGS 10 2 1 12 35 11 Bod 0 9 26 3 565 RET 236 25 1 0 ad 10 65T 0 6 19 2 345 RJOJZJAJ da 0 1 d 1 Tao 0 4 4 i 75O RIS 22 ma 24 3 EDT 0 5 14 D 100 0 243306 0 6 1 2 5 a 100 0 0 2 E D 100 0 556 227 E33 146 Tao 13 3 501 ES 343 if conception rate 95 0 Operator Efficiency All Services in Period Boar Related Services Senrice Senices Total Total Conception Senices Total Total Conception Orero Type WEER servcas Relums Rae ABRE Services Relums Ame TE 15 2 55 7 04 12 a 100 0 0 3 28 5 78 6 oF 20 1 65 0 Al A Boar ii d a 100 0 0 1 d o 100 0 All Mainge ii
8. Date Number Weight Milking Score Keep Suckling Location Parity Weaning You can also record comments on a sow s farrowing lactating mothering ability These comments are set up via pick lists and are shown on the basic sow card Sow e Date The date of the weaning event e Sow The tag number of the sow e Number The number of piglets weaned at this event If the fostering check is activated see page 8 this number must be correct in regards to born alive fostering and piglet deaths recorded on PigCom for that particular sow e Weight The total weight of piglets weaned at this event e Milking score A subjective score of the sows milking ability 1 Poor 5 Excellent e Keep Suckling This indicates whether this sow is being used for extra suckling If this is not ticked the sow will become status DRY otherwise ticking the field will keep the sow of 134 status Suckling and mean the next event to be recorded for this sow 1s another weaning event e Location This is the physical location of the sow at weaning 1 e where the sow was moved to Setting this field will alter the current location of the sow to this value and she will be reported as being at this location on subsequent weekly reports The current location can be amended at any time in the sows gilts in screen The options for locations can be set up from the pick lists see page 13 e Parity The parity of the sow
9. In this example only one week of sows due to farrowing is shown to keep the report length down The location of all sows has been recorded but the farrowing location for gilts has not been recorded for some reson 57 Report 5 Weanings This report lists the sows gilts that will be due for weaning next time along with those sows which were weaned within the current week The sows due for weaning list is sorted with the oldest litters at the top of the page Sows due for Weaning Date Tag Pty Days Live Dead Reared Location 03 Nov GQ 635 6 42 12 10 3 1 0 8 9 0 12 A15 06 12 Nov GR7255 3 33 12 12 3 2 1 0 12 11 A35 41 14 Nov BRSO40A 4 31 13 9 3 0 1 0 10 3 7 A32 32 27 Nov GATTA 6 18 15 10 8 1 0 2 11 7 12 A36 13 27 Nov GR5427 4 18 15 12 8 1 1 5 9 12 10 A31 25 27 Nov RQ3611 6 18 10 13 3 0 0 2 9 8 9 A32 24 23 Nov GS066410 2 22 9 9 5 1 0 5 9 A01 18 01 Dec BR3277 4 14 9 10 5 0 0 5 13 11 10 A31 12 01 Dec GOT397 6 14 12 11 0 2 1 3 0 11 9 A31 33 01 Dec GR6740 4 14 13 10 5 0 0 3 9 7 11 A31 46 01 Dec RR4608 4 14 6 7 5 0 0 0 8 10 9 A31 45 Sows due for Weaning 11 E Extra Suckling OVERDUE Number reared is below 8 piglets per litter Average performance shown in brackets Minimum Age at Weaning 21 Maximum Age at Weaning 36 Weaned Sows Date Location is listed in each case where this is recorded Sows due for weaning will list the location entered at farrowing unless changed in t
10. Minimum Reared 3 e Minimum Maximum age at weaning Forecast Farrowing 8 Weeks Minimum Conception Rate 85 define which sows are listed as due N E for weaning These min max values also list sows as early weaned and overdue for weaning Save Cancel Delete e Weaning to service interval defines abnormal weaning to service intervals e Prolific litter size defines the level above which the average total born for a sow must be before she is included on the weekly report as a prolific sow Only sows farrowing in the selected week are listed in this section of the report e Minimum reared defines the level below which sows are flagged as unproductive on the weaning section of the weekly report Useful as an aid to flagging potential candidates to cull e Forecast farrowing defines the number of weeks shown on the sows due to farrow report e Minimum conception rate defines the level below which boars are flagged as poor fertility e Target litters per week defines the target services for the week based on conception rate over the 17 week period This also defines the target line on the weekly summary graph Monthly This section defines your targets for your Monthly Summary and Period Analysis reports You can either manually set every target or more usefully define your targets by a sub set of parameters This ensures that your targets are consistent and achievable given your crit
11. Straggler 3 BJ0775 oam r fService Majority of the boxes are automatically filled by PigCom when the form opens The form is designed so that you can immediately enter the comment from the drop down box If you wish to enter a comment that is not on the list simply write the comment and press enter and click yes on the following message that appears E La Stood Poorly is not in the list Would you like to add it An operator can also be entered for each comment 22 The comments form can be closed by pressing the End key Once you have entered all of your services press Submit This will close down the services form and allow you to move on to a different form 23 Entering Farrowings Select Farrowings from the REPRODUCTION main menu As with the service form the farrowing form will then open and is set up ready for you to enter the data immediately Again each line on the form refers to an individual sow s farrowing event Farrowing Form Litters Filter Litters Party Breed Litter ID Females Dead Males Location Edit Filter Clear Filter Date Saw Party Breed Location Litter ID Males Females Dead Mmid Weight wtDead a Ot te 4 4 QS view Report Submit Step by step guide to entering a farrowing event For each farrowing event you must enter the following data Enter the sow s individual tag number or
12. set up page allows you to create any reports you FE require for routine stock work e g MEA EEE pregnancy checks or vaccination programs These reports are then produced on the weekly reports Three pregnancy check reports are default in PigCom however this page allows you to create as many report types as you wish Cancel Delete To create a new report e Type in a code e g Check4 e Enter the report title in the Description box e The Check Day box is for the first day of gestation the report should start selecting the relevant animals e Tick the Check Sows box if you want sows to be included in the report otherwise only gilts will be displayed e The Interval box is for the number of days past the Check Day that you wish animals to be selected e The Active tick box can be used to control whether a report is printed each time This allows the user to keep details of a report 1 e not delete them if it 1s not required for a period of time Weekly The weekly targets define how the gt weekly r ep Orts Wor k Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking Minimum Age at Service Zi Days Maximum Weight at Weaning 15 Kg Minimum Age at Weaning 21 Days e Minimum age at service define gilts os Maximum Age at Weaning 31 Days eligible for service Weaning to Service Interval 5 Days Prolific Litter Size 15
13. 042 0 41 0 35 0 44 01 205 BREEDING HERD Months 4 8 12 Target Difference Average Some and Gilt In Herd 470 469 466 446 200 45 Average blaken Gilt B2 5 58 36 220 611 Average Productive Song 405 409 DF 410 20 05 Average Some and Gile per Boar FO 55 aT BO aD 450 Sow Replacements as a Percentage of Productive Some 59 6 555 61 7 40 217 543 Sow Saks and Deaths 50 0 576 55 6 40 156 390 haiden Git Sales and Deaths af 22 2 9 10 r1 10 Sow hulortality r g 5 1 7 8 5 28 560 blaker Git hutortaliby 3 o o 0 2 5 48 JED Farnomirg 705 Tab 73 4 55 Bb 78 Average Litters Sou Year 2 4 2 3 2 3 2 41 01 45 Average Pigs Feared Som Year 25 0 245 24 6 2547 09 34 Cuantty of Som Feed r Sow Gilt Boar T 125 1 5 1 26 12 0 1 50 E Gost of Som Feed f Sow Git Boar 150 54 14635 146 53 145 42 11 08 E Som Feed Cost per Tone E 117 56 11638 115 8 121 29 54 45 Average Pigs Bom Live per Litter 11 5 114 11 5 115 0 0 0 0 Overage Pigs Bor Dead per Litter OF 0 5 0 7 06 0 1 167 Average Pigs Bom per Liter 122 122 12 2 121 0 1 08 Percent tlortalty of Pies Born Live a 10 9 5 5 15 158 Xx Average Pigs Feared per Liter 10 7 105 10 5 1111 0E 55 87 Report 6 Stock The Stock Report compares the physical stock count to the expected count calculated count for the past month batch The expected count uses the previous month batch as its reference and takes into account all arrivals and departures includi
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15. PigCom will assume it is In Pig It is not essential to enter returns if you are going to enter a return service PigCom will automatically update a sow record when a return service is entered Clicking on the notepad button opens the comments form This section allows you to enter comments the operator may have regarding the return abortion such as Discharge etc The basis of the return comments is the same as the service comments form see page 22 Once you have entered all of your abortions preg checks returns etc press Submit 32 Piglet Deaths Select Piglet Deaths from the DATA ENTR Y main menu This 1s the form you will use to record all piglet deaths You can either enter each piglet death as an individual entry each death on a line of the form or you can group deaths together 1f they all have the same details 1 e are from the same sow location and have the same cause of death etc Piglet Deaths Form Piglet Deaths Filter Piglet Deaths Date Number Siow Condition Location a oF os Sort Order J oof yl BH2 Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report Date Number Sow Condition Location Piglets gy A E gt UU Step by step guide to entering piglet deaths For each piglet death or group of piglet deaths you must enter the following data 1 Date Enter the date that the piglet died 2 Humber I Number refers to the number o
16. and can be easily changed if the reasons for these different stock counts are found at a later date Example of all previous reconciliation events reported on Monthly Stock Report RECONCILIATION EVENTS Arrivals Department Date Number BREEDING HERD 30 Apr 05 11 BREEDING HERD 31 Oct05 T FEEDING HERD 30 Apr 05 1 Departures Department Category Date Number BREEDING HERD Piglet 30 Nov 04 BREEDING HERD Piglet 31 Jan 05 FEEDING HERD Store 30 Mov O4 Reconciliation events are entered on to the PIGLETS FEEDERS form found in DATA ENTRY WEEKLY MOVEMENTS PIGLETS FEEDERS It is suggested that all reconciliations be made on the last day of the month batch 92 How to Enter a Reconciliation Event Physical count higher than the PigCom expected count If a physical count is higher than the computer expected count an Arrival reconciliation is required To enter an arrival reconciliation select RECONCILIATION in the From select box and FEEDING HERD or FATTENING SHED in the To box Date From Batch Reason if died Pig Type Number EE EDO CAM EMMA TOMO EE gt Physical count lower than the PigCom expected count If a physical count is lower than the computer expected count a departure reconciliation is required To enter a Departure reconciliation select FEEDING HERD in the From box and RECONCILIATION in the To box Date From EE Batch Reason if died
17. e FH batch optional f g Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report e Receipt optional Date Cost Type Yalue FH Batch Receipt Comment e Comment optional Ao o A 7 E M S You can only enter a Credit into PigCom if it has been entered into the Pick List Cost Type as a CREDIT PigCom calculates the credits for pig sales using the movements entered into the weekly data entry section 102 ii Debits The Debits form is the same in appearance as the Credits form Data 1s entered into this form FOX COVERT Debits Filter Date Cost Type value FH Batch Budgets Comment gt 01 01 07 i iv in the same Way Sort Order Date e a rm A e a FINANCIAL AS with the Cr edit Enter New Filter Clear Filter Close View Report form the only Cost Date Cost Type Value FH Batch Receipt Comment METE vaces Y a Y Types that can be Na eS E E i707 joojvenicmes y esa y pp SN enter ed into this form 31 07 09 IN FEED MEDICINES are the ones that have been saved in the Pick List Cost Type as a DEBIT Data for the Credits and Debits can be entered as individual events or at the end of the month end of the financial period the overall totals for that specific time period can be entered as one amount PigCom calculates the feed debits using the information entered in the feed deliveries section Data Entry gt Monthly gt Feed Deliveries The values that are entered into t
18. 0 3 5 Cutter 77 83 Kg i 24 E E 5 0 E E O Baconers 5495 Key 141 144 116 142 124 174 43 127 102 39 Ae 1 5 154 Heavies 96 150 Ky 0 43 0 0 0 5 1 i 3 0 102 0 0 0 Total 757 512 813 610 036 506 1097 982 611 741 847 gg 540 870 85 Report 2 Feed Analysis The Feed Analysis Report shows a breakdown of feed deliveries closing stocks of feed and feed consumed within each department during the month batch The cost per tonne and the cost of feed consumed are also displayed Feed stocks from different feeder batches are accumulated in the feed analysis report to give totals for the different feed types Monthly Management Report _PIGCOM_ June 05 Feed Use BREEDING HERD Feed Stock Summary Cost per F eed Opening Delivered Closing Consumed w tonne FeedCost Sow Feed ACME GESTATION NUTS FO 30 86 6 00 32 56 BELT PIGBREED CHALLENGER 3 80 15 94 3 50 16 24 33 28 Taal for Saw Feed 11 50 46 80 9 50 48 80 100 00 Taal for BREEDING HERD 11 50 46 80 9 50 48 80 100 00 FEEDING HERD Feed Stock Summary Cost per F eed Opening Delivered Closing Consumed tonne Feed Cost Rearer EASIWEAM FYHERD 0 88 1 90 0 80 1 97 2 62 PREGROVW FIHERD 1 20 7 02 1 50 0 72 0 93 Total for Rearer 2 08 8 92 2 30 8 r0 100 00 Grower Finisher ACME GROWER 12 90 44 30 13 50 43 70 58 07 GROVWERCARE SOVEREIGN 4 20 23 46 3 80 22 06 30 38 Total for Grower F naher 16 10 67 76 17 30 66 56 100 00 Report 3 Herd Movements The Monthly Herd Movements Report is similar to the Wee
19. 13 or by typing the new comment in the comment box and clicking Yes on the resulting message box e Operator This is a label to record who made the comment The Comments Form can be closed by pressing END Pregnancy Check Abortions This screen is used to mark sows as Returns Pregnancy Checa AIN i Retu P Checks Aborti Doubtful or TNIP tested not in f ae SET Pree ety CURE EDU pig after pregnancy checks have been carried out Aborted sows are stor CAD Aj 3 BH also entered in this screen and SOWS Edit filter Gear Filter Submit View Report can be marked as returned if they Date Sow Result have been observed as returning to a service but are to be culled Conception rates will be reported correctly whether you mark the sow as returned prior to culling or if you enter the sow as being culled for repeats etc Culling a sow for repeats or discharge will cause the prior service to be treated as a failed service Should a sow be marked as Doubtful or TNIP and subsequently found to be in pig then she can be either marked as In Pig on this screen or the prior entries deleted on this screen e Date The date of checking or abortion etc e Sow The tag number of the sow being checked e Result The outcome of the pregnancy check or the abortion event Options Aborted Doubtful In Pig Tested Not In Pig Activating the secondary form allows for entry of comment
20. 373 an a0 293 Overall Totals 3725 1025 1025 10 454 did d233 1 3 pl Z 65 Report 3 Weekly Conception The Weekly Conception Report shows the conception rates of one or a number of farms over the past 17 weeks The chart displays the totals from the table above it The dropouts table underneath the chart allows for an overview of dropouts from all the chosen units to help monitor any possible problems over multiple units Weekly Consolidated Week 24 17 Jun 05 PIGCOM _ Conception Rates by week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 12 13 14 15 17 Fam Tgt AW 17 Jun 10 Jun 03 Jun 27 May20 y13 Mav06 itay 29 0pr 22 der 15 Lpr 08 Apr 01 Apr 25 har 184dar 11 htar Cellar 25 Feb Farm A fo 837 750 933 S00 80 0 574 925 1000 72 7 1000 610 333 565 W 655 bf 3930 750 Farm B o 0 831 776 33 1549 M SOS 3972 3931 46 861 SOS 727 7161 3 500 7114 g4 TG Farm E fo 603 761 657 6066 602 747 500 5024 779 T96 TEG 0635 71945 Bf 769 654 FFD 502 Farm O s0 449 625 314 652 65 647 606 7 Geb 647 5657 7150 565359 3909 205 3900 640 5662 53 3 Um Mary 65 0 621 735 643 0655 149 835 570 662 502 826 7136 805 828 De sols FoR 5632 BOS a D E o a D i E o A 10 Jun 2H ay 134 1ar 29 Apr 15 A4pr 01 Apr 16 Mar 0449 ar 17 Jun 03 Jun 20 May 064121 22 Apr 05 Apr 2o M ar 11 Mar 25 eb Week Served Drop Outs in Week Week Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 3 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2502005 154 gt 1 4 g 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 2 04 05 05 1
21. 4 a 102 0 0 1 d o 100 0 AZ Al Boar 112 243 59 BIG 101 1 303 445 Bf All Malinge 134 423 az 6 11 3 363 51 65 0 AS A Boar Es 14 1 a9 04 13 1 oa All Mailings iE 14 1 32 0 0 4 13 1 G23 Add Al Boar YA 724 56 75 0 62 190 38 60 0 All Mainge 7 3 239 5i Td x 65 193 40 139 if conception rate lt 85 0 112 Report 7 Service Analysis Chart Factors Affecting A section of the Service Analysis Chart Factors Affecting Report is displayed below The report is a chart based report that displays the effects of numerous service factors on the farrowing percentage 120 oo of a a E E E m 3 E E na 1 60 50 1 2 1 2 a Number of Matings oe E a Farrowing Ys 8588588838858 a a Mm 314 32 B 34 35 SS 7 38 A 40 A E 43 da 45 d 47 d a Age of Gilt weeks Report 8 Service Analysis Day Analysis The Day Analysis Report gives a breakdown of reasons for lost days in both gilts and sows The numbers of days till return service are shown in both a chart and tabulated form os ays Number Total Days Average Gilts Entry to cull 5 590 118 0 Entry to death 0 0 0 0 Entry still unserved 5 394 178 8 Entry to 1st service 134 12054 59 0 Sericetoreserice 13 420 32 3 Service to abortion 3 324 108 0 Service to NIP 1 33 33 0 Service to sae 7 306 55 1 Serviceto death 0 0 0 0 Sows Weaningto cull 69 1081 15 7 Weaningto death 3 60 75 Veaned still unserved 6 135 25 Weaningto 1st service 454 2839 6 3 Se
22. 5 6 7 8 o The target lines on the charts can be set on the Weekly Form on the Farm Setup see page 9 Breeding Females Number in Herd Mar MERO CERES 1S o 8 o eBy aBelary Apr MI oo Age Parity Report 2 Herd Movements All the movements from the past week are listed on the Herd Movements Report Feeding herd deaths that have not had a reason for death recorded on PigCom will appear on this report Herd Movements Department Pig Type Dae Place Number Weight Av WE Av Age BREEDING HERD DEPARTURES Breeding Sow O3 Jan LOCATION 6573 4 T 0 00 B22 Breeding Sow DS Jan DIED 1 O 0 00 932 Breeding Sow 5 0 0 00 817 EREEDING HERD DEPARTURES 5 i 0 00 TT FEEDING HERD DEPARTURES store OF Jan FARM 122 af 13125 35 00 102 store 315 13125 35 00 102 Haconer 06 Jan LOCATION 6670 30 2765 2 17 177 Baconaer 30 2165 12 17 117 FEEDING HERD DEPARTURES 405 15590 30 23 14 55 Report 3 Sow Gilt Services This report lists the maiden gilts and sows due for serving The lists are sorted by days empty or days in herd to prioritise or highlight the important females to serve Maidens to Serve Tag Date In Days Age Location Tag Date In Days Age Location Tag Date In Days Age Location GT131609 11 09 T4 224 GT131809 11 09 T4 224 GT131908 11 09 T4 224 GT131910 11 09 T4 224 GT132307 11 09 T4 222 671132404 11 09 T4 221 GT132409 11 09 T4 221 GT132411 11 09 T4 221 GT154607 1109 T4 217 GT156813 11 09 T4 202 GT156
23. 56 91 8 312 303 2840106 278 270 amp 07 05 05 76 0 70 92 1 396 364 40206 353 342 7 14 05 05 72 0 65 90 3 345 349 11 0206 308 311 8 21 05 05 E2 0 49 79 0 250 242 18 02 06 223 216 Monthy Summary 271 0 240 38 3 1303 1273 28 04 06 1162 1140 68 Report 7 Movement Summary This report is a summary of all departures excluding deaths from the feeding and breeding herds All movements of the same pig type to the same destination are grouped together to get an overview of sales from the selected units Report 8 Feeder Growth Rate This report displays the growth rates of individual pigs which were either sold or internally transferred from the feeding herds of the selected units This report relies on individual identities and weights being recorded in the Piglets Feeders Movement Form when entering sales see page 45 or tattoo s and weights of gilts boars being transferred into the breeding herd The layout of the report is the same as the diagram on page 63 Report 9 Summary Page This report gives an overall view of the consolidated farms and a summary of the events occurring on those farms over the past week The layout of the report is the same as the diagram on page 55 Report 10 Service Analysis This report gives an overall analysis of service numbers and predicted farrowing rates for the selected farms The layout of the report is the same as the diagram on page 60 69 General Reports The reports included
24. Actua services for 22 week period 22 Week adjusted conception rate Services don on target in period Weekly services required for target litters Services required this week to stay on target Dropout Summary Dropouts in Week WEE 1 2 3 4 5 6 T i y 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1006 05 a A E si 1706 05 i a E 7 1 1 F e E e E E 2406 05 1 1 a 2 bs 3 ss 1 0110705 7 E 2 05 07 05 E E E 7 Pa A A A a A a i 5 1507105 7 2 F i gt e ds E z ss 1 2207105 3 1 2307105 a E a r se id si s is si 0508 05 7 4 1 1 F A E a 1 1200 05 1908 05 7 E a a R a E a 5600 05 E E 1 1 J 1 1 A 5 1 0209 05 0909 05 1609 05 bs A 1 A 1 2309 05 7 i E e 7 3009 05 1 7 a 1 OF AOS 1 E 1 1440 05 summary 1 0 6 6 2 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Report 10 Dropouts The Dropouts Report lists each sow gilt that has dropped out of their service group week and gives the reason for their dropout return culled aborted etc Drepouts WEC Tag Ply Care Baye Fersi Taal Pry rare Dapa Prose it T hug ES 2 GOCE he GILLES SEP ENTS Cap 2 A Noe T CORT OH Croat 4 Ep H QL TPES 671614 zo 5i 25 ALLEL EFE T 14401 Era bom dl FET LRSED Ch B9bS o E g ROSE CARITA Ss ABORTO CIES 2 Tie Y FE Lene FOCUS 4 1555 ae SLEET GEITE Toe FETH CPE Bie H ROURALD CUCTH GC ie FETAL CEA el di Y FSTUREFD an Ra 4 Se Ze FE Tat f H Au Cugg7 To t r 4 FOORLIT TSS 23 Am CES oT dbs 22
25. CHOICE Bulk period Either of these essu 1 bablespus ori scenarios will give exactly the same result e Date The date of feed delivery 137 e FH Batch The batch of pigs the feed was delivered for e Department The department of the farm the feed is used in e In Bags Whether the feed is delivered in bags or bulk tick for bags e Feed The type of feed delivered see page 15 e Quantity The amount of feed delivered e Cost per tonne The price of the feed Feed Remaining The feed remaining Filter Month End Feed Remaining screen allows feed stocks Date Bin Batch Department InBags Feed Quantity at the end of the period to 2 J z be entered It 1S recommended to enter EN HE Bie Jc ia this data to give more Edit kiler Gear Fiber Submit Print accurate fee d rela te d Date Bin Batch Department InBags Feed Quantity figures but PigCom will assume all feed delivered in the period is consumed in the period if no feed stocks are entered Sa TAE se e Date The date of stock take MUST be last day of the period See page 10 e Bin The bin the feed remaining is in e Batch The feeding herd batch the feed is being fed to e Department The department the feed remaining will be used in e In Bags Whether the feed remaining is in bags or bulk tick for bags e Feed The type of feed remaining e Quantity The amount of feed remaining S
26. Cross Breeding Benchmarking User Information Company ID A Password FarmiD gt O Date To 26 01 07 Export The login details will be saved on this form Reports are required on a strict quarterly basis by the benchmarking site 1 e Jan Mar Apr Jun Jul Sep and Oct Dec For this to work correctly Period 1 of the Period Analysis should be set to 3 months see page 10 12 Additional Set Up Steps There are additional steps required to set PigCom up for first use Throughout PigCom data 1s entered by use of drop down menus These menus on the whole can be defined by the user to operate using their own short codes Pick List These drop down menus or pick lists can be edited by AA using the pick list editor From the main menu go to the Editors menu and choose Pick Lists These pick lists have a general layout of a code and a ls description The code is the shorthand value you enter when you put data into PigCom and the description is the resulting longhand value applied All drop down boxes predict the value you are trying to enter by using the first few characters This means that if you choose your short code wisely you may only have to enter one or two characters in to get the value you want Comments There are two types of pick list in PigCom e The most basic pick list is one which is simply a list of values These include the breeds comments locations operators service groups trea
27. LES SRE OFSA E BE 2 HE Tae ise ah Woo H CJLIEN SEP EITE POSTRE a D eap M MISSIE A E FRIAR Gr5NE 6 teon d FE Tune CISG2 E ES 16 CULES MFLATS 11 Sep pda CE som H ReTUREED Rida 2 30d w LLED EPEAT FELIS 4G od EURED EJEA A cel PE TLR St Chime Tihe 57 apo Re orgia 51100 EE TAIL CIES ci s s is CULE FETS 18 Sap gag Wet H KUE aP Report 11 Inventories The Inventories are lists of females which are due for either serving farrowing or weaning in the next week Maidens to Serve Date Details of individual matings for this service A P Ey Ta Datel Days Age EI SEE GK307B 6412 Dm Sows to Serve Date Tag Details of individual matings for this service AP Ev Boar A P By Boar AP By sows due for Weaning Date Due Date Tag Panty Days Live Deal Reared Piglets Wi Milk Comment GE1463 13 Jan b 11 12 01 1 0 4 1039 10 15 l GE3140 11 Jan T 17 30 7 20 3 10 12 95 GFOT2b OF dan 4 21 aos 0 03 1119 11 GFOFSb 31 Dec 4 2 13 1361 O 0 8 10 10 11 5 GF1833 13 Jan 15 12 120 1 03 io 62 Report 14 Feeder Growth Rates This report displays the growth rates of individual pigs which were either sold or internally transferred from the feeding herd This report relies on individual identities and weights being recorded in the Piglets Feeders Movement Form when entering sales see page 45 Date Ongin Destination Tattoo Age Weight Wi Gain Daily Gain 10 04 07 Farm 6 Abattoir
28. O o 49 49 0 D 49 Consolidated Analytical Reports The Consolidated Analytical Reports are exactly the same format as the single farm analytical reports mentioned above however the consolidated feature allows for more than one farm to be included in a single analytical report Repeat Reports The repeat report function becomes useful when copies of an individual farm report are required for multiple farms for example Monthly Feed Analysis Reports for farms A B and C to compare feed usage of the three units By selecting the required farms on the farm selection form and then printing the required report all three reports will be printed at once instead of having to visit the report form for each individual farm 116 Backup Procedure As mentioned at the beginning of this manual it is strongly advised to regularly backup your PigCom data to limit any loss or corruption of data in the unlikely event of there being a problem with your PC It is advised to backup PigCom on at least a weekly basis On the MAIN MENU click on Utilities Then click on Backup A standard file directory form will appear on the screen for you to decide where to store your copy of the backup PigCom automatically creates a folder called BACKUP for you to store these files in but you can also save them where you wish Where do you want to create the backup Save in E PIGCOM dao A pa Tools E BACKUP Note Do not backu
29. amount of feed is being entered the first date of month or batch is suggested 76 FH Batch E The feed delivery may be allocated to a certain batch of pigs if individual feeding herd batches have been created in the Pick Lists Department EA Select the department the feed is used in e g feeding herd for grower feed or breeding herd for dry sow feed 4 In Bags o Tick the box if the feed was delivered in bags To do this either click on the box with your mouse or press spacebar whilst the cursor is on the box A tick mark should then appear in the box 5 Feed A Enter or select from the drop down box the name of the feed delivered If you do not tick the in bags box then select a feed that is specified as being in bags or vice versa the following message will appear Invalid Entry Quantity TO Enter the quantity tonnes of feed delivered If a feed type is entered more than once in the same month the following message will appear to warn you of a duplicate entry PIGCOM t l l This warning is to help users who combine their WARNING monthly deliveries to make one entry of each feed per vou already have a delivery of this Feed in Dec 2006 Unless month If you wish to enter individual deliveries this you have a particular reason for keeping them separate you should combine this delivery with the other one warning can be stopped by removing the t
30. arrow on the left of the sow this will turn black and press DELETE on your keyboard to delete all the sows on the list highlight all the left hand arrows The same principle can be applied if you have the odd sow in a list as selected by the date method above that you do not want a card for and then view Report Click on History To view the history of a sow s you must select which sow s you would like the histories producing for To select the sow s click on Select PigCom will open up the Sow Selector Form Enter the sow identity or select it from the drop down box You can enter as many identities as you wish on the form and then view Report PigCom will produce an up to date sow history for each sow you select Once you have selected your sow s click Feeder Batches When the Feeder Batch Summary report is selected you will be required to select the batch of feeders that you wish to summarise Click on the drop down box select the required batch and then 579 press view Report OT ob Batch Reports for GEP Users Pigcom also produces extra reports for users who are licensed to use GEP These extra reports are o Boar List Genetic List of boars with pedigree information oSow Card Genetic Individual sow card with space for individual piglet details o Sow List Genetic List of sows with pedigree information 72 Herd Books The Herd Book on PigCom is split so th
31. before adding or removing service dates Clicking on the notepad button opens the comments form This section allows you to enter comments the operator may have regarding the farrowing such as Assisted etc and these comments will then appear on the next sow card The basis of the farrowing comments is the same as the service comments form see page 22 Once you have entered all of your farrowings press a This will close down the farrowing form and allow you to move on to a different form 2 Entering Weanings Select from the REPRODUCTION main menu Weaning As with the service farrowing forms the weaning form will then open and is set up ready for you to enter the data immediately Again each line on the form refers to an individual sow s weaning event Weaning Form BREEDING FARM Weanings Filter BREEDING FARM Weanings Date SOW Number Weight Milking Score Keep Suckling Location Parity Weaning Sort Order Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit Date Sow Mumber Yveight Milking Score Keep Suckling Location Farity Weaning Step by step guide to entering a weaning event For each weaning event you must enter the following data 1 Date Enter the date the sow was weaned Enter the sow s individual tag number or select 1t from the drop down menu 3 Number weight 28 Enter the number of piglets that were weaned from that sow and the total weight of those pigl
32. by activating the relevant tick boxes Report Name Description of report contents 1 Litter Analysis By Breed Breakdown of litters by parity for all selected breeds 2 Litter Analysis By Parity Breakdown of litters by parity for all selected breeds 3 Litter Analysis Chart Factors Affecting Farrowing details displayed as charts 4 Litter Analysis Detail Details of farrowings listed by parity 5 Litter Analysis Factors Affecting Farrowings in respect to number of services boars etc _ 6 Service Analysis Boar Performance Individual boar and operator conception analysis 7 Service Analysis Chart Factors Affecting Graphical representation of service factors 8 Service Analysis Day Analysis Summary of lost days and days till return service 9 Service Analysis Detail Summary of drop outs and return services 10 Service Analysis Factors Affecting Conception in relation to parity lactation length ete 11 Service Analysis Service Details Details of services listed by parity 12 Service Analysis Summary Summary of sow amp gilt services over requested period 109 Reports 1 2 Litter Analysis by Breed Parity A section of the Litter Analysis By Parity Report is shown below At present these two reports both show a breakdown of litter details for all parities If required the report can be filtered and grouped by breed to show the litter details for d
33. counts and discrepancies between the current and the previous month s stock counts These different methods of calculation mean that differences between the stock counts on the monthly summary and the physical count may occur even if the stock report suggests that the two counts tally Such differences suggest that either incorrect data entry or inaccurate editing has occurred in historical data and requires attention The stock report also has a stock status table This is a count of all breeding females which still have an active record on PigCom i e the number of sows and gilts that PigCom believes should be in the herd This table is the best guide for checking breeding herd stock counts 84 Report 1 Monthly Summary Part of the Monthly Summary is displayed below showing the monthly batch figures for the past 12 months batches The stock counts at the top of the report are a rolling count which use the inputted stock count from the month prior to the start of the report for example in the report below the stock count of June 04 will be used as a reference If historical data is incorrectly altered or data is unwittingly entered in the wrong month this would cause differences between the counts on this report and your physical stock counts The targets on the left hand side of the report can be set in the Monthly section of the Farm Setup Form see Page 10 The red stars on the right hand side of the report are to highlight ar
34. enter the breeding herd as maiden gilts but if setting up an existing herd you may want to enter sows at a different stage of their reproductive cycle In this situation it advised that all sows are entered as they are served so the sow would be entered as status Dry and Parity x The next thing to happen to the sow would then be to enter the service data see page 131 However sows can be entered as any status e Date In The date into the breeding herd for this female e Tag used to identify the animal on farm can be changed at any time in the future but MUST be unique in the current herd but can be duplicated over time The tag number may be split into a prefix body and suffix Use the prefix suffix to group sows together for later analysis see analytical reporting e g Blue tags set prefix B 126 e Tattoo individual identifier that must be unique across all herds depending on validation settings This is optional in most circumstances e Origin the place from which the animal was moved This should be the unit of birth to pick up pedigree details with full validation switched on For home produced animals this should be set to the Feeding Herd department This then automatically corrects the stock counts accordingly e Parity This is the parity of the animal at entry into the herd 1 e the first data being recorded for the sow It would usually be 0 for normal on going recording excluding star
35. exactly as you did in PigCom to get the site code failure to do this will result in an invalid licence code being obtained Alternatively contact Edward Sutcliffe at ACMC 44 1262 488232 or Mike Francis at Pedigree Systems 44 1422 843 975 and they will enter your details for you and provide you with a licence code If possible fax your details to ACMC 44 1262 488192 as this prevents incorrectly taking details over the phone If you require this service a blank form is provided in the Appendix for you to complete and fax post to ACMC N B For this to work correctly you must enter the same details and have the same site code displayed as you had originally The Licence code is only valid for the week it was obtained so please enter as soon as you receive this A PIGCOM Connection Once successfully licensed PigCom will ask you to confirm the Connection Type connection For the majority of users non networked systems Standalone data on local PC this will be standalone and integrated security Once passed Client Server data on server this screen there will be a slight delay whilst your data file is o loaded Authentication Integrated security C SOL Server Security Resetting of License tog as PI Password If the license of PigCom needs upgrading before the expiry date has been reached for example the number of sows has increased Connect over the next herd size threshold then the li
36. gilt into the breeding herd The procedure of entering a sow gilt into the herd is almost identical as entering a boar as detailed in Page 36 Therefore please follow the instructions for entering a boar taking account for the following differences Difference 1 Parity J Parity refers to the parity of the animal as it enters the herd This will normally be O for gilts coming into the herd However if you have sows coming into the herd you can enter the parity they are at when they enter your herd in this box This will be important at the stage of the initial data entry into PigCom of your entire herd You will almost certainly decide on a date to enter historical data back to and it is at this point that you must enter the sow s parity at that date thus ensuring that all subsequent data on PigCom is recorded at its actual parity and not just the number of parities it has on PigCom Difference 2 Status Maiden Dry Extra Suckling Farowed In Pig Maiden Returned Tested NIP Unknown 39 Enter the status of the animal as it enters the herd or use the drop down menu to select the status required As above this will usually be Maiden once the historical data has been entered at start up Difference 3 El Comments can be entered by clicking on the notepad on the same basis as the service comments see page 22 Entering Transfers In Select Transfers In from the MOVEMENTS main menu Transfers In F
37. mortality for the past year is also displayed on a chart a 9 0 24 8 0 21 70 18 4 60 pe 15 L 2 12 Pan A S 9 30 v 6 20 g 3 iN 102 5 0 00 tS W D D D HY HY YD YY YY D D WD D D D YP YP HDHD D D YY D HY YY YY O D O O D D D D D HY HY YY YY D D po Z 92999999999999 2 e SSS BRRRRAEREE EE BEES mRmRRE FC CC SEBE BESS RHA DAA akakB area ge 2 FHFFXF EHH ES G6 G amp G amp G YD YD OD OD SESE SSeS ESE SS SS See eee eases sea ss ZZ S898 8 Cl a ey a Ye a A caida i i a 1477779000090 SBEARSESRSTLSRSESTAR SSSR SSEASSTAABASK SSSR SSFARSr SRI SSRH Weekly Feeder Deaths Mortality Famil ame Overall 300 ec 23 Dec 16D ec 09Dec 02 Dec 25 How 14H ow 11H ow 04Nov 28 Oct 21 Oct Farm A 1120 2 7 2 4 96 2 913 51 102 2 1518 31 3 0 581 T C23 T 2 9 G 3 11 914 91 10 4 6 Farr B 126 4 4 104 31 6 3 3 3913 81 10 4 0 104 41 3 11 9 53 91 125 2 10 4 4 3913 71 3965 39 2403 87 176GA TEH 181361 20 28 25162 100 8 166 0 1970 166 8 184 2 1942 Report 6 Predicted Sales The predicted sales report is a sales forecast which uses pre entered data and current mortality trends to predict sales over a requested time period The report can be used to predict gilt or boar sales as well as simply predicting bacon numbers for the forthcoming weeks months Prior to printing the report the following form appears on the screen to allow you to set the parameters of the report Sales Prediction Report Please select your preference
38. need copng to Then click on Copy and the new Budget Credits should be generated _F 103 N B After coping the data changes can be made to either batch independently however if the Copy tool bar still has batches selected the one previously copied and the new one that has been generated and the Copy button is clicked it will reset the data again and override the changes made Stock actuals are calculated by PigCom but the budget figures need entering into the Budget Credits see image above for example as do feed budgets in the Budget Debits section iv Budget Debits The Budget Debits can be entered in a similar way to those of the Budget Credits The values can be entered into the form as one data entry or as multiple records for that financial period Data can be copied from FOX COVERT Budget Debits one batch to another so if Filter A the costs of certain things Batch Cost Type Value To Batch are consistent then they MARIO ag E Copy can be copied as above for copying Budget see ld el m Cr edits Enter Mew Filter Clear Filter Close view Report Batch Cost Type Value MEG vFFeedconsnedal y a _ ario v Pio Stock Purchases j 180 00 DALE Lo o EAT DO O O MEA Jarro MEDICINES SSCS aro arroje PEEO WEDICINES SSC CB DLE DN 8 Wt EIEIEIEIES Additional Data Entry PigCom has a column on the following data entry forms so you can enter a cost of the stock e Boars I
39. the Litter ID as the first tattoo in the sequence you require for example If your Tattoo prefix is set to ABC and your Tattoo Mask format of tattoo is XXX 3 characters then 4 numbers then you would enter the following Litter ID Litter IC ABC1000 PigCom would then allocate consecutive numbers to all of the piglets in the litter depending on the settings in the farm setup form see page 7 The default setting is for both sexes it allocates all the males first however if required it can also be set for either boars or gilts only Example 3 males and 8 females in the litter Male ABC1000 Male ABCI1001 Male ABC1002 Female ABC1003 Female ABC1004 and so on 6 Males Females Dead MMionfd eight Wt Dead 9 9 9 4 0 Use these columns to enter how many males females dead and mummified piglets were born If you do not record sex at farrowing all piglets can be entered as Male OR Female 25 The WEIGHT column refers to the total we1ght of the piglets born alive This can be left blank The Wt Dead column refers to the total weight of the dead piglets This can be left blank E This button will open up an additional form that will detail the piglets in the litter If ERASER HGE you have a Litter ID for the entire litter Tattoo Humber Sex Weight Birth Defect there will just be one entry on this form as shown here However if you are individually numbering piglets th
40. the data entry menu see page 95 Monthly Summary Treatments Decso ESCOTE Piglets Feeders Treatments Treatments FEBS APRS JUNSS AUGS OCTA DECA FEB98 APRS JUNSS AUGES OCTAS DECAS JANSS MARES MAYD JULES SEPAD Nove JANG MARSO MAYES JULES SEPSS NOWas MB General i neo Mi TRE DO vac Ml General g MED TRE B vac Maidens Sow Boar Treatments Treatments FEBSS APRESS JUNG AUG OCTES DECHA FEBSS APRS JUNE AUGES OCT DECHA JANSS MARSS MAYSS JUL98 SEPA NOWas JANSS MARSS MAYS JULES SEPGS NOVAS Ml General i MED Mi TRE Mi vac BM General g MED MB TRE vac Feeders MED Condition Average DECIS NOVS9 OCTSS SEP99 AUGSS JUL99 JUNS9 MAYS APRIY MARIS FEBSS JANS9 BUSH FOOT 0 0 2 O a 0 o o a o o o D EP 6 21 29 o 7 o o o 5 o o 1 7 INAPPETANCE 1 D a O 5 o o p O o o a D JOINT INFECTION D D 1 o 1 o o o O o o a o LAMENESS GENERAL 1 1 5 O 3 0 o D w 0 o 4 D MIDDLE EAR 4 2 1 0 1 4 o o O o o a o SCOUR 19 45 24 8 5 58 4 22 O 19 21 21 D THIN PIG 2 5 5 4 i o o o O E o 5 D ERA a E ee a ES A TT TT O E A S A ee E EE O AAA AAA 74 70 12 24 62 4 22 5 24 21 26 7 90 Reconciliation Events If after printing a Stock Report you find there are discrepancies between the computer stock count expected count from all inputted data and the physical stock count instead of either adding fictional deaths for possible unrecorded deaths or removing previously entered deaths a single event can be added to reconcile any unaccountable differences in stock counts Examp
41. the end of the period e Stock count at the end of the period Feed Deliveries When selecting Feed Deliveries off the monthly data RM entry form you will first be reminded to update your i mames fet meca ap dote caii sterke feed prices in the Editors gt Pick lists gt Feeds section see section 13 The reminder about feed prices given when entering this screen is to help reduce data entry requirements When you select the feed type PigCom will use the pick list to fill in the cost per tonne for you If this list is kept up to date you do not need to keep adding correcting the cost per tonne a required field If the value is incorrect you can edit the cost of delivered feed on this form when entering the data DOE CORT eed e INE ES On can either record feed exactly Fitter Feed Deliveries as 1t was delivered e g Date FH Batch Department InBags Feed Quantity Cost Tonne multiple entries for each feed type per period or 1f the feed sort order dell gas 35 MEN 1S the Same price throu ghout Edie Filter Glear Filter Submit Print e y Cost 4 T th e p erio d S ply a d d one Date FH Batch Department InBags Feed Quantity st 7 Tonne entry for each feed type AC EROWE BA ACHCGHOWER LGU IE AC GROWER BAC AC GROWER BAC In Ba enterin g the sum of all feed AC REARER ACMCREARER Bulk liver es a cI eliveries in that period on CHOICE FISHERS CHOICE Bulk e g the first day of the CHOICE B H FISHERS
42. 0 o 0 TOTAL 0 0 Oo 0 o o o o o 0 l Piglets Feeders F arms DECO4 NOVOd OCTO4 SEPU4 ALGO JULO4 JUND4 M4YD4 APRO4 MARDOA FEBOA JANOS Pig Farm One 2 2 2 2 0 0 s F a TOTAL 2 2 2 2 o 0 108 Analytical Reports The Analytical Reports allow for a more in depth review of the performance of the unit The service and farrowing aspects of the unit are both covered in the analytical reports The Analytical Reports Selection Form allows for a more specific type of report if required ES Report Selector x PANG Analytical Date From g 20705 Date To 07 201 06 I No Grouping AllBreeds Selected Breeds Select Group by Breed AllPrefixes C Selected Prefixes Select Group by Prefix AllSuffxes Selected Suffixes Select Group by Suffix AllServices Selected Services Select Group by Service Report Mame Copies RSE ice Analysts Factors Affecting EA MM vice Analvss Day anaiss EA Ci O View Report The following Analytical Reports are available on PigCom The Analytical Form allows for reports be more specialised depending on the requirements of the farmer If necessary the reports can be filtered for specific o Breeds o Sow Tag Prefixes o Sow Tag Suffixes o Service Groups If a service group has been entered during service data input see page 131 The information displayed on the analytical reports can also be grouped by these parameters
43. 111 A32 34 BS040307 2 1 29 11 A35 43 BS043605 2 1 26 11 A31 27 G9359 9 1 26 11 A31 33 G9535 9 1 28 11 A31 35 GQ5210 6 1 26 11 A31 23 GQ7124 6 1 01 12 A36 27 GQ7746 6 1 27111 A31 34 GQ7749 6 1 27 11 A31 36 GQ7825 5 2 29 11 y A01 20 GR1157 3 1 25111 A32 11 GR5165 5 1 2911 A31 12 GR7054 4 1 26 11 A32 41 GR9714 5 1 26 11 A32 15 GS061208 3 1 27111 A31 37 GS068605 3 2 01 12 A35 31 GS069014 3 1 27 11 A31 22 GS077412 2 2 01 12 A32 43 GS090910 2 1 27 11 A31 16 GS091209 2 1 28 11 A31 42 R3886 7 2 27111 A01 36 RS007808 2 1 2911 A31 16 RS007809 2 1 28 11 A36 33 RS007810 2 1 25 11 A36 41 RS008407 2 1 25 11 A36 37 RS009207 2 1 30 11 A31 14 SOWS to check 30 Total to check 36 If recording locations this is shown here to assist in finding the sows on the unit In the example here sows have locations but maiden gilts do not have a location recorded in this example data file 59 Report 7 Boar Service Analysis The Boar Service Analysis report shows the number of times a boar was used per week single sire matings only and also shows the individual boar fertility over the past 16 weeks If a sow 1s served by more than one boar 1t is classed as a mixed sire service If an operator code has been entered during the service data entry then the efficiency of each operator over the same 16 week peri
44. 12 104 18 105 9 165 952 59 5 60 Report 9 Sow Gilt Service Analysis This report is an overview for possible fertility problems in the breeding herd The first table lists the numbers served per week and then the number of returns etc from that week The dropout table then shows which weeks the dropouts returns culls etc occurred from each service week This summary gives an overview of the stage during gestation that conception pregnancy failure occutred and may help highlight fertility or repeat heat detection problems service Targets WEE Total First Repeat Retumed Doubtful Tested NIP Aborted LeftHerd Farrowed InP Fam Adj 10 06 05 1 1 1 100 0 100 0 170605 4 4 2 2 50 0 30 0 2406 05 29 25 1 2 1 A 2 24 02 5 2 0 0107105 1 1 100 0 100 0 05 0705 E 5 E 2 4 56 7 Bo Total 41 40 1 4 5 3 2 32 718 0 7 0 o 97 6 24 8 00 hi 0 0 459 78 0 Con Adj 130705 2d Ze 2 09 7 9 7 2207105 1 1 E 0D 0 0 290705 5 g 2 100 0 100 0 0500 05 2d 2r 2 OB 05 2 120805 E 19 05 05 J a 1000 Y 6 26 06 05 30 29 1 53 3 60 9 0209305 2 2 1000 SE 0909 05 160305 24 ae 2 fa fe 09 05 300905 3 4 00 0 0 OF AOS a0 29 2 ob ds 141 005 3 2 1 1000 82 4 218 005 3 2 1000 a05 20A 005 0 15 2 100 0 78 0 0441105 Total 182 167 15 14 T 2 2 157 86 3 30 4 o 91 5 8 2 T T 0 0 30 1 1 1 1 56 3 Weeks included in analysis Target services for 22 week period Target litters faroming per week
45. 2 separate forms to enter these departures on Within each form follow the same instructions for both boars and sows gilts Select Boars Out or sows Gilts Out from the MOVEMENTS main menu Boars Out amp Sows Gilts Out Form Filter Out Date Out Tag Destination Reason oF r if Sort Order NA i T of El METE Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report Date Out Tag Destination Reason Step by step guide to entering boars and sows gilts out of the herd Boars and sows gilts can NOT be entered on to the same form The Boars Out form will only allow you to enter boar tags and the Sows Gilts Out form will only allow you to enter sow gilt tags 1 Date Out E Enter the date that the animal left the herd 2 Tag Enter the tag number of the animal leaving the herd 3 Destination HULL MARKET 41 Enter where the animal went after leaving the herd If the animal has died then the destination here will be DIED Note On your Pick Lists you can enter all possible destinations of animals leaving the herd You can also set up any of your destinations to record it as a death in your reports So for example you could have an option as SHOT instead of died that would also be recorded as a death to add to your weekly monthly death totals This means you could also enter a reason for this animal being shot 4 Reason J FERTILITY FERTILITY AGE SIZE AGE SIZE
46. 29 12 24 06569 1293 L5 o 11 187 76 9 a2 2712 Farm B 55 20 35 525 3314 31 2 BS 21 11 19 057 1176 5 1 i 14 15 1 16 4 2 132 Farm E 523 I 35 3192 3129 31 g 29 0 20 5 2 05 BA 25 3 12 125 11 7 196 1 Fann D 1531 117 a1 1525 130 30 16 17 5 66 102 0 33 10 59 Ti 1 a 73 6 T49 Tl Ti TOTAL 3009 302 167 15354 15077 195 14 9 135 1427 10 1497 104 a 6 1546 1546 AVERAGE 13 16 42 339 3769 45 T 14 3 ai 10 49 051 1101 13 2 12 17 Tag 31 387 Report 2 Weekly Feeder Summary The Weekly Feeder Summary shows the opening and closing stocks purchases and sales including internal and external transfers and deaths for the week A breakdown of common causes of death is also shown to highlight any potential health problems within the feeding herd The deaths to be included under these titles can be customised in the Conditions pick list The Weekly Summary Report stock count figures are derived from the last recorded stock count and then rolling each category forward based on data recorded since the stock count Weekly Consolidated Feeder Summary Week 50 16 Dec 05 PIGCOM Summary of Feeder Movements Summary of Reasons for Feeder Death Oper hg Punch ates Trait To Saks Cirig Fam Name Stock All Ext nal lh cnt Deaths All Ext rial Stock Pro apse Ra pta re Tili PH S01 Lame Pienmolb Other Farm A 156 a 30 426 Farm E 5 275 275 281 Fam E 1232 510 510 5 134 134 1602 1 1 4 Fam D 1661 240 240 4 240 240 1657 2 2 Farm E
47. 39011 166 102 0 101 0 0 61 100407 Fang ar DA 418 680 350 OB 100407 Fame Abar 96s 718 4990 Do Ofs 100407 Farm E Abattoir 3046 139 35 0 94 0 0 59 100407 Fame Abattoir 9050 155 96 0 95 0 0 61 10104107 FambB Abattoir 9063 152 101 0 100 0 0 66 10004107 FamB Abatar 9066 1 4980 FO Off 157 6 07 3 06 3 0 61 63 Weekly Summary Reports Consolidated PigCom also produces weekly summary reports known as consolidated reports These reports differ from the standard weekly reports Consolidated reports include a breakdown of weekly activities an overview of conception and farrowing prediction The consolidated reports also allow for more than one farm to be analysed on the same report These reports can be for a single unit or for a number of farms if required Click on Consolidated on the REPORTS MENU The farm selection form will appear on the screen Farm Selection Form Select Farms for Consolidation You can select one individual farm to add Farm Type y produce the report for or a number of E farms 1f required a Select the farm using the drop down menu Click The Reports Consolidated form will then appear on your screen Reports Consolidated Form Monthly Analytical Click on Press ESC to go back ACMC Providing the world s most advanced breeding stock Select the report s you require and print as in the Weekly Reports section see Page 51 64 Reports Availa
48. 44 741 THT B91 B54 755 T51 B38 TES T44 577 03 705 Average Alive 0 11 3 11 1 125 11 6 11 3 12 11 11 5 11 5 11 11 3 11 10 9 103 10 4 Average Dead 0 we aT 06 7 0 8 1 05 0 7 0 5 0 6 05 1 0 6 1 1 E7 1 Average Born 0 12 11 7 1312 12d 12 3 12 6 11 7 12 12 1 114 123 11 6 12 1 11 5 113 Bth Wean Deaths Bth Win Mort 5 Total Weanings 0 63 7a El 60 bl Ea T 63 5 El bz hd 55 T b2 Piglets Weaned 0 627 Baz EST 619 64 ore har bd 659 605 631 503 526 rs we Aw Reared 0 ga oF 10 3 10 3 10 4 105 a5 35 10 5 ag 10 2 3 4 2 8 55 8 9 Average Age at Weaning o 28 27 26 28 2 25 25 28 25 25 28 28 258 26 27 Feeders o gt 5 Post Wean Deaths Fost Wean Mart 0 Average Weight Sam Kg Average Daly Gain Kg o Feed Conversion Ratio o Total Dispatches o Feed Cost per Pig Produced o Report 8 Movement Summary The Monthly Movement Summary page is similar to the Weekly Movement Summary see page 69 only it summarises the movements for the entire month Report 9 Feeder Growth Rates The Monthly Feeder Growth Rates report is similar to the Weekly Feeder Growth Rates report see page 63 but includes all feeders sold in the month 89 Report 10 Treatment Sections of the Treatment Report are displayed below This report summarises the medication and vaccine use on the farm throughout the month and compares it to previous months Treatment data is entered in the Health section of
49. 6 0 7 4 1 4 95 23 0 152 7 9 1 6 6 3 0 9 0 7 14 0 3 7 0 8 3 1 3 10 2 24 8 151 8 24 4 3 7 0 27 1 0 57 0 0 8 0 9 0 1 3 10 6 21 8 144 g 20 3 6 8 4 27 0 6 29 0 3 9 0 10 4 1 2 39 24 8 149 111 Number of Matings Av Liter Av Piglet Ay Av Days Av Farr Number Litters ofTotal Av Live Live Av Dead Dead Av Mmfd Av Bom Birth Wt Birth Wt Weaned Suckling Int 1 10 1 8 12 4 20 0 7 17 0 0 13 1 14 8 1 2 10 2 26 1 167 2 371 66 8 114 66 6 0 8 70 5 02 122 136 12 10 4 239 148 3 174 31 4 114 31 4 OF 27 9 0 2 12 1 13 7 1 2 10 4 24 6 154 300 100 0 114 100 0 0 6 100 0 0 2 12 2 13 6 1 2 10 4 24 1 143 Boar Tag Av Lifer Av Piglet Ay Av Days Av Farr Boar Litters ofTotal Aw Live olive Av Dead Dead Av Mmfd Av Bom Birth Wt Birth Wt Weaned Suckling Init Al 4 0 7 12 3 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 3 14 5 1 2 113 19 3 165 G325341 1 0 2 16 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 17 0 20 0 1 3 10 0 21 0 140 LAI 475 85 6 114 85 2 0 7 3224 0 2 12 1 13 6 1 2 10 4 24 0 146 MAI 1 0 2 10 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 0 12 0 1 2 11 0 20 0 137 RC2400 g 1 6 12 2 1 7 0 9 13 0 0 13 1 14 6 1 2 10 8 26 8 171 RD2213 G 1 1 10 7 1 0 0 3 0 5 0 2 11 0 128 1 2 10 2 18 5 160 REG910 21 3 8 124 44 1 0 48 0 5 13 3 14 7 1 2 10 1 25 1 166 RET236 21 3 8 116 3 8 0 8 3 8 0 2 123 13 8 1 2 10 6 26 0 168 RJ1517 16 29 113 29 1 3 48 0 4 126 13 7 1 2 10 4 25 6 169 RJ3806 1 0 2 5 0 D 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 0 7 0 1 4 10 0 34 0 559 100 0 11 4 100 0 0 6 100 0 0 2 12 2 13 6 1 2 10 4 24 1 149 Report 6 Service Analysis
50. 91 g T 2 2 1 1 3 4 1 110305 145 a 4 T 2 2 1 4 1 1 E 15 0305 193 3 T 2 2 3 a 25 03 05 162 7 7 5 14 2 1 0 1 1 a 0104 05 150 1 2 10 G J 1 1 1 08 04 05 152 1 E T 4 a 1 1 1 2 15 0405 201 7 5 G 2 2 7 2 2210405 167 1 he g 4 2 2 1 1 23 0405 217 E a E 5 4 3 1 06 05 05 152 1 1 3 3 2 13 05 05 208 T a 3 1 20 05 05 158 E 7 4 5 2 2710505 154 y 2 E T 05 0605 145 4 10 06 05 197 170605 155 Totals 2961 2 5 62 99 4 20 i 3 y y 5 5 11 5 i 0 2 66 Report 4 Weekly Due To Farrow The Weekly Due To Farrow report is a forecast of the number due to farrow for the next 17 weeks Again the chart below displays the totals from the table Weekly Consolidated Week 24 17 Jun 05 PIGCOM _ Numbers Due to Farrow by Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 110 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 Farm Tot AV 244n 01 4 08 J4ul 15 dal 22Jul 29 4ul 05 dug 12 4ug 19 Aug 26 Aug 02 Sep 09 Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 Sep OF Oc 140d Farm A 16 198 3 5 4 WW 26 12 48 7 4 F 8 1 8 45 34 4 34 Farm B Mo 37E Mo d 4 32 6 2 5 F A a a AAA Farm C 34 264 W0 3 24 34 B A A 32 32 28 29 FJ a TF F E 17 Farm O 70 705 63 78 68 T72 57 76 G 80 68 78 G4 70 62 73 64 74 86 Sumiary 136 1442 142 420 140 149 135 137 144 146 169 142 159 149 142 124 168 128 157 180 160 140 S 120 100 LL o a S m T 3 ED 40 20 0 6 7 8 9 40 11 412 13 Week Due Report 5 Feeder Deaths The feeder death report gives an overview of weekly feeder mortality including percentage mortality Historical
51. 911 11 09 T4 202 Gr157107 1109 T4 201 GT157109 11 09 fa 201 Gr157309 11 09 T4 201 RTO23907 11 09 T4 224 RTO24006 11 09 T4 224 RTO2400F 11 09 T4 224 RTO24008 11 09 T4 224 RTO24308 11 09 T4 223 RTO24310 11 09 74 223 RTO24506 11 09 T4 222 RTO024907 11 09 T4 209 RT025305 11 09 T4 205 RTO25410 1109 T4 203 RTO25506 1109 74 202 RTO25507 1109 74 202 BT062105 28 10 27 178 BT062303 2840 af 178 GT154408 2840 2f 218 GT157810 28410 21 197 Gri57811 28M0 af 197 GT15 909 28 10 2f 197 671158409 2810 2T 196 RTO026204 28 10 af 197 RTO26306 28 10 27 194 Maidens to Serve 35 Sows to Serve Tag Empty Parity Status Location Tag Empty Parity Status Location 69401 1 5 Dry A32 14 GO 36 7 1 6 Dry AD 15 GQTAST 1 5 Dry A 15 32 GQTS557 1 6 Dry A36 35 GQ7762 1 6 Dry A34 22 GR5963 1 4 Dry A36 17 GR6039A 1 4 Dry A32 44 GS06991 1 1 2 Dry AH 42 R3955 1 B Dry A32 13 ROQ3583 1 6 Dry AI 26 RR4003A 1 4 Dry A32 36 RR4011 1 D Dry A36 14 RR4347 1 4 Dry A36 24 RR4557 1 4 Dry A36 12 Repeat Services Tag Number Parity Location Service Return Date Days to Reservice Boar s Not Holding BR3759 2 A15 06 3 19 11 12 80 BO1176 Repeat Services 4 Average Days to Reservice 80 0 In this example the report shows the location of each of the sows to serve This will have been set by recording the location at weaning The maiden gilts have no location set here When gilts were entered into the herd the location was not recorded at this point 56 Report 4 Farrowing This re
52. CA A Day 1AM place There are AM PM events listed for each of 4 days e Boar This 1s the tag number of the boar used for mating the sow This can be a stock boar on farm or a tag number of an Al boar the user has set up to code for a particular source of Al company or genetic line e AI Service This is a tick box to show a service was by AI ticked or Natural unticked If the tag number entered refers to a boar that was ticked as an AI boar when he entered the zi herd AI unit then this field will be ticked as soon as the tag was entered Similarly it will be unticked if the boar is a natural service boar The user can override the default if an on farm AI boar was used for natural service or a stock boar was used for AI e Operator This is a label to show who supervised the service This data is analysed in the weekly report and analytical service analysis to give operator efficiency figures The Mating Form can be closed by pressing END The El button activates the secondary form for entermg comments that the user has about the service Tag Number Date l Parity Type Comment Operator 2 30775 ozjoijos 1 Service Strangler 610775 ozono 1 Berie zl J a The tag number date parity and type are automatically entered 132 e Comment This is the comment you wish to add regarding the service New comments can either be entered on the pick list see page
53. Detail Sections of the Litter Analysis Detail Report are displayed below This report lists by parity all farrowings over the requested time period and the data is summarised at the end of each parity group Litter Analysis Detail COMMERICAL 79 01 06 04 31 12 04 All Breeds Parity 1 Litter Av Days Sow Tag Farrowed Live Dead Mmfd Total Born Litter Wt Piglet Wt Weaned Wean Piglet Suckling Farr Int GJ1015 05 08 04 9 1 0 10 12 0 13 10 61 0 6 1 21 GJ1185 05 08 04 12 1 0 13 15 0 1 3 11 67 0 6 1 21 GJ1213 24 06 04 13 0 0 13 15 0 1 2 9 59 0 6 6 21 GJ1233 22 06 04 15 1 0 16 18 0 1 2 10 62 0 6 2 23 GJ1237 15 08 04 15 1 0 16 17 0 1 1 11 69 0 6 3 25 GJ1237A 15 06 04 11 1 0 12 14 0 1 3 10 65 0 6 5 30 GJ1264 13 06 04 4 1 0 5 5 0 1 3 10 65 0 6 5 18 GJ1276 21 07 04 11 0 0 11 13 0 1 2 10 64 0 6 4 22 GJ1292 05 08 04 13 1 0 14 14 0 1 1 10 63 0 6 3 21 GJ1300 21 07 04 14 0 0 14 17 0 1 2 10 62 0 6 2 22 GJ1305 12 09 04 12 5 0 17 15 0 1 3 11 66 0 6 0 25 GJ1353 05 08 04 12 1 0 13 14 0 1 2 10 62 0 6 2 21 GJ1400 15 08 04 15 0 0 15 18 0 12 11 66 0 6 0 25 GJ1410 07 08 04 10 0 0 10 12 0 12 11 67 0 6 1 33 Ssummaryfor Period 122 11 3 OF 0 2 12 0 13 5 12 10 4 et 1 Ez 24 4 E hort Surry 101 11 2 oF 0 2 11 9 13 4 12 10 5 4 8 5 2 24 6 12 honti Surrenary 3d 114 0 7 0 2 12 1 13 6 1 2 10 4 4 7 62 24 6 Report 5 Litter Analysis Factors Affecting The Litter Analysis Factors Affecting Report not only looks at the farrowing performance in respect to parity bu
54. Fig Type Number uen gt FEEDING HERO PO DO see IE Ey For reconciliation events Reason if died 1s not required However entry of the category of pig involved the number of pigs the difference in the two counts and a total weight are required see step by step guide to piglet feeder movement entry for details Page 43 Editing Reconciliation Events If the reason for the difference in the stock count is later found e g incorrect stock count or missed movement subsequent removal or alteration of reconciliations and the relevant monthly stock count entry can be done Missed Movement If a movement or death is later found for the previous month and a reconciliation had been used simply 1 Enter the missed movement on the Piglet Feeders Movement Form and submit the entry 2 Re open the Piglet Feeders Movement Form and using the Edit function find the reconciliation entry that was used to correct the problem initially 3 Amend the reconciliation by the necessary amount e g if 1 death was missed off reduce the reconciliation by 1 and click Submit 93 Incorrect Stock Count If the following month s stock count suggests that an error was made with the previous month s count for example if a departure reconciliation was required for September and an arrival reconciliation is then required in October instead of entering another reconciliation event for October 1 Open the Piglet F
55. Finisher Feed 0 00 tonne Stores 32 53 Kg 0 Porkers 54 76Kg 0 Cutters 77 83 Kg O Yo Baconers 84 95 Kg 0 OK Heavies 96 150 Kg 0 Cancel Breeding Boars 0 AN o Breeding Gilts 0 E N B Please be aware that by accessing the target wizard and then pressing ok you will erase any targets previously set 10 Batch Definition Batch is defined as the logical reporting cycle for the whole farm sia If you are batch farrowing the logical A set up to use 1S to define Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking the batch to match your Batch Definition Batches in Period Analysis Weekly Reporting batching cycle So a Calendar Months Sy E Use one calendar week three weekly batch c 0 Weeks La gt Pe C se batch defn farrowing system would Custom nei MT Nonthy Reporting define the batch as 3 Start Date 01 08 04 Use calendar months weeks 5 and a five Batches C Use batch definition weekly batch farrowing system would define the batch as 5 Save Cancel Delete PigCom also allows for a custom batch system to be created e g 4 4 5 week batches To customise your own batch system click on Custom followed by Save Then go back into the batches form and click on the Batches button and input the start and end dates for your custom batches On a custom batch system each batch will have to be ma
56. Iv ORO Ir A 5 Ez counts can also be rectified here using the reconciliation function discussed later in this section Data input for this form follows the standard PigCom format e Date Date of movement or death e From Origin of pigs moved for example Breeding herd or farrowing shed for movement of weaned piglets Feeding herd or fattening shed for sales and deaths Farm or company name for transfers and acquisitions e To Destination of pig movements for example Feeding herd or weaning accommodation for movement of weaned piglets Farm company market or abattoir for sales or transfers Died for deaths 129 e FH Batch The feeding herd batch that the movement death relates to e Location The pen house where the pig s came from e Reason When recording a death select the cause of death from the drop down list a breakdown of deaths and causes is given on the weekly feeder print out see page 65 e Type Select the category of pig involved in the movement from the drop down box e Number The number of pigs involved in the movement e Weight The total weight of pigs involved in the movement a default value will be entered for deaths if left blank e Value The value of the pigs sold died transferred e Piglets Identifications e g tag tattoo registered on litter records of the pigs involved optional N B Please note that transfers of breeding stock
57. LIBIDO LIBIDO SOLD FOR BREEL SOLD FOR ER CASUALTY CASUALTY REPEATS COLLED REFE DISCHARGE DISCHARGE ABORTION ABORTION Enter the reason for the animal leaving the herd dying or select the reason from the drop down menu The sows gilt form also contains a comments section for entering any comments on the departing sow if required The comments form is based on the service form see page 22 Once you have entered all of your boars sows gilts in press Submit 42 Entering Piglet Feeder Movements Select Piglets Feeders from the MOVEMENTS main menu The form is used for entering any movements involving the feeding herd for example Weaning transfers transfers from breeding to feeding herd Sales feeders being sold Purchases weaners stores being bought in Deaths feeding herd deaths Transfers feeder transfers from one PigCom unit to another Reconciliations this function will be discussed later see Page 91 Piglet Feeder Form Date From To FH Batch Location Reason if died Pig Type Number Weight Value Piglets OOO BREEDING HERO vJFEEDINGHERD Iv iv iv lee vf 10 a AO FEEONG HERD eE ORAR RRA AA p 03 01 10 FEEDINGHERD gt wjDED gt _______ le mf COUR fWeaner vt Mom ee d Step by step guide to entering piglet feeder movements 1 Date _ Enter the date of the movement or death 2 From FEEDING HERD Enter where the pig s have moved from Examples Mo
58. Mumber q Enter the number of pigs counted in that category A default weight automatically appears for each pig type however this can be manually altered to give a realistic average weight of the pigs counted This weight will help create a more accurate analysis of FCR 7 Total iE A total weight of pigs counted will be automatically calculated by PigCom and will appear in this box When all the data has been entered click on Submit 82 Monthly Reports After all monthly data has been entered the monthly reports can be produced Click on Reports on the MAIN MENU Click on Monthly on the REPORTS MENU The Monthly Report Selector Form will appear on the screen Monthly Report Selector Form Date To 31 21005 Report Name gt Herd Movements Big FTC CSL Monthly Select the month or batch you wish to report on by entering the last date in the month or the end date of the batch in the Date To box Select a report from the drop down box by clicking on the arrow Each row of the form can be used to select a different report as with the weekly reports page 51 Repot Name Batch Report Feed Analysis Herd Movements Inventory Feed Remaining Monthly Summary Period Analysis Stock Treatments After selecting the reports you require click on view Report 83 Monthly Reports Available Batch Report A general breakdown of performance parameters for eac
59. NERA EAS PORT accent cea OP RO E A O EE E E 106 OLIER RECORD is 106 CONSOLIDATED MONTHEY REPORTS ios 107 o AA Pue S E oi E E 107 A A uo qe duedexatemoneuesenencuosenacenese 107 ANALYTCALKEDOR ieee eee ee rere ee et eer errr E ee errr ret tear re teat rer Tt 109 Reports 1 2 Litter Analysis by Dres Parla as 110 Report 3 Litter Analysis Chart Factors Affecting ccccceeccccccsseecccceeeeecceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeceeseeeceeseaeeceeesaeeceeaaaeeeseesanses 110 Report O cso samencuegemencuagensncuosensecuosesagtmorcuagtwoscuosteaueseus 111 Report 5 Litter Analysis Factors Affecting s xicccinewsvaninevivextncwasertecudserinantsexseerdvasinerdveataaruevlnardueyseantnew tear uewuansvenasens 111 Report 6 Service Analysis Boar Performance 1 ccccsesccccessssccccenssaccccnsesecncnsssacccaossscccnenssaccncnsesecncasesncenaesens 112 Report 7 Service Analysis Chart Factors Affecting cccccssssccccnsesscccesessecccnesecccnsessesceseusscccssesseseeseeseeseusenses 113 Report 8 Service Analysis Day Analysis ccccccssesccncssessccsnssescccnenececcaanscsecacnasesccanesesscanesssaccnensesccneenssscceansees 113 Repon o O A O O EEN 114 Report 10 Service Analysis Factors Affecting c0ivesdsaxivesteaxtscesacivan daoanes demana buscas duen desacato sataso 114 Report 11 Service Analysis Service Details road andadas 115 Report 12 Service Analysis SUM aire 115 CONSOLIDATED ANAL GN Pad 116 henner erect r
60. OAS GNIS Lowel LR id Heilen Meth GARE WOUD A screen in the mess est ubi Fare i Leiden e A A E examples oiga BA MBIA FARA i hada Miam TARE O E owas aA Bis RAPE Td Laden Medan TSE noaie CRITE above OHS CRIES o A i Leiden Maam TE Woie REISE 050199 ENESE wie PaRi Hitam E AS Wow 1569 Printing Viewing Data In PigCom all reporting is handled in the same way Wherever you see the option button to Print you actually get three options by means of an output ES PIGCOM E x Select Output Destination A Preview destination form C Print p p A y deskjet 5100 series on USBOO1 E review opens tl e report on screen You can O a then print the report once open on Son screen A fe Snapshot format SNP Rich text format RTF Print prints directly to the selected printer Output you can output reports to one of two DR Cancel e The Snapshot Format SNP is a Microsoft viewer format which allows reports to be read outside of the PigCom program by anyone with the Snapshot Viewer program installed From the snapshot viewer you can print copies of the reports This Snapshot format cannot be edited changed once produce file formats e The Rich Text Format RTF can be opened by Microsoft Word or other text editing packages It is simply an enhanced text document and as such can be edited within the text editing program 21x de E B x
61. PIGCOM PigCom User Manual Version 1 90 Written by ACMC Technical Team Contents INTRODUCTION oraa EEEE aa a 1 INSTALLATION lt a Naa Aaaah lleida iii 1 STARTING PIGCOM FOR THE FIRST TIME csscccseccccsccccnccccsccccsccccssccenccccssccenccceuseceusccesscceucccessccesseccaccccessccusseceesecenceees 2 LICENSING PIGCOM WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION cscccssccccsccccsccccsccccsccccscccescccassccensceesscceccccescecessceeecccsceeasssenseccs 2 LICENSING PIGCOM WITHOUT AN INTERNET CONNECTION ccssccccsccccsccccsccccscccencccesscccnsccesscceesccesceceesccesccceeseceescesesees 3 PR TIN OE seas seed EEEE dicated deosdlondeieadeduuncaenandsaataeheaacteeac sauadeeneneseeaeeeseaesaacacces 3 IF THE LICENSE OF PIGCOM NEEDS UPGRADING BEFORE THE EXPIR Y DATE HAS BEEN REACHED FOR EX AMPLE THE NUMBER OF SOWS HAS INCREASED OVER THE NEXT HERD SIZE THRESHOLD THEN THE LICENSE CAN BE RESET USING TEISTUNCION VEGRADINO casio 3 UPGRADINO e iia 4 LANGUAGE iii iaa 4 PIGCCONMESE TU Prusia iii 5 SETTING UP FOR FIRST USE dial aiiai 5 POLO A Er RO E A AAAA J Farm Dep aimara odia 6 General arme Mitad ide 6 e onc ect teas o eno cee eee nec 7 e o A 7 TOO od 6 e O o UNREST ETRE ees TR ur ENA MOE ene NOT Mires CRETE Ne eT Near Se OmRTT ene eee ne ee meen ert 7 e A 7 A A E a E PA A a EA 8 SR Oi e PA T T E T TT T o o o ET EE T T E 8 os O E EE E E 8 Gee AEE SC NEE E E E EAE E EE E E EE EE 8 A A o a AAE A A AEE 8 XAO O A aaa 8
62. To do this press the F5 key while you are on that sows number 119 Appendix General Points on Data Input Forms Ifyou are confident using computers you may find this section on data entry a more appropriate guide Record Bar Icons All data input forms can be used to enter many records sequentially Each time one record is filled in and completed the cursor or tab stop will move to the start of the next line Date gt MA This black arrow indicates the current record that PigCom is focused on This is the line that is expecting data to be entered on Date This pencil icon indicates that you have started to enter data on the current row the the record will hold default values that can be used when entering the next new record 010505 black arrow changes to a pencil once you start to enter data The icon below indicates the next new record to be added As you fill in data on the preceding line At any time when you are entering data and see the pencil icon if you press the Esc key top left key on most keyboards your current line will be erased 1 e any data entered will be removed and if you are editing a record any edits will be removed but the original data will remain Pressing this key is really saying undo any changes to the current record that I have made since I first arrived at this record There are what appear to be exceptions to this rule when further forms are involved but generally once you leav
63. ag for the piglet deaths so that the export routine is able to register piglet deaths on the other management system Fostering This screen is intended for the E FOCE E olx recording of piglet fostering Filter Fostering i Date Number From Sow To Sow between 2 sows Recording of z fostering is not compulsory but is A p Sort Order ait alt required if the check fostering a JM Ima MET i A Edit ilter Gear Filter Submit View Repor has been activated in the farm __ Fae eee _ _Sibmit_ __view Report_ setup see page 8 e Date The date the piglet s were fostered e Number The number of piglets fostered e From Sow The sow the piglets were fostered off e To Sow The sow the piglets were fostered to 136 Monthly Data Entry The term monthly data refers to data that is ER x recorded over the extended reporting cycle Data Entry gt Monthly This may be a calendar month a four week EXAMPLE period or a three week batch It is important for accuracy that the data is recorded on the last day of the period and for that reason PigCom will only allow the stock taking figures to be entered on the expected last day of the period see page 10 APPLE APPLIED The Monthly data is broken down into three main sections Go Back ACMC Providing the world s most advanced breeding stock e PIGCOM e Feed deliveries in the period e Feed remaining at
64. an be added after the date the sow left the herd e Date Out the date the UPF TON Sowsfilits CUT Date Out Tag Date Out Tag sow left the breeding herd Destination Destination e Tag the breeding herd tag of the animal leaving the herd e Destination where the sow went after leaving the herd e Reason why the animal left the herd e Cost the price achieved at slaughter UPTON Sows Gilts Out Reason Cost Sort Order ee BHM Edit falter The El button activates the secondary form for entermg comments that the user has about the outgoing gilt sow see the services comments on page 132 Piglets Feeders This form allows for the inputting of feeding herd related data including weaned piglet movements breeding herd to feeding herd transfers between units on PigCom acquisitions sales and deaths Discrepancies in stock e ee ee 1 LETE E 1 Date From To me J EM EE A Enter New Filter Clear Filter Close View Report Reason if died Pig Type FH Batch Location Number Weight Yalue Piglets a FEEDING HERO W TRAVES Te vote JW 3 PUATAOFEEDINGHERD__ w BRAEWAR TO RO Ir A 5 S621 3324 GeATAQFEEOING HERO PEO ee TED e A TA N E5 EE 2ATADFEEDING AERO TED ORO RR O TA 5E FURNESS J a a o ee A SEE acy 1563 SATAOFEEDING HERO JED SS SS COT e CC 5E AEREN HERO vje o RR RR AA O HERO w SOUTHFELD PIGS
65. as soon as they are served and remain as parity one until they are served after having their first litter e Breed This refers to the service breed and takes the sire and dam breed into consideration auto filled by PigCom If they are the same then the service breed is set to the same If they are not the same then the crossbreeding table 1s checked and if the combination of breeds is recorded in this table then the litter is labelled according to the corresponding record in the crossbreeding table If none of this is true then the service breed will default to the dam s breed e Service This refers to which service number this current record is for RAJEE this sows parity i e l first service 2 first return service 3 second go ise return service etc auto filled by PigCom Should a sows status be In Y SoU E sate Pig when she is entered as having been served i e she has returned to service a warning will be issued to notify the user that this is the case This will give the last service date as a check for the user as this may be a case of misidentification PigCom therefore gives the user the option of cancelling the record and allowing the user to select another tag number or of accepting the number and returning the sow Mo e Service Group This is a label that can be assigned to the service Different labels can be given by adding records to the pick list see page 13 Service analysis can be done on this label
66. at weaning auto filled by PigCom e Weaning The weaning event number i e 1 weaning gt extra suckled gt 2 weaning auto filled by PigCom Activating the secondary form allows for entry of weaning comments these are then shown on the farrowing card for the next parity This form can be closed by pressing END 135 Piglet Deaths This screen is used to register all pre weaning deaths You can register the pre weaning deaths against a particular sow in a particular location and identify the particular piglets that have died but these three pieces of information are not required EXAMPLE Piglet Deaths Filter EXAMPLE Piglet Deaths Date Number Sow Condition Location Sort Order T HA al E EBan Edit Filter Glear Filter Submit Print Date Condition Y NOW Number Sow Location Piglets e Date The date the piglet died e Number The number of dead piglets e Sow The tag number of the sow the piglet s were suckling on at the time of death Recording of the sow number is essential if fostering is being recorded and verified e Condition The reason why the piglet s died e Location Physical location on the farm where the piglets died e g Crate 3 e Piglets The individual litter ID of the piglet s which have died Record 14 4 II 1 riflo of 1 TIP Users who are using the in built export routine to other management systems MUST record sow t
67. ate o PigCom has sorted these records out so that they are now displayed in date order o There are 10 records for 01 01 01 o You can now add a second sort to put these 10 into a specific order i e the 2 services listed first etc Sort order filter for the above example Sort Order Pae MN Service JA aN Editing and Deleting Records You should have now found the records you wanted if you wish you can now o Edit change the record s o Delete the record s 1 Editing records To edit the record simply select the record you wish to edit by clicking on the appropriate data in that record and change the record as required Click on Clase 49 Note If you have set up a filter in order to find a particular record and you then amend the record so that it no longer fits in with the criteria you have filtered for the record will disappear from the screen This is normal if you reset your filter to find the newly amended record it will appear 2 Deleting records To delete an entire record d gt Click on the arrow at the side of the record you wish to delete box will turn black 420720 Press DELETE on your keyboard The following warning screen will appear PIGCOM You are about to delete one or more records If you click ez you won t be able to undo this Delete operation Are vou sure you want to delete these records Once you are sure you definitely wan
68. ay of the reporting week for any date entered Sort Order The sort order can be used to set the position where units appear within consolidated reports Weight Symbol Sets the symbol used as a unit of weight Check Fostering The Check Fostering box should be ticked if all fostering is to be recorded on PigCom At weaning the number of piglets recorded for each sow is then validated to ensure the number weaned equals the born alive plus minus the number fostered on off and piglet deaths If fostering is being validated then the sow ID should also be recorded for all piglet deaths If recording of fostering and validation at weaning is not required then leave this tick box empty 21 day weights Designed for users who are recording 21 day information this setting enables disables the 21 Day Info form in the data entry pages The function has 3 settings Active When the 21 Day Info form is displayed farrowed sows requiring a 21 day litter weight are displayed on the form Disabled When the 21 Day Info form is displayed no information is displayed Autofill The 21 day information is automatically entered using the weaning information Export to GEP Only necessary for users with a GEP licence this tick box controls whether the farm is included in the export to GEP routine Checks E i Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking The checks
69. ble Weekly Report Consolidated Summarised review of weekly activity Weekly Feeder Summary Overview of feeder movements deaths Weekly Conception Breakdown of conception rates and dropouts over the past 17 weeks Weekly Due to Farrow Breakdown of animals due to farrow in the next 17 weeks Feeder Deaths Overview of feeder deaths and percentage mortality Predicted Sales Sales forecast from entered data Movement Summary Summary of all departures excluding deaths from the feeding and breeding herds Feeder Growth Rates Individual growth rates from animals sold from the feeding herd Summary Page The summary page from the weekly reports consolidating the information of all units together Service Analysis A consolidated version of the weekly service analysis form showing a breakdown of service history for the previous 20 weeks including repeats abortions farrowings etc Report 1 Weekly Report Consolidated The Weekly Report Consolidated is a brief overview of the weekly activity on either one or a number of units showing all the necessary production factors in a concise one page report Weekly Consolidated Week 50 10 Decos RCTS Total Stock Numbers Born Pialet Hu mber of Deaths Total Sales Fam Sows Mhidens Dry Sows Open Close Services Repeat Repeat i Litters Live Dw ad Total Mertality SowtBoar Feeders Far Con All External Farm d 407 ES 6 4109 4164 43 2 47
70. breeding herd on gilts and sows at all stages of the reproductive cycle In the following descriptions of input screens denotes a required field Movements Boars In Filter BREEDING FARM Boars In Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Origin AlBoar Weight Breed BirhDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date vv Y Y Ga stor JB A n MET Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Origin Al Boar Weight Breed BithDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date O Soo Oo E N _ k The Boars In screen is to register boars arriving on farm or registering additional boars to be used in the AI Unit as mentioned in page 5 e Date In The date into the breeding herd for this male 125 e Tag used to identify the animal on farm can be changed at any time in the future but MUST be unique in the current herd but can be duplicated over time The tag number may be split into a prefix body and suffix e Tattoo individual identifier that must be unique across all herds depending on validation settings This is optional in most circumstances e Origin the place from which the animal was moved This should be the unit of birth to pick up pedigree details with full validation switched on For home produced animals this should be set to the Feeding Herd department This then automatically corrects the stock counts accordingl
71. ced and in other data entry forms such as the Stock Count Data Entry gt Monthly gt Stock Counts The values entered here are used for a valuation of the stock on hand 100 i Cost Categories The costs of the Farm are to be classed into one out of the three Cost Categories fixed in PigCom the image shows the default settings but they can be edited to suit each user Pick Lists The Cost Types are Pick Lists Cost Categories e Fixed e Variable Description Lost Type e Income i E CIEN ELO AN Variable Income These Cost Types are then used as a Batch Cost Category in the Cost Types pick list and reported on the FH Batch Financial Report Cost categories are either Fixed or Variable Additional or Income The charges that a Farm incurs will either be a fixed charge that is charged regularly irrespective of throughput for instance the rent for a building will be a fixed price that needs paying on a monthly basis or annually Or it may vary as throughput varies e g the costs for vaccinating pigs varies as the number of pigs increases or decreases li Cost Types Cost Types can be a long list of the charges the farm is liable for oe Pick Lists This pick list contains all the Pick Lists Cost Types details on the costings the yE xl PIG farm 1s likely to incur mM A Description A Cost Type Deatch Cost Category CProfit Loss Category d Sort Order Examples are wages of th
72. cense can be reset using this function Upgrading If you are upgrading to a newer version of PigCom the new version will be supplied in a WinZip compressed file e g downloaded from the internet or on a CD First backup your data to a known location on your hard drive see backup section on page 117 Then exit from PigCom if it is already open Open the file in WinZip and extract the contents to the PigCom Directory There should be a file PCM_CS adp which is the upgraded PigCom program along with multiple files with the general name V1 XX You will be asked whether you want to overwrite files with the extracted ones Again answer Yes On starting PigCom you will have to confirm your connection details and there will be a slight delay whilst the upgrade is applied You should now see the main menu with the current version number on the front The version number appears here emesis pri If you don t see the current version number please contact ACMC Language The language used in the menus and reports of PigCom can be customised A variety of different languages are preloaded into PigCom to allow the user to quickly change the language of the display The language can be changed by clicking on the Utilities option Click the Select Language option and then click the required language from the subsequent box Language PigCom Set up Navigation through the menus in PigCom is intuitive
73. d to enter a secondary tag number for example a breeding company s ID tag or an electronic sow feeder tag The tattoo validation must be set to off to allow entry of such data see page 7 4 Origin EEDING HERD FEEDING HERD FEEDING FINISHING HERD FINISHIN AMOS PIO Ak 37 Enter where the boar has come from You should have all possible origins entered into your Pick Lists Your options for origin may include the feeding herd specific breeding companies other farms or from another unit that belongs to you etc If using tattoos this should be the unit of birth to pick up the pedigree details the validation will need to be set up for this In most cases this will not be required For home produced boars gilts this should be set to the Feeding Herd 5 4 Boar Jo Tick this box if the boar will be used for AI services The box can be ticked by either clicking on the box with your cursor or by pressing your SPACE BAR whilst on the box If this box is ticked PigCom will automatically assume the service to be an AI service each time this boar is selected on the service form If the boar is used for a natural service simply un tick the Al service box on the service form 6 Weight Enter the weight of the boar as it is moving into the breeding herd 7 Breed a Enter the breed of the boar or use the drop down menu to select the breed This is optional so you can leave this column blank
74. delete one or more records and can accept Yes or decline No the delete request You are about to delete one or more records E you dick Yes you wont be able to undo this Delete operation Are pou Sure you want to delete these records PISCO If you are deleting an event for a sow e g farrowing you must first delete r a events that have happened to this sow subsequently e g E This can be thought of as nibbling back the data until the latest event is that which you were trying to delete Navigation through PigCom Whilst using the menu system within PigCom there is always a visual check as to your location on the top of the Menu See below for a layout of the screens within PigCom Data Entry gt Weekly gt Reproduction As a visual aid whilst entering data each data entry screen is labelled to match the paper input forms provided on which the data to be entered on the screen would be written If you are using your own paper forms then these labels will be meaningless and can be ignored 124 Data Entry Weekly Data Entry The weekly information is divided into two categories Reproduction and Movements for ease of navigation through PigCom ES Licensed to Version Version All weekly data input is carried out from these two screens The movements menu is for physical movements of pigs both on and off farm whereas the reproduction menu is for recording actions within the
75. duce a form where you _ vw ome siosioparos March 1939 F 1 ooa sojosjogjaPR99 can select the first financial period of the year On the a e pe example the ticks show the start of the financial year is el arvejas 3oposesppumss Funersss the 1 Jul A oo ferias p O y __ oe eppes august 099 A ones sooper eptember 1999 OK ii ES BeBtepe A A A A A SEE Pick Lists In order for PigCom Financial Reporting to work as intended it is first necessary to edit Pick Lists From the main menu select Editors gt Pick Lists From the drop down box you will see two Pick Lists which are used in the Financial Reporting i Cost Categories 1 Cost Types The Pig Type pick list has two columns Value and Killing Out The Value is a market value achieved for an average pig weight of that weight range For example an average bacon pig could achieve 70 36 with a Killing Out of 73 5 Code Description Min wt Kg Mas wt Kg Include alue kiling Dut Fe o AA aa 7 ren ARAN E le i E A se ert ey i E E A ea eo e j Ere AA egea a Ay IO IMM EC A e a ET re o o o a rel 0 Cp peos ONIS ION a II IES O Ce persa a a o ae Ce eass O e oe adn sa MAI ROI go AA 1 e pa hesa orf e Cp feses g E ao e e esw J ES IU AM e oar of of E S 0 of You can enter the Values and Killing Out to suit your farm These values will be used when the reports are produ
76. e Jwaces Debit v FIXED Y ear Re Ser pee varias y staff medication in feed MEDTEINES Debt y VARIABLE y Rearing Breeding Expenses Dabiy 2 medication insurance etc EENES Pos aS E a1 A oo o p vpe v fearna breeding Expenses Debi y 4 _ FaCLEN STOCK Debt v VARIABLE y Rearing amp Breeding Expenses Debi v 5 HAULAGE SLAUGHTER pet y 7 For each Cost Type entered LIGHT amp HEAT Debit a VARIABLE mfRearing BreedingExpenses Debi y at PisC Ab JREPATAS BUILDINGS _pebt___ w VARIABLE me Rearing Breeding Expenses Debi v A A OS REPAIRS MACHINERY Debt y 3 instructed of what sort of cost EJeEDDmG 10 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING bebt y VARIABLE y i it is The Cost Type a is FIG SUNDRIES Debt y VARIABLE y 12 _ MUCK DISPOSAL 13 either a Debit or a Credit MLC LEVY COMMISSIONS Debt VARIABLE y Rearing amp Breeding Expenses Debi y 14 Lac INANTADIO a2 lMasvino 9 Desadino Cunancan Mahil a a 1c X J TOACTNO CIICI hik these are programmed into PigCom and are not changeable You must specify to PigCom if it is a fixed or variable charge b as set up in previous pick list Example Wages top line of the image 1s a Debit to the farm and that it is a fixed cost The options for the Profit Loss Category are fixed in PigCom they are e Direct costs Debit Links to weekly and monthly data entry sections of PigCom Rearing amp Breeding Expenses Debit Stock Sales Income Credit Other Inco
77. e sow herd can be filtered independently from the boar herd Both sow and boar Herd Books are the same in appearance so the usability is the same for both The Herd Book feature of PigCom allows for the user to view and print the details of any boars or sows that have ever been in the herd This can be used for a variety of functions including the production of an up to date herd book of all animals currently in the herd As the date and reason for culling are also listed on the sow boar herd book a list of animals that have left the herd can also be produced The filter at the top of the herd book can be used to select what data you want to see Herd Book Form Sows Herd Book Sow Filter Herd Book Sow Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Breed Parity D O B Sire Dam Dateln 4geln Origin Weight Timeln Date Out Age Out Re sort order NT al NT MN NT a HERD BOOK Edit Filte E Submit view Report Tag Number Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Breed Parity D 0 B Sire Dam Dateln Ageln Origin Weight Timeln DateOut Age Out Reas Examples of filters that can be used to view the Herd Book data 1 Up to date boar sow book in the Date Out box filter for Is Missing 2 All animals entering the herd in the past 6 months in the Date In box enter a date in the Greater Than filter 3 All animals that have been culled in the past 12 months in the Date Out box enter a date in the Greater Than fil
78. e the record or form this Esc will no longer remove any edits Filtering Records to View Entered Data Any data you enter into the entry screens has to be submitted to the database when you press the Submit button Thereafter the screen closes and returns you to the previous menu To see what data has been entered in any part of PigCom you use the same form that you used to enter the data in the first place All forms have a section at the top that is grayed out when you open the form This is the filter section which the user uses to tell PigCom what data they want to view To activate this filter press the Edit button In some PigCom forms pressing the Edit button causes the records section of the form at the bottom to go blank e g Services or Farrowings or the records part of the screen will show some historic records e g Piglet Feeder movements Once activated the user must then populate some part of the filter to tell PigCom what records to show The more detail is entered in the filter the more fields filled in the more specific you are being as to which records you want to see and so PigCom will show you fewer records For example look at the following situation where a farmer wanted e to see which sows entered the herd between 01 01 1999 and e a 01 04 1999 To do this the Sows In form is opened and the Edit RER a button is pressed The mouse is then used to click in the Date In Ad O field and a filter dialog
79. eas which are not meeting target and may possibly require attention Monthly Sum mary Farm A Jun os MIO Target Average JUHOS MAYOS APROS MAROS FEBOS JANOS DECH HOV0O4 OCTO4 SEP04 AUGO4 JULH Stock Sone 410 41 420 93 420 411 4 409 409 404 414 406 414 402 Maider Cats 36 60 63 54 ol as T a 53 59 ES fall Ss FE Suckers 801 606 oad Tos TB ho S47 5m4 of 4 T96 65 613 495 Boars 5 6 E T E E E T E E E E 5 5 Feeders Eb fort 3028 648 ea 615 603 3165 3313 irs 2011 J962 3113 Malo Recondiliation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Total 3921 4057 4123 4030 3007 3076 3731 4061 4360 4116 Ae 4093 4147 393 Acquisitions EH Some Iri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BH Gite In 15 19 6 25 0 1 20 22 A 16 10 14 31 0 31 EH Boars Ir 1 04 0 1 1 0 1 2 Gits Retained 0 17 0 0 0 15 0 0 5 0 0 Boars Fetaned 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suckers ln 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FH Pigs In 4 0 53 0 0 0 Total 16 26 25 1 30 20 af 4 64 15 14 32 5 Disposals BH Cuil Boars 1 03 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 BH Gull Some 14 165 15 Ze 15 E 19 Al 14 E 10 0 14 Al BH Gull Wailer 1 1 1 4 1 2 2 1 1 Piglet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breeding Boars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Breeding Ferralez 5z 153 219 123 230 173 117 167 204 108 A 17 Te 102 Wemer 431 104 6 0 80 0 350 0 0 180 177 0 150 Stores 32 55 Kg 404 TH 9 455 201 170 45 5 hhz Zoe A 357 52 400 452 Porkers 54 76 0 29 0 10 i 0 0 E 0 E 5
80. eeders Movement Form and using the Edit function find the relevant September reconciliation entry 2 Amend the reconciliation by the required amount e g if an alteration of 3 arrivals was needed reduce the previous reconciliation by 3 or delete the record if required then submit 3 Open the Stock Count Form from the Monthly Data Entry Form 4 Using the Edit function find the relevant stock counts September 5 Increase one of the counts e g stores by 3 and submit In effect by removing or reducing the previous month s reconciliation you have assumed that the stock count in the previous month was incorrect and this correction will allow the current month s stock count to balance 94 Entering Health 8 Medication Data PigCom is also able to record medication events as an aid to monitoring the health status on the unit All aspects of herd health are individually covered in PigCom including water and feed medication Medication data can be entered at any time while the reports are on a monthly format On the main menu click on Data Entry Followed by Health The medication menu will appear on your screen Health Form ACME Providing the world s most advanced breeding stack Press ESC to go back From this form you can enter information for the following events o BOAR TREATMENT o SOWS TREATMENT o FEEDING HERD PIG TREATMENT o FEED OR WATER MEDICATION o PIGLET TREATMENT 95
81. eeeceeseesaaaeeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeseesaas 124 DATA ENIR e OPPOPROT Ue RE OE O 125 Weekly Data Entry CO PR o UC ES E PO E PE sce rersttcerstr tts enee rt error eter e 125 Un ertrererrcrerre reer eiei 125 A cnonenancneteusnemoneuenen suceeus 125 AA q PmPe E 126 AA o ES o o oun 127 O sapeceuscenertuscensouscenereussoractussevactmeneuesteseccens 128 A cpebeasnoneantnok onan eran sup E OE 129 a A O wares ates a mec wc ec ope eae csc e TAT T 129 Nasal AA e O T 130 HC 6 0 61 6816 AN T TAE EE va 131 E AP o o Eo 5 oo PA A 131 1V Picemane Ol A A Ii 133 AMOO ronca Usario teenaceust ouacanseceouensecmoceminemsvensnero antneptnensvarieenevertrenuensecnoeens 133 ORT 134 A A PP nn over techonep E E O E 136 A A A O A q 136 MONTHEXDATA ENTRAN einen 137 IA EC ER o PO O E A O O EA 137 AAA SU O E EE O o E A 138 EE a T PEE T E eteccedontcemecenstonacer sccnonen suas E 138 REPOKTDIREC TORT cenna 141 PIGCOM REGIS TRA THON FOR Misiles 143 Introduction PigCom Version 1 90 is designed to keep records and report on the physical performance of the herd PigCom can be used for anything from a single herd farm to multiple herds farms Currently PigCom will not detail or report on financial performance other than reporting on feed costs PigCom is a program built around Microsoft s SQL Server It uses Microsoft Access as the user interface Throughout this manual a certain level of computer literacy 1s assumed Some notes on t
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83. end of each period to ensure accuracy of reports such as the monthly summary For help see the monthly reporting section Page 130 139 PigCom Menus and Reports Farm Data Entry Editors Reports Utilities New Farm Weekly Pick Lists Herd Book Sow Movements Reproduction Boars In Out Services Herd Book Boar Sows Gilts In Out Farrowings Transfers In Weaning Piglet Feeder Activity Preg Checks Piglet Deaths Fostering SQL Import Monthly Health Financial Feed Deliveries Boar Sow Treatments Credits Feed Remaining Piglet Treatment Debits Stock Counts Feeder Treatment Feed Water Treatment Budget debits 140 Report Directory Below is a list of reports produced by PigCom they have been colour coded in connection with the flowchart above to help you navigate to the required form Majority of the weekly monthly and analytical reports are also available as consolidated or repeat reports 1f reports are required for more than 1 farm Batch Report Boar Lists Boar Mating Analysis Boar Serving Analysis Dropouts Feed Analysis Feeder Batch Summary Feeder Deaths Inventory Due to Farrow Inventory Due to Wean Inventory Feed Remaining Inventory Gilts due to Serve Inventory Sows due to Serve Litter Analysis By Breed Litter Analysis By Parity Litter Analysis Chart Factors Affecting Litter Analysis Detail Litter Analysis Factor
84. eria i e you are not trying to sell 24 piglets sow year if targeting to wean 10 21 with 2 35 farrowing index and 5 post weaning mortality E Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking Section Stock Sows Stock Maiden Gilts Stock Sucklers Stock Boars Stock Feeders Description Stock Reconciliation Stock Total View Period Analysis Targets Reset To access the sub set of parameters press Reset Enter your targets below Breeding Herd Targets Productive Sows Sow Replacements as a Perce Sows purchased year Gilts bought in Gilt breeding Failure Breeding Herd mortality Time in herd to service gilts HJ Boar replacement rate Boars bought in Al usage te te Natural Sow Boar ratio gt Conception Rate Litter size born live gt Born Dead Weaning age Weaning weight zz Piglet mortality HHI x ES Feeding Herd Targets Feed Targets Suckler acquisitions year 0 Sow Feed Sow Gilt Boar 0 tonne Suckler sales year 0 Piglet Feed Piglet Reared 0 Kg Feeder acquisitions year 0 Rearing Feed Total FH Feed 0 Ay Feeder entry weight 0 Kg Target FCR a Feeder mortality 0 A Feed Cost Target sale weight 0 Kg Target sale age 0 days Sow Feed 0 00 tonne Piglet Feed 0 00 tonne Percentage of Feeders Sold Rearer Feed 0 00 f tonne Weaners 4 31Kg 0
85. ervice event because it returned then you can click on YES PigCom will automatically update the sow s records to show a repeat service If you are not sure if this is correct click on NO and PigCom will return you to the Service Form It may be worthwhile at this point checking the sow history by pressing F5 to look at whether this service date can be correct Serice Group T In most cases this will not be required and can therefore be left blank See the Appendix for further explanation 20 Location 6 L This is the location of where the service took place or where the sow was moved to following service Which option to record depends on the reason for recording location If the user just wants to know where an individual sow is located on the farm then just record the latest sow location If a user wanted to analyse out success rate by location pen building then record location of the sow during service The current sow location is updated by this field unless a more recent location has already been recorded This section is where you can enter the details of the boars AI used for the services By clicking on the green arrow button with your mouse or by pressing ENTER an additional input form called MATINGS will open up ES EXAMPLE Matings lx Time of Day Boar Al Service Operator Note If you do not want to enter any boar details use your TAB button to scroll past the green arrow
86. ets J gt If you wish to enter the ID of the piglet that died click on gt me den identi Tattoo H IFEI SBT072303 180607 SGT180607 181904 115411061904 You can now enter the piglet s identity This identity must be the 071304 SET aa number the piglet was given on its litter ID but only the numerical x part of the tattoo If you are entering the details for a number of piglets on one line of the form you can enter all of their identities by pressing ENTER after each identity is entered The tattoo field read only shows the full identification of the piglet id to ensure the correct piglet has been entered You do not have to enter this information manually This will open up an additional form This additional form can now be closed by pressing END on your keyboard The entering of piglet identities is optional and this screen can be by passed by pressing TAB etc Once you have entered all of your piglet deaths press Submit 34 Fostering Select Fostering from the DATA ENTR Y main menu This form is used for recording all fostering activity The recording of fostering is optional on PigCom however if the Check Fostering option see page 8 of the farm setup 1s activated all fostering for that unit must be recorded in order that the verification checks at weaning are successful Fostering E 7 5 xj Filter Fostering Date Number From Sow To Sow gt Fr Sort Order
87. ets If the Check Fostering option in the Farm Setup is activated see page 8 the number of piglets weaned must equal the amount that is expected on PigCom 1 e the number born alive the number fostered on off and the number of deaths 4 Milking Score Keep Suckling Parity Bad Poor Average Good Excellent It is optional as to whether or not you fill in the Milking Score This is a subjective score of the sows milking ability These codes will be set up in the drop down menu as shown above 5 Keep Suckling You need to tick this box 1f the sow 1s being used for extra suckling tick by either clicking on the box with your mouse or by pressing the SPACE BAR If the box is left blank the sow s status will become DRY If the box is ticked the sow s status will remain as SUCKLING until it is weaned again Location 6 L_ B This is the location of where the weaning took place or where the sow was moved after weaning Which option to record depends on the reason for recording location If the user just wants to know where an individual sow is located on the farm then just record the latest sow location If a user wanted to analyse out performance by location pen building then record location of the sow at weaning The current sow location is updated by this field unless a more recent location has already been recorded Parity Weaning PigCom will automatically fill in the parity and the weaning bo
88. f piglets that died If you are entering each piglet death on a separate line then this number will be 1 However if you are grouping deaths together by sow location reason for death etc this number will refer to the number of piglets that died from sow X at location X and for reason X etc 33 Enter the tag number of the sow the piglet s were suckling on at the time of death If fostering is being validated then the sow ID should also be recorded for all piglet deaths This column is optional and PigCom does not require that you fill this in If you wish to leave it blank use your TAB key etc to scroll past it To enter the sow s number either select its tag from the drop down list or type in 1ts number 4 Condition LAID ON LAMENESS GEN L t LEG WEAKNESS LEL Legs Ower at Front Lec LEPTOSPIROSIS LEF LICE LIC LOW VIABILITY LO MENINGITIS ME Enter the reason for the piglet death either by typing in the condition and it will automatically call up the reason from your Pick Lists or by using the drop down menu to select the condition 5 Location Enter the location where the piglet died for example FH2 Farrowing House 2 Your location options should have already been set up on your Pick Lists You do not have to fill in this column if you decide it is not relevant to you If you decide not to enter a location use your TAB or enter button to move past this section 6 Pigl
89. faults are used when you select deliveries of this feed If you keep these up to date it will reduce the amount of data entry you need to do You can however override the default values used on inputting feed deliveries 15 When feed prices are changed on the pick list the prices of feed deliveries previously entered into PigCom remain unaffected by this price change Feeder Types This pick list sets up weight categories for each type of pig Each type is assigned to a section of the herd e g piglet is a breeding herd pig type whilst weaner is a feeding herd type The feeding herd types will also be valid for any user defined departments set up in PigCom Pig Type Department Default Default Default Minimum Maximum Average Weight Weight Weight Weaner FeedingHerd 4 3199 18 Store FeedngHerd 32 5399 B Porker FeedingHerd 45 7699 61 Baconer FeedingHerd 84 10599 95 Heavy FeedingHerd 106 15 1253 Breeding Boar FeedingHerd 35 145 90 In Pig Sows Breeding Herd ee Lactating Sows Breeding Herd e Dry Sows Breeding Herd ee Stock Boars Breeding Herd The mid range weight value is the default value used for stock taking weights but this value can be changed when inputting stock values Please note that weights entered in your data for a stock type e g weight of bacon pigs sold is validated against this list You
90. from the feeding herd to the breeding herd should not be entered on this form PigCom automatically recognises these transfers from the feeding herd when the details are entered in the Boars In or Sows Gilts In forms Reconciliations When discrepancies between the computed stock count expected count from all inputted data and a physical stock count occur PigCom allows for a reconciliation event to be entered as either an arrival or departure depending on the discrepancy Reconciliations are individually displayed on the printed Monthly Stock Report see page 88 and are summarised on the Monthly Summary Report see page 85 instead of being included in the acquisitions sales or deaths To enter an arrival reconciliation higher physical count vs computed count select Reconciliation in the from select box and Feeding Herd in the to box For sales reconciliations lower physical count vs computed count select Feeding Herd in the from box and Reconciliation in the to box Entry of the category of pig involved the number of pigs the difference between the two counts and an estimated total weight are also required in reconciliation events If a mistake in the physical count is later found subsequent removal or alteration of reconciliations and relevant monthly stock count entry can be done N B Adding sales reconciliation increases mortality accordingly However arrival reconciliations d
91. g as prefix body and suffix e Value Ffixed cost as set by Accounts This provides PigCom with sufficient information to create a new record in the receiving unit for this sow and correctly set the status and parity This process also transfers the sow out of the donating herd The sow will then have left the donating herd on the date the transfer was made with a reason of Sold For Breeding 127 Value Boars Out Filter UPTON Boars Out Date Out Tag Destination Reason Cost Sort Order E 1 7 A F BHM Edit Filter Submit View Report Date Dut Tag This screen registers boars leaving the breeding herd Natural boars are only available for use within the period of entering and leaving the breeding herd AI boars can still be used to up to 7 days after the boar has left the breeding herd Clear Filter Destination Reason FERTILITY FERTILITY A AGE SIZE AGE SIZE LIBIDO LIBIDO a S m DISCHARGE ABORTION v ABORTION e Date Out the date the boar left the breeding herd e Tag the breeding herd tag of the animal leaving the herd e Destination where the boar went after leaving the herd e Reason why the animal left the herd e Cost the price achieved at slaughter 128 Sows Out This screen registers details of sows leaving the breeding herd Once a sow has been registered as having left the herd no further information c
92. g Matings InPig Result Date Suckling Serv Int GJ7134 234 78 05 06 04 1 LAI 3 114 Farrowed 27 09 04 GJ7243 232 78 27 09 04 05 06 04 1 LAI 3 114 Aborted 27 09 04 GJ7240 232 78 05 06 04 1 LAI 3 114 Farowed 27 09 04 GJ6350 275 101 05 06 04 1 LAI 3 42 Returned 17 07 04 GJ7017 242 79 20 12 04 06 06 04 1 LAI 2 113 Farrowed 27 09 04 GJ7184 234 80 09 08 04 07 06 04 1 LAI 3 63 Returned 09 08 04 GJ7597 216 41 10 06 04 1 LAI 3 30 Returned 10 07 04 GJ7569 217 42 11 06 04 1 LAI 3 119 Farrowed 08 10 04 GJ7192 243 89 16 06 04 2 RJ1517 2 117 Farrowed 11 10 04 GJ6390 289 115 19 06 04 2 RE6910 3 114 Farrowed 11 10 04 GJ7241 246 92 19 06 04 1 LAI 3 111 Farrowed 08 10 04 GJ7119 249 92 22 03 05 19 06 04 1 LAI 3 115 Farrowed 12 10 04 GJ7673 221 50 03 01 05 19 06 04 1 LAI 3 114 Farowed 11 10 04 GJ7599 226 51 31 01 05 20 06 04 1 LAI 3 104 Aborted 02 10 04 GJ7826 220 52 21 06 04 1 LAI 3 116 Farrowed 15 10 04 GJ7565 227 52 21 06 04 1 LAI 3 115 Farrowed 14 10 04 GJ7186 249 95 25 10 04 22 06 04 1 LAI 2 115 Farrowed 15 10 04 GJ6766 272 95 22 06 04 1 LAI 3 115 Farrowed 15 10 04 GJ7788 232 64 23 11 04 03 07 04 1 LAI 3 114 Farowed 25 10 04 GJ7598 239 64 23 08 04 03 07 04 1 LAI 3 25 Returned 28 07 04 Report 12 Service Analysis Summary The Service Analysis Summary Report gives an overall look at service performance on the unit including numbers of sows gilts served in total over the designated period and a weekly average A summary of the number of days from se
93. g number Parity Breed Service Servi Note URE 4732 URK 4746 URK 4786 URK 47398 LURE 4816 URK 4045 LRE 48b METE Left Herd Farrowed Farrowed In Pig In Pig Farrowed In Pig Dry If you wish you can use the drop down menu to search for the sow number instead of typing it in 19 3 Parity Breed MA PigCom will automatically fill in both the parity and the breed boxes The breed will initially come up as the breed of the sow however once the boar details have been entered for this mating the breed will then refer to the breed the offspring will be this may or may not be the same as the sow 4 Service PigCom will automatically fill in this column If the sow is already In Pig 1 e already has a service detail recorded on PigCom or is of the wrong status 1 e if it has just farrowed a warning box will appear Wrong Status i Current sow status al 611237 In Pig 15 Feb 05 If you are unsure as to whether the sow is a return or the status does not fit with it being served for example if it has only just farrowed and has not yet been weaned it is important to check that the sow number you have entered is correct Click on OK PigCom then checks you are happy to enter that this sow returned its first service and this second service should now be entered as well GJ1237 A A P j Return sow and enter new service information Yes Mo If it is the sow s second s
94. gCom will open up the Monthly Menu Monthly Menu Licensed to From here you can enter the following data o FEED DELIVERIES o FEED REMAINING AT THE END OF THE MONTH o STOCK COUNTS 75 Entering Feed Deliveries Select from the MONTHLY main menu A message box will automatically appear to remind you to check that the feed prices in the Pick Lists are up to date Feed Deliveries gt j Make sure your feed costs are up to date before entering new Feed deliveries Use the Feeds Editor to adjust Feed costs If feed prices have changed leave the feed deliveries form by clicking Submit and change the prices in the feed Pick Lists If feed prices have not changed the feed deliveries form is set up ready for you to enter data immediately Each line on the form refers to an individual feed type Feed deliveries during a month batch can be entered on any date as either individual or total quantities of feed Feed Deliveries Form Feed Deliveries Filter Feed Deliveries Department Cost Tonne Date FH Batch i _ In Bags Feed Quantity Sort Order oJ i oof of MEF Edit Filter Submit view Report Date FH Batch Department In Bag Feed Quantity Cost Tonne Clear Filter Step by step guide to entering feed deliveries For each delivery event you must enter the following data 1 Date gt Enter the date of the feed delivery if a total
95. h batch over the past twelve months Feed Analysis Breakdown of feed usage including costs for the month batch Herd Movements A summary of all pig movements not including deaths into and out of the herd for the month batch Inventory Feed Remaining A basic breakdown not including costs of feed usage during the month batch Monthly Summary A summarised breakdown of production for each month batch over the past twelve months Period Analysis A detailed analysis of production figures over pre determined periods Stock A comparative breakdown of stock numbers for the month batch showing discrepancies between the computed stock count of PigCom expected and the inputted physical stock counts Treatments A breakdown of medication used during the month batch Movements Summary A summarised overview of all feeding herd and breeding herd sales in the month Feeder Growth Rates Growth rates for all feeders sold during the month where an ID and weight has been recorded Note The stock counts at the top of the monthly summary report are a rolling count which use the inputted stock count that is closest to the start date of the report as a starting reference e g for a report for September 2005 the starting counts will be based on the stock count of October 2004 This highlights the importance of entering a stock count every month The stock report only details
96. he Credits and Debits sections are collated together and divided into the Profit Loss Categories see Pick List Cost Types on the Financial Reports iii Budget Credits The values entered into the Budget Credits section are based on an annual budget allowance provided the farm FOX COVERT Budget Credi has one in place P Filter Copy Budget se The annual budget Batch Cost Type Value To Batch can be split into NOWOS m financial periods that can be Sort Order wM ES entered into PigCom The Enter Mew Filter Clear Filter Close view Report predicted sales of Seih Cost Type value the stockcanbe PEE vpe aaa OOS entered with a Novas e market value As the image shows this particular unit intends to raise a total of 61 316 00 of saleable pigs during November 2009 Each month the forecasted sales can be entered into PigCom The values entered will be compared to the actual income the farm earns using the movements out entered onto PigCom If the Budget Credits are to be the same for a number of months then they can be copied easily using the Copy Budget tool in the top right corner of the form Copy Budget Novos se To copy one batch month e g Nov09 to a future batch month e g Nov10 Tee NOVIO x T you need to firstly select the budget that needs copying from the top drop down box Copy Budget The bottom box To Batch should copy allow you to select the new batch that the Budget Credits
97. he general use of Windows and Access are included where they are of relevance to PigCom Installation There are currently two types of PigCom installation packages available Both install the same basic packages the difference being which version of the packages are installed The original Installation available up to version 1 73 only runs on older software components using Microsoft SQL 2000 Desktop Engine and Microsoft Access XP 2002 Runtime The later installation package installs Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Access 2010 runtime There are three versions of the later package available to choose from depending on the installation environment see table below Version of MS Office already installed on target PC Version SO SS WEE MS Windows MS Office 32 bit MS Office 64 bit on target PC 2000 X P 2002 2003 2007 2010 e Windows N1T 2000 XP 32bit Old install V1 73 only Windows Vista 7 8 32bit 32bit New Install Windows Vista 7 8 64bit 64 32bit New Install AA New Install If carrying out a fresh installation you will need an installation disc download that will install all the necessary programs It is advised that you also have Microsoft Snapshot Viewer and WinZip installed on your PC also These are available to install from the installation CD or can be downloaded from the PigCom website If installing from the CD double click on snpvw exe for Snapshot or winzip90 exe for WinZip and follow the on screen instructions
98. he interim the sows weaned list shows the location Tag B1166 BQ1891 BQ2075 BR2968 BR3271 G 7457 GO S5 GOF762 RR4557 v lt Em 0 Mm b b mH oo Days Weaned Litter Wt Av Live Av Dead 20 8 24 3 22 5 22 g 21 8 20 8 17 x 10 2T 8 1 x 10 E Extra Suckling 55 6 8 6 9 33 6 6 60 6 7 55 6 9 53 6 6 60 6 0 52 6 4 f1 r i entered at weaning unless subsequently changed 58 11 8 9 8 8 8 11 5 12 0 8 6 8 5 11 8 10 0 0 6 0 8 0 3 0 8 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 0 0 5 Av Weaned 95 8 7 TD x 8 0 9 8 9 4 8 5 9 3 9 3 Feared 11 13 9 10 8 9 10 6 0 9 14 10 11 10 11 9 10 10 6 8 12 10 6 9 9 9 Location A36 36 A36 37 AD1 44 A36 24 A36 44 A15 32 A36 35 A3JA 22 A36 12 Number reared is below g piglets per litter Minimum Age at Weaning 21 Report 6 Pregnancy Check Vaccination Below is an example of a Pregnancy Checks Reports produced by PigCom The information on this report can be tailor made to suit your pregnancy check or vaccination program see page 9 90 Day E coli vaccine Tag Service Date Check Location Tag Service Date Check Location GILTS BS049208 1 30 11 GS109911 2 w yy O G GS109914 1 OYIZ EN RS014612 1 O12 D RS015406 1 OVi2 gt RS015408 1 01112 GILTS to check 6 SOWS B1043 9 1 26 11 A32 32 B7119 8 2 28 11 A01 04 BR3017A 4 1 27111 A31 24 BR3066A 4 1 28 11 A31 32 BR3348 4 1 25
99. ick from the Show this hint again option in the bottom left corner gt Show this hint again TI Cost per Tonne L The cost of the feed should automatically appear in this box If the price is incorrect it can be manually altered by typing the correct price in the box When all data has been entered click on Submit 78 Entering Feed Remaining Closing feed stocks should only be entered on the final day of the month batch If no closing stock is entered for a particular feed PigCom will assume that all of that feed has been consumed during the period If this is not the case not entering the quantity remaining will falsely alter your FCR and production figures Although PigCom allows for a zero value to be entered if all of a feed type has been consumed at the end of the month batch if no closing stock is entered then PigCom will recognise this as no feed remaining Select Feed Remaining from the MONTHL Y main menu The Feed Remaining Form appears and is set up ready for you to enter data immediately Each line on the form refers to an individual feed type Closing feed stocks should be entered on the last date of the month batch Feed Remaining Form Month End Feed Remaining Filter Clear Filter Edit Filter Submit View Report Date Bin Batch Department In Bags Feed Quantity Bl 1 lt ccB Bmo ll HM Step by step guide to entering feed remaining F
100. if you prefer 8 BithDate Sire Dam loop pp The date of birth and the sire and dam details will be automatically filled in by PigCom when entermg a tattoo and origin for full pedigreed and validated units In most circumstances this will not be required and can be left blank 9 Cost If using the financial reporting in PigCom enter the cost of the animal 10 Location Location Date sf 38 Enter the current location of the animal 1f wanting to know individual locations of animals This will be more relevant for sows than boars For sows this field always contains the current location of an animal and is updated by entry of location on other records 1 e service farrowing weaning records alter this field if the location date is less than the new event date e g service date Once you have entered all of your boars in press Submit Entering Sows Gilts In Select sowsiGilts In from the MOVEMENTS main menu Sows Gilts In Form BREEDING FARM Sows Gilts In Filter BREEDING FARM Sows Gilts In Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date X Sort Order PT Al El E BHM Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BithDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date Step by step guide to entering a sow
101. ifferent breeds Litter Analysis Parity _PIGCOM_ COMMERICAL 79 01 06 04 31 12 04 All Breeds Summary for Period Av Litter Av Piglet Av Av Days Av Farr Parity Litters ofTotal Av Live olive Av Dead Dead Av Mmi AvBom Birth Wt BirthWt Weaned Suckling Init Gilts 122 22 0 11 3 21 8 0 7 20 0 0 2 12 0 13 5 1 2 10 4 24 4 2 124 223 112 21 9 Or W 0 1 11 9 13 3 1 2 10 4 25 4 148 3 102 18 4 11 6 18 8 OF 18 1 0 2 124 13 9 12 10 4 23 0 150 4 98 17 7 12 4 19 1 0 8 18 6 0 2 13 2 147 1 2 10 4 23 8 149 5 56 10 1 112 9 9 0 9 121 0 3 12 1 13 5 12 10 1 24 1 149 3 21 3 8 10 5 3 5 11 57 0 2 11 6 127 1 2 10 4 23 1 149 T 13 23 9 5 20 0 6 13 0 5 10 2 11 5 1 2 10 5 25 1 148 3 7 13 114 13 0 6 1 0 0 1 12 0 13 6 1 2 3 0 226 143 3 10 1 8 10 3 16 0 3 0 7 0 0 10 6 12 5 12 10 9 227 143 10 1 0 2 11 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 12 0 13 0 1 2 10 0 20 0 154 11 1 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 1 6 11 0 20 0 140 aoa 100 0 11 4 100 0 0 6 100 0 02 122 13 6 12 10 4 24 1 149 Report 3 Litter Analysis Chart Factors Affecting A section of the Litter Analysis Chart Factors Affecting report is displayed below The report is a chart based report covering various aspects of farrowing performance Litter Analysis Factors Affecting Farrowing Performance _PIGCOM_ COMMERICAL 79 01 06 04 31 12 04 All Breeds 15 15 14 14 13 12 E n E o o m 10 co g 3 z o 6 RE 8 E T 6 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y B 9 10 11 1 2 Parity Number of Matings 110 Report 4 Litter Analysis
102. in the General Reports section include sow cards boar sow lists and sow histories Click on dll on the REPORTS MENU The general report selection form will appear on the screen Report Selector Form Report Selector Click on the arrow and select the report you require Reports Date Boar List Detail Boar List Genetic Feeder Batch Summary Sow Card Basic Date tes Sow Card Detail Sow Card Genetic Reports Copies The general report form only allows you to select one report each time unlike the view Report weekly monthly reports which allow for a multiple selection of reports General Reports Available Boar List A list of all boar numbers presently in the herd Boar List Detail A list of current boars including performance details Feeder Batch Summary A performance summary of a specified batch of feeders Piglet List A list of piglet ID s recorded on PigCom between 2 requested dates Sow Card Basic Individual sow card showing basic details Sow Card Detail Individual sow card with sow history and small feeding scale feed levels can be entered in Pick Lists see page 13 Sow History Performance history for selected sows Sow List A list of all sow numbers presently in the herd 70 Sow List Status A list of current sows grouped by their status e g Maiden In Pig etc Sow List Detail A list
103. is form will show each piglet ID on a separate line You can then amend weights so that each piglet can have its actual weight rather than the average from the total litter weight Birth defects can also be entered if required you will need to have set these up on your Pick Lists Record This additional form can now be closed by pressing END on your keyboard This is all optional and in most cases this screen can be by passed by using your TAB button see Useful Tips on Page 119 Note There are a few farrowing scenarios that may bring up an error warning box Incorrect Dates x IN eean eai tee ern Ea If the error comes up with gestation too low it is likely that the service date recorded is incorrect or that the sow number entered as farrowing is incorrect If there was a repeat service the chances are that the sow farrowed to its first service In this case the second service repeat must be removed from the service form before the farrowing data can be entered In cases like this it is worthwhile checking the history of the sow by pressing F5 Incorrect Dates AN Gestation length is too high 184 days If the error comes up with gestation too high it is likely that a service has been missed off the records An additional service will need to be added in order to continue entering this farrowing With all errors it is important to check that the sow number is recorded correctly AND entered correctly
104. k counts over the past twelve months This report is useful to run prior to printing your monthly reports each month to ensure that historical data has not been altered and affected the balancing of previous stock counts The reconciliation report makes it easy to spot any discrepancies in counts for either a single or multiple units Months without an entered stock count are shown as if stock counts for a month are balanced then 0 is displayed However if a discrepancy occurs then the difference between the two stock counts is displayed for that month This discrepancy then continues in the subsequent months 107 because it is also affecting these stock counts If any of the subsequent months counts are also unbalanced then any discrepancies are added subtracted creating a running total Discrepancies are then easier to solve as it is clear which month s the problem appears If stock counts are balanced each month and the Reconciliation Report is also checked it adds assurance that historical data is correct The Reconciliation Report if regularly maintained is also a useful method of finding data which may have been accidentally entered in the wrong month year as this entry would have unbalanced the stock counts for a certain month Consolidated Stock Reconcilliation 31 Dec 04 _PIGCOM _ Gilts Sows Boars Farms DECO4 NOVOd OCTO4 SEPOA ALGO JULOS JUNDS MAYO APROA MAROA FEB 4 JANDA Pig Farm One o o o o o o
105. kly Herd Movements Report see page 55 but summarises the herd movements for the entire month batch Report 4 Inventory Feed Remaining The Inventory Feed Remaining report is similar to the Feed Analysis Report see above however the feed costs are not included 86 Report 5 Period Analysis A section of the Period Analysis is displayed below The Period Analysis Report shows a thorough review of production parameters over previously defined intervals These intervals can be set in the Batch section of the Farm Setup Form see Page 10 The analysis covers both the breeding and feeding herds and also a combined analysis of both herds If the feeding herd is split into a rearing and a finishing herd then these two herds are analysed separately The targets on the right hand side of the report can be set in the Monthly section of the Farm Setup Form see Page 10 The red stars on the right hand side of the report are to highlight areas which are not meeting target and may possibly require attention Period Analysis _PIGCOM_ COMBINED HERD Months 4 8 12 Target Difference Pigs Sold Som Year 24 5 225 23 1 2369 J 25 E Total Herd E F G Berd FH erd a 2 55 2 52 31 06 1487 Total Feed per Pig Produced 197 157 133 170 56 126 Ta RA Total Feed Gost per Pig Produced 26 15 26 14 25 46 2413 13 55 E Average Weight of Pigs Produced K 61 4 565 67 2 5456 126 232 Total Gost per Kilogran Mleght Gain
106. l the live born piglets can be recorded in either male or female fields e Females The number of females born in the litter e Dead The number of still births born in the litter e Mmfd The number of mummified foetuses born in the litter e Weight The weight of live piglets in the litter e Wt Dead The weight of dead piglets in the litter Activating the secondary data entry screen brings up the piglet registration form This form can be bypassed by using the TAB key to avoid activating the arrow button e Tattoo This is the identification mark of the Pea piglet or litter e Number The number of piglets with this identification mark e Sex The sex of the piglets e Weight The weight of the piglet s e Birth Defects Defects of pigs in the litter These options can be added to by editing the LERMA pick lists as described see page 13 This form can be closed by pressing END Activating the secondary screen allows for farrowing comments to be entered in the same method as the service comments This form can be closed by pressing END Weanings The weaning screen is used for registration of weaning events and extra suckling events BREEDING FARM Weanings Filter BREEDING FARM Weanings Date Sow Number Weight Milking Score Keep Suckling Location Parity Weaning Y T T vv Sort Order 1 E El _BH1 Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report
107. le of an unbalanced stock report Monthly Management Report PIGCOM _ Month October 05 Stock Count Reconciliation BREEDING HERD Pig Type 30 Sep 05 Arrivals Departures 31 Oct 05 Expect ed Difference Piglet 055 Tog ara 761 761 0 Maiden Gilt ab O 23 63 H3 In Pig Sows 324 0 2 338 Lactating Sow fo O 1 T Dry Sow z 13 z Productive Sows 415 16 418 Stock Boar E O E FEEDING HERD Pig Type 30 Sep 05 Arrivals Departures 31 Oct 05 Expected Difference Piglet O O o O Wieaner 1157 200 29 1161 store 590 0 295 Fie 4 Porker 440 0 17 440 Cutter 264 320 Haconer T5 180 az Heavy Breeding 5il Breeding Boar Feeders You are advised to 1 Check your stock count or possibly do a re count 2 Ensure all data from the previous month has been entered or entered correctly in the correct month year If no errors can be found as a last resort PigCom allows for a reconciliation event to be entered to balance feeder piglet stock counts as either an arrival or departure depending on the discrepancy 91 Note Reconciliation events can only be added for feeder or piglet discrepancies If differences are found in the sow gilt counts then the missing extra sows gilts need identifying and the appropriate movements should be entered onto PigCom Reconciliation events are included in the monthly batch reports as either arrivals or deaths All previous reconciliation events are individually displayed on the printed reports
108. lence AGRICULTURAL CONTRACT amp MARKETING COMPANY LID Upton House Beeford Driffield East Yorkshire YO25 8AF England Tel 01262 488232 Fax 01262 488192 E mail enquiries acmc co uk Website http www acmc co uk Note Although the risk is minimal in order to minimise any loss of data in the occurrence of PC trouble it is important to regularly backup your PigCom data It is advised to backup PigCom on a weekly basis The backup process is described later in this manual See Page 105 17 Entering Weekly Data Before you start entering any data into Pig Com you must set up your Pick Lists as detailed in Page 13 Click on Data Entry The majority of your data will be entered on the section whether you are entering it on a weekly basis or not Itis only your feed deliveries feed remaining at the end of the month and your stock counts that are not in this section and these will be discussed in a later section see Page 75 Entering Reproductive Data Data Entry gt Weekly gt Reproduction From here you can enter the following data Semices AA SERVICES Pregnancy Checks O PREGNANCY CHECKS amp ABORTIONS See O FARROWINGS Piglet Deaths Festa O WEANINGS SVA ie O PIGLET DEATHS Go Back O FOSTERING O 21 DAY INFORMATION Please note Data for each individual animal must be entered in a periodical order for example its service then its farrowing and weaning etc If data is bei
109. lets This is where you can enter the identities tag recorded on the litter records and individual weights of the pigs involved in the movement death You are not required to enter any identities weights if you would rather not If individual identities and weights are entered in this form PigCom uses this data to calculate individual growth rates for any animals leaving the feeding herd This can be reported on using the weekly feeder growth rates report B Identities The tattoo field read only shows the full identification of the pig id to ensure the correct piglet has been entered You do not have to enter this information manually Note If you are transferring pigs from the feeding herd into the breeding herd you do NOT enter them on this form You should enter them into PigCom on the Boars In Sows Gilts In forms as detailed earlier in this section PigCom then automatically recognises these movements out of the feeding herd Examples of data that may be entered into the Piglets Feeders Form Date Te FH Batch Location Reazon if died Pig Type Number Weight Value Piglets a OTT EREEONG HERO EL Tee ene Ty b mmm RR RRA Beer AA S S co CSRTOFEEDRE HERD ape al al A rr a TA 5 Mm Perl d e a Transfer of 100 piglets at weaning into the feeding herd average wt 7kg b 80 bacon pigs going to the slaughter house average wt 95kg G Death of 1 weaner due to scour pig ID 8000 45 Filteri
110. me Credit Administration Expenses Debit Depreciation Debit 1 O 1 e Interest Debit These relate to the headings in the Financial Statement report layouts A Profit Loss Category should be selected that closely matches the type of Cost Type The options for the Profit Loss Categories will put the Cost Types in different section on the Profit and Loss Variances Report Each Profit Loss Category can be sorted into an order of your choice the Sort column d allows you to enter a number and this gives it an order As the image shows the Vet Cost Type will appear in the list first in the rearing amp Breeding Expenses section and Medicines will follow Vet Data Entry In order to get the most out of the Financial Reports more data needs entering into PigCom This can be done on a monthly financial period basis or as and when the invoices delivery notes arrive Data can be entered from the main menu by clicking on Data Entry gt Financial Under the Financial section there are four options 1 Credits 1 Debits 111 Budget Credits iv Budget Debits I Credits On the Credits form any external income not from sale of stock that is generated on farm from rent of buildings land machinery consultancy etc is entered here Data required is Filter FOX COVERT Credits gt Date Date Cost Type Yalue FH Batch Budgets Comment e Cost Type e Value moe A al a l Sort Order o g g g FINANCIAL
111. n on the last day of the month batch Failure to enter a stock count at the end of a month batch will in time create errors in the stock calculations on the monthly summary report A single count should be entered for each pig type present on the farm Select stock Count from the MONTHLY main menu The stock count form appears and is set up ready for you to enter data immediately Each line on the form refers to an individual pig type All stock counts must be entered on the last day of the month batch Stock Count Form Stock Count Filter Stock Count Date FH Batch o Department O Pig Type umber Aw WE Total ME Sort Order Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Date FH Batch Department Pig Type Number Aw WWE Total Wit Step by step guide to entering a closing stock For each closing stock you must enter the following data Enter the final date of the month batch 2 Batch po If the stock count is for a certain batch of pigs the batch number should be entered here 3 Department o Select the department the pig belongs to e g Breeding Herd for sows or piglets or Feeding Herd for weaners or stores etc 81 4 Pig Type Number Aw Wt Total Wt Breeding Gilt Select the category of pig The department that you chose will limit the choice of pig type to avoid incorrect entries e g bacon pigs cannot be classified as Breeding Herd 5
112. n the Filter panel the following columns use drop down menus to help you make your selection from Sow Breed Service Service Group Boars 46 If you would like to search for any data using these columns simply select the option you would like to search for from the drop down menus 2 Select if On the Filter panel the following columns use a Select if function to select your search criteria Date Parity Due Date When you click on any of these boxes within the Filter panel the following form will appear ES Filter x Select if oo MN Not equal to Ea C Less than A Greater than a Between and e Is missing DK Cancel This is where you enter the details relating to the specific records you are searching for Using Date as an example When you click on date and this Select if form appears you have the option of filtering for Equal to One specific date Not equal to Every date that is not equal to the one you have entered Less than All dates prior to the one you have entered Greater than All dates after the one you have entered Between Everything between the 2 dates entered Is missing Will search for records whereby there is a date missing 1 e blank 47 Example If you want to search for all services between 01 01 01 and 31 01 01 ES Filter E4 Select if Equal to Mot equal to Ss Less than Greater
113. n vitor FOX COVERT Boars In Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Origin Al Boar Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Cost Sort Order Al BHM Edie ter Submit View Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Drigin AlBoar Weight Breed BirthDate Sire e Boars Out FOX COVERT Boars Out Destinator Sort Order wal Edit Filter Bate Our Tag Destmnation The cost of selling purchasing a boar can be entered on the Boars In and Boars Out form e Sows Gilts In Filter FOX COVERT Sows Gilts In Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Cost sort order A Bl eal BHM Edit Filter Submit view Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Glear Filter e Sows Gilts Out FOX COVERT Sows Gilts Out Date Out Tag Destination Reason Cost BETWEEN A e e Sort Order se y AN Enter Mew Filter Clear Filter Close View Mier Report Date Out Tag Destination Reason The image shows that the costs of a dead sow will not be the same for the cost of a sow that is sold at market e Piglets Feeders Filter FOX COVERT Movements Piglets Feeders Date From To FH Batch Location Reason if died Pig Type Number Weight Value E A A A FHM Edie ter
114. ndition is to be treated as a condition cause of death and the repeats field records whether a sow leaving the herd for this reason is classed as having returned if she was in pig prior to being culled The abortion field determines which conditions are classed as abortions in case you want to mark your data differently for e g early amp late 14 abortions The sold field indicates that this is a condition reason for sale and will be counted as a valid reason for animals leaving in pig and will not therefore affect your conception rates etc The last field is marked FH death type and this tells PigCom which column to allocate this condition for death in the feeder summary report see weekly reporting on page 63 Drugs The drugs pick list allows you to add medications to be used in your herds Other than the name and short code you can enter the type see treatment type pick list e g vaccination legal withdrawal period in days and unit measure of dispensing drug e g cc ml or g Feeder Batches If you wish to run your feeding herd as individual batches these can be defined in the feeder batches pick list Movements deaths and feed deliveries can then be assigned to a batch of pigs and the performance of each batch of pigs can then be monitored Code Description Department Location Start Date End Date d BATCH 1017 10 05 FEEDING HERD 3 O11 05 2 BATCH 2 027 10 05 FEEDING HERD i 06 10 05 Bathes can be set up as follo
115. ng Records to View Entered Data In other words o How to look up records o How to make changes to records For this section all explanations will be referring to the Service Form as an example However the principles are the same for all forms so once you have mastered how to use the filters on the service form you will be able to use the filter on all Pig Com forms On all the inputting forms you will see the Edit button as shown below on the services input form Example of where EDIT is located on the Service Form BREEDING FARM Services Filter BREEDING FARM Services Date Sow Parity Breed Service Service Group Location Boars Due Date Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Date Parity Breed Service Service Group Location Boars Due Date N E E E gt S gt Eo Click on Edt and the Filter panel at the top of the form will become active and allow for data to be entered on to it This Filter panel is where you enter the information you would like to search for You can enter data into just one column 1 e date or into as many of the columns you would like 1f you have a very specific search Example If you would like to search for all services on a specific date that were 2 services you would need to enter the specific date into the date column AND a 2 into the Service column Entering Search Parameters 1 Drop down menu selections O
116. ng deaths during that month batch to produce an expected end of month batch stock count This figure is compared to the physical stock count which had been entered for that month batch Stock Count Reconciliation BREEDING HERD Pig Type 30 Nov 04 Arrivals Departures 31 Dec 04 Expected Difference Piglet oy 4 g3 1226 579 ara 0 Maiden Gilt 54 16 fe 53 53 0 In Pig Sows 323 O 0 316 Lactating Sow T5 O 2 41 Dry Sow E 0 15 42 Productive Sows 404 2 17 404 409 0 stock Boar E O 0 E E 0 FEEDING HERD Pig Tvpe 30 Nov 04 Arrivals Departures 31 Dec 04 Expected Difference Piglet o O 0 O Weaner 1165 1134 24 1385 Store 611 53 299 804 Porker 405 D T 497 Cutter af 0 2 462 Baconer 144 D 103 160 Heavy 25 0 a O Breeding Gilt o 0 204 O Breeding Boar O 0 0 O Feeders eee 1187 hd 3313 3313 0 The stock report also lists the reconciliation events that have been entered for the past 12 months see page 91 RECONCILIATION EVENTS Arrivals Department Category Date Number FEEDING HERO Porker 24 Jun 04 2 FEEDING HERD Store 31 Aug 04 1 The sow status summary is a count of all productive females with active records on PigCom splits by status Status Number Ml aiden 53 Returned 3 Aborted o Doubtful 0 Tested NIP 0 In Pig 313 Suckling 5a Extra Suckling O Dry 40 Productive Sows 409 88 Report 7 Batch Report The Batch Report was created for units working on a batch system and summarises performance criteria f
117. ng entered regularly weekly groups of services farrowings etc can be entered in one go before moving on to the next section This will only ever become a problem 1f there is a backlog of data awaiting entry and for example you try to enter an individual s weaning before you have entered its farrowing 18 Entering Services Select from the REPRODUCTION main menu The service form will then open and is set up ready for you to enter the data immediately Each lime on the services form below refers to an individual sow s service event This may include a number of matings over a 2 day period for example on day 1 it is served in the morning then it is served again on the morning of day 2 this is classed as one service event Service Form BREEDING FARM Services Filter BREEDING FARM Services Service Group Location Boars Date Sow Parity Breed Service Due Date b Y Yv Y Y Sort Order NT A El El MET Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Date Parity Breed Service Service Group Location Boars Due Date JAI IR RS IES E gt Step by step guide to entering a service event For each service event you must enter the following data de Date Ho Enter the date of the first time it is served within its service event Sow B1000 was served on the 1 Oct 05 and then again on 2 Oct 05 The date entered in PigCom would be 01 10 05 Example Enter the sow s individual ta
118. ng service details the service will be defaulted to an Al service This can be changed at time of entry see page 19 These boars will not be available to other units for services Apart from this distinction the unit type is used only for reporting purposes See Consolidation Reports on page 63 Farm Departments Within a farm you may want to keep track of both a rearing herd and finishing herd separately as this may fit into the pig flow between buildings or locations amp Farms Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking Department Cancel Delete N B Having two feeding herd departments rearing and finishing requires monthly recording be done for each separately e g stock counts and feed allocation and inter department transfers be accurately recorded weekly It is therefore advisable to keep the feeding herd department as a whole You cannot select to have both a feeding herd and additionally a rearing and finishing department it is a case of deciding which set up you want and sticking with it General Farm Set Up The general set up page controls data validation and reporting cycles By using the tattoo mask if pedigree recording you can specify a tattoo system that uses a litter tattoo to specify the individual tattoos in the litter The mask tells PigCom which characters in the tattoo are constant and which are incremented for individual litte
119. nscemosenagemosenantmereqanteaneaesenocenssanerenedenaeenecont 89 Repor 9 Feodor Growth Raes noni 89 PRS OO Tea dt dd 90 RECONCEDTIONEVEN DS ia naaisia 91 HOW TO ENTER A RECONCICIA TION EVEN Dig sess cpsonreasntanzensntantenensammsmonimansmapianaeaantangunan uiepaben bonnbea EEEE aiaa 93 EDITING RECONCILIATION E VENTO vigasatxsnsusussnunnnarsaneaansaatsaun sant sama iamarmnataantmnatanananaucnp ERANA TAAA RSE 93 M S VOV T o osados 93 D OTT CNI COIN 94 UJ ENTERING HEALTH amp MEDICA TION DATA tias 95 ENTERING BOAR SOW FEEDING HERD PIGLET TREATMENTS ooocococccoonconnconnconncnnncnnnonnnnnon nono neon neon ncnn cerco nano rn nro neon neones 96 o g iii ENTERING IN FEED AND IN WATER TREATMENTS sccccsscccscccceccccsscccsscccsccccsscceusccencccesecesccessecesccessccessceesscececeees 98 NENE REPORTING seers asiar a cence cesses np acne ceesen tenes ens cc ecect ce sceb teat AIEEE ER 100 CINCY AE olD errr Tt Terr errr E rrr rer re rrr tr rrr rer rer ttre rrr rer rer reer ttn 100 Start of the Financial Y COT srinivas tetanstndesasvic wiehamakane anahanessaasanayensbandseneiaatanetsansatasenshandbemessndbanes cadsanssenahaawastieaaeteacesesth 100 PC EI BS dolce labo 100 L A A EZ i eiei 101 AAA E o A A 101 DOTEN I aldeas 102 i 1 o ee A A 102 Be D anaana qn e POE E N E E E 103 E DTA rada 103 E BINARIO ara 104 ADDITONAL DATA EN DRY a terre merce emer erst E ny tence erect er rte eer rere ter erent carrera etree rere 104 TE
120. nts If you tick the as ae 3 destinations box the code description will appear asa _ valid destination to option on the movement screens If the option is ticked as a death when used in combination as a valid destination movements to this destination are treated as deaths By default the two destinations noted as valid deaths are DIED and RECONCILIATION When you first set up a new farm on the system a new matching place record is set up on the system It is important that this record is not deleted or the text changed to represent another place otherwise consolidated reporting will not function correctly Conditions Pick Lists The conditions table represents reasons for death or Pick Lists Conditions leaving herd etc There are further options to determine j o ee Code Description Sows Boars Piglets Birth Defect Feeding Herd Death Repeat what kind of animal these conditions apply to e g o e O TRICHINETRICHINELLA O O O Libido would be a boar condition reason for leaving ee herd culling whilst Poor Litters would be a sow ke condition etc Again ticking these options allows 95 0 gt a ait nae t o o D further customization of drop down menus and msm oo a jf CT CC O O O O O O EST SE E TIA E improves data integrity The bith defects allows recording of defects on individual pigs via the Farrowings form 0 o E Again the death field records whether the co
121. nually defined On a continuous system you can choose a batch to suit e g your financial reporting This may be calendar monthly or 4 week periods This setting defines e Over what periods some of the reports run Monthly Summary Period Analysis Batch report e What dates are acceptable for recording your stock counts stock counts MUST coincide with an end of batch date Batches in Period Analysis These three settings define the number of batches included in the three columns on the Period Analysis Report For example with a 3 week batch definition as opposed to calendar months and 4 8 12 setting in the Batches in Period your three columns cover 12 weeks 24 weeks and 36 weeks Crossbreeding This section allows you to label the litters of a defined cross between two breeds as a third breed This needs setting up prior to data entry and new breeds can be added by the use of the pick list editor see page 13 The service entry form uses the breeds defined on the crossbreeding form when animals of different breeds are mated together 11 Benchmarking The benchmarking section has been designed for PigCom users who are also members of the Red Meats Industry Forum Benchmarking Scheme The form allows the user to easily login to their individual site on the forum website and to ease exporting of results to the benchmarking site from PigCom Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches
122. o 7 E Tools Select a name for the report file Reports hi F pion EE GEP_ExportErrors_ Piglets SMP With either option if you select the FENG Er Exportzrrors Litters SNP output option and press OK you mos groeit will be prompted for a location on i l your hard drive in which to save the resulting output file Once you select the location and file name eh press Select and PigCom will pi output the file to this location Save in My Documents FETTE Favorites ee Em My Network e Places save as type Snapshot Files snp Cancel al 122 Secondary Input Forms Secondary input forms are those forms which are activated whilst inputting data into a primary input screens Two examples of these are the piglet form from the farrowing input screen and the boar input form from the services input screen They are activated by pressing the green arrow the secondary input form will appear on screen and show details from the current record on the primary data entry screen EXAMPLE Farrowings Filter EXAMPLE Farrowings Date Sow Party Breed Location Litter ID Males Females Dead Mmfd Weight Wt Dead 81001 m Sort Order O TM El E Ba Enter New Filter now Clear Filter Close Frink Date gow Parity Breed Location Litter ID Males Females Dead Mmtd Weight wt Dead A Es IE BI E E E E 159 ES EXAMPLE Piglets i J Tattoo Number Se
123. o not reduce mortality accordingly This is because spurious deaths are very infrequently the cause of such types of recording errors Reducing mortality with these types of reconciliation events would mask real mortality problems 130 Reproduction Services On this screen all service information is entered For the purposes of clarity in this manual a service event refers to a group of mating events So a sow may have multiple mating events within a two day period and she may have multiple serving events 21 days apart On the service screen you must enter a date and a sow all the rest of the information is not required but it is advisable that some further information is included A sow must be of status Dry to be served Should a lactating sow be served the sow must be recorded as having been weaned first This avoids problems with data validation and ensures cleaner data BREEDING FARM Services Filter BREEDING FARM Services Date Sow Parity Breed Service Service Group Location Boars Due Date swor PA PA A MN Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Date Parity Breed Sow Service Service Group Location Due Date e Date Date of service event e Sow Tag number of sow being served e Parity The parity of the sow at this service event auto filled by PigCom PigCom treats Parity as service parity throughout Maidens are un served gilts which become parity one gilts
124. od is also displayed at the bottom of the report If more than one operator is recorded per sow the operator is classed as mixed while if no operator 1s recorded the operator 1s classed as unknown Boar Service Analysis females served per boar Uca Dash ns Services for Week Ending Taa Sidis Bar Foole Erria Humor A SU 445 Hd 0d DA 2130 be Mee ido E cb i leo Tee do Pe en Tol ata 02 Ias Fene h SIENEN 4 43 E E J ES 6 45 42 4 43 E 40 3 z 3 a re At 7 ED Baa tarba services hn ide Temes served 7 e olen on eo eh he Def thee beard Raums Repeats EP Cisto Daren of Raai i Colca pon Rata 8 x Operator Bficleney Total Services Boat Related Services Operator Total Retums pi Total Richa ris 3 AT o 100 0 100 0 AF TH 36 Sh 4 5 15 dd A3 z o 109 0 0 100 0 ad 7143 Ja T17 47 12 T45 350 a5 17 6 162 iT ITE Report 8 Boar Mating Analysis The Boar Mating Analysis differs from the Boar Service Analysis because it totals up all the matings and AI doses used for each boar over the past 16 weeks This highlights under or over worked boars Boar Usage Analysis matings Al doses used per boar B oar Matings for Week Ending Aver Humber 24368 01 0d 06 06 15 06 220d 20 00 05 boy 12 How Orbe Srby Dec De 17D 240i Det Jn Total per Weck ls oF S ee FF w 6 8 8 SBS 3 9 Ss 76 479 ha Al E 0 4 4542 12 0 8 REE310 49 24 RETZ 47 23 RJA 12 0 8 Rd1517 45 2 0 R J3806 15 0 3 Tamy 12 2 418 ar t 1 4 Wr 5 38
125. of current sows including their current status The layout of the general report form will alter depending on the report chosen The reports available are in four distinct types Lists Cards History O O O o Feeder Batches Lists For piglet sow or boar lists only the date box appears Date 31 10 05 Enter the date that is the last day of the week you wish to produce the report for except for the piglet list where a to and from date is required Cards These reports produce individual sow cards There are a number of formats that PigCom will print out your sow cards in Basic or Detail and it is up to you which one you would prefer You can select individual sows to produce sow cards for or select a number of sows from within a range of service dates a Selecting all sows served between 2 dates i e weekly services Served From 22110105 To 28 10 05 Enter the From and To dates of the sows services you require cards for Click on View Report E Sow Selector EJ b Selecting specific sows to produce cards for Baar El ag Number Click on ales PigCom will open up the Sow Selector Form 71 Those sows served between the dates in the Served From To box will automatically be listed on this form If you would like the sow card of a specific sow s you can delete all the sows listed and then enter your specific numbers To delete a sow from the list highlight the
126. on Enter or select the location where the treatment took place for example flat deck or barn 6 all possible locations will need to be entered into the Pick Lists prior to this Pig Type Enter or select the pig type that was treated for example weaner or porker etc 3 Start End Enter the start date and the end date of the treatment 98 4 Number I I Enter the number of pigs that were treated 5 Condition Enter or select the condition that was being treated Drug Enter or select the drug that was used Enter the number of doses given 9 Quantity Enter the quantity of medication given per dose 10 Treat Food L Tick this box 1f the treatment was given in feed or leave unticked 1f the treatment was given in water Click on submit 99 Financial Reporting Getting Started Start of the Financial Year The start of the financial year will be differ ent for each Number Start Date End Date Code Description Start Year PigCom user This can be set up on PigCom under the Pe BOOB o cea C A o opa Puy 990 Farm section from main menu click on FARMS al costes aufostee aucss uous 1998 A opa oponer eptember 1998 C j onio anoen October 1998 Click on the FARMS button this opens up a new form E ae a click on drop down arrow and select the Farm required C A one aiipepecos December 1998 onos 31 01 99AN99 button on the left This should pro
127. on Date sot owe A 71 A NEC Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Origin Al Boar Weight Breed BithDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date ee 4 op MO B S Step by step guide to entering a boar s into the herd 36 If you are entering in more than one boar you must enter each boar into a separate line on the form 1 Date In Enter the date the boar moved into the herd 2 Tag Number Frefis Body Sufis Ci if Enter the tag number you will be using to identify the boar once it has moved into the herd Prefix The prefix refers to any characters letters you will put before the number Body The body refers to the number Surfix The surfix refers to any characters you will put after the number Example If you wanted to enter the following tag Tag Number B1000a you would enter pop Bo e BJ 1000 fe Entermg a prefix or and a surfix is optional If you do not want to enter characters into the tag number leave these columns blank de Tattoo j In most cases you will not require a tattoo to be entered If you enter a tattoo which refers to the identity given to the piglet at farrowing PigCom can automatically enter the animal s pedigree details 1f you have the validation set up for this If this is not required as in most cases leave this column blank and move on to ORIGIN The tattoo field can also be use
128. or each closing stock you must enter the following data Enter the final date of the month batch Batch po If the feed was ordered for a certain batch of pigs the closing stock of that feed can be allocated to the batch 3 Bin _ Enter the name number of the feed bin concerned This information is optional 79 4 Department Select the department the feed is used in e g Feeding Herd for grower feeds or Breeding Herd for dry sow feeds 5 In Bag o Tick the box 1f the feed was delivered in bags Feed 6 A Enter or select from the drop down box the name of the feed required As with the feed deliveries if you do not tick the in bags box then select a feed that is specified as being in bags or vice versa the following message will appear Invalid Entry A This Feed is not delivered using the delivery method specified 7 Quantity I Enter the quantity tonnes of feed remaining PigCom will not allow for a remaining quantity to be entered if it is greater than the amount delivered If this occurs the following message box will appear Invalid Entry A Total feed remaining ou cant have more Feed in stock than was delivered in the First place If the closing stock 1s correct check that feed deliveries have been entered correctly When all data has been entered click on Submit 80 Entering Stock Counts Stock counts should be undertake
129. or individual batches over a 14 batch period To obtain relevant data from the batch report PigCom must be set for batch reporting see page 10 The batch definition must be set to either weeks or custom and both weekly and monthly reports must be set to batch definition Batch Summary Example il _PIGCOM_ Target Average 24 04 0304 13003 21002 314 04 4004 20112 23954 08114 18110 27 09 0609 1608 26107 Weaned Sows o Bz 65 61 63 BJ Sr ES 60 iba bd oF bd 71 T T Cry Sows 0 2 2 4 3 1 2 1 2 3 2 D 2 a o 0 Culled Unserved 0 13 10 T 15 13 13 16 2 15 20 T 13 21 a El Sows Served afer Weaning o 47 51 50 45 du 42 49 46 45 42 50 49 50 50 45 Addsional Services 0 10 15 11 12 14 El 14 13 10 10 E 6 5 T T Gilts Served o 2 17 17 18 20 E 2 16 17 2 15 15 20 za 19 Tota Services 0 Tr 55 Ta To 78 T ES TT TS TS 15 T4 TS Ta 15 lin Pig o 54 T2 ES 60 B n T3 BS 53 El bz fd 55 TO 52 Returned 0 g a 5 gt 10 16 G 6 T a T 6 12 4 5 Aborted 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 Doubttul o NIP 0 g 1 k Let Herd In Pig o 4 5 3 i 5 3 B 2 Z E 3 d 3 4 Conception Rate 96 0 a 295 Bi 2 BG 53 3 716 3 EEI 3232 53 25 3 B93 30 5 50 524 BE Culled 0 15 11 5 E 5 3 id 22 13 9 21 22 20 16 Farrowngs 0 E 7a 6d 60 bl 55 TS 63 55 El bz fd 55 TO b2 Farrowing 5 0 dl 61 Ez BO 52 T2 ES FI 55 ES Bz ite sa Bo Bz Bom Live o ms T 801 596 726 661 B04 T25 T24 6 705 TOG 613 Ted 644 Bom Dead 0 46 41 43 45 51 30 50 30 7 25 62 38 54 49 59 Total Bom 0 761 821 8
130. orm Transfers In Filter Transfers In Date In Origin Old Tag Preto Body Sutfix Tattoo Breed Parity BirthDate Sire Dam Status Sort Order NT Al rT off Tr a BHM Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report New Tag Date In Origin Old Tag Pret Body Suffis Tattoo Breed Parity EnthDate Sire Status Step by step guide to entering transfers between units This form is only used for transferring sows between existing units within PigCom In most circumstances this form will never be used However if you require this form a few points to note are o When transferring a sow from one unit to another on PigCom all data entry must take place on the unit that is RECEIVING the sow o The origin refers to the unit the sow has come from and its old tag is the tag number used at this old unit o The new tag can stay the same as its old tag or can be changed to fit in with its new unit o If you are on full pedigreed and validated units PigCom will automatically fill in the pedigree details from the tattoo o There is no need to enter the departure of the sow from its previous unit PigCom will automatically record this transfer as the sow leaving the herd for the reason of Sold for Breeding Once you have entered all of your transfers press Submit 40 Entering Boars Out amp Sows Gilts Out The process of entering boars leaving the herd and sows gilts leaving the herd are identical However there are
131. p PigCom Bas Straight to a CD floppy aca disc or USB device amp Always backup PigCom eee to the hard drive e g C a drive first and then copy Pons any required files to a CD 2 floppy disc or USB E Femme paraa device My Network Places Save as type PigCom Backup bak Cancel PigCom will give a default name to the backup file of PCM_ today s date BAK e g PCM_01sep05 BAK would be the filename given to a backup from the 1 September 2005 It is suggested to leave this filename as it is When you have selected the desired folder click celect to start the backup PigCom will then backup your data During the backup process PigCom will ask you if you want to compress the data file PigCom Backup 4 Compress Backup ee e 117 This is basically asking if you require a copy of the data to be compressed will take up less memory by WinZip Compressing the backup will allow for it to be transferred to CD or any other portable storage device It 1s recommended that you transfer the backup data to a CD or any other portable storage device once backup is complete in case of future hard drive problems Therefore if you wish to save the backup to CD etc you need to click yes If you do not wish to save to CD etc you should click no When PigCom has finished the backup process a Backup Successful message will appear on your screen and PigCom will then return to
132. play scaling on high DPI settings This means PigCom is unable to access the registry of the computer and would indicate that the program is not running as an administrator Licensing PigCom with an Internet connection When you received PigCom you should have also received a registration code provided by ACMC on a label on the CD box or via e mail etc If you start PigCom it will load find the licence is missing and oompany prompt you to enter your details If you enter your y g i details Name amp Company along with the Senjaraner Code registration code into the form and click the Register _ Registerandgellicence and get licence PigCom will attempt to connect to the internet and take you to the PigCom registration Enter Licence PO page Already filled in from the details you have provided are the Name and Company details Please ES fill in the address details etc and provide a contact e mail address so that we can contact you regarding updates to PigCom etc J a pacom regse us A gt fi D www pigcom co uk Register aspx l l l Z C Bookmarks 9 BBC Homepage CJ Login CI PC PigCom ACMC CI Pigs GOR IE Tab Other bookmarks Licence Registration You will also be asked to create a password keep a note of this password as this l conjunction with your e mail address will allow Return to home page
133. port lists the sows gilts that farrowed the previous week and then lists the females due to farrow over the next few weeks Gilts Farrowed Tag Age In Herd Live Dead Total Location Cull BS055008 357 181 11 0 11 o 53111807 348 181 11 1 12 RSD15506 345 181 10 0 10 Gilts Farrowed 3 Average Total Born 11 Average Days In Herd 181 Prolific female with Average Total Born gt 15 Sows Farrowed Tag Pty Live Dead Total Farr Int Location Cull BR2625 5 8 94 1 0 6 9 129 146 152 A33 12 B5039310 2 10 11 5 1 0 5 11 13 145 145 A33 42 GR1191 3 13 10 3 1 03 14 8 10 148 148 A33 35 RR4556 4 14 10 9 2 1 0 16 12 11 146 157 AH 43 R5002911 2 11 10 5 0 0 0 11 10 259 259 A01 26 R5004110 2 12 13 0 0 0 0 12 14 171 171 A32 3T7 Sows Farrowed 6 Average Total Born 12 2 Average Farrowing Interval 157 Average performance shown in brackets Prolific female with Average Total Born gt 15 Sows due to Farrow Date Tag Parity Reared Location Date Tag Parity Reared Location 15 Nov 6507 9606 2 13 A36 21 17 Nov R3945 8 66 8 A34 26 21 Novx R5014708 GILT 23Novx GR5189 4 9910 AHAT 23 Nov GR6156A 3 8 8 A33 13 24 Nov 66941 8 6 7 13 As 24 Nov G9172 9 7 99 A34 27 24 Nov 69292 8 7 12 5 A34 21 24 Nov GR7018 4 10 11 10 A3 35 24 Nov GR7526 4 5 12 5 A34 16 24 Nov GR9658 4 6 10 10 A34 11 24 Nov G5066608 2 11 A33 37 24 Nov 635066707 2 9 A33 21 24 Nov RR40014 4 96 5 Aj425 Sows due to Farrow 14
134. r mates amp Farms Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking Validate Tattoos Sows y First Day of Week Saturday z Tattoo Mask poo Sort Order Tattoo Prefix fu Weight Symbol Ky Tattoo Both Sexes M Check Fostering Iv Parity range for prolific sow report 21 Day Weights Disabled Minimum 1 Maximum 8 Export to GEP m Cancel Delete Tattoo Mask With a tattoo mask Tattoo Mask X represents a static character Poco e MS represents an incremented number So with a litter number of PHTE7000 entered for a litter with 5 males and 5 females 10 piglets would be individually created starting with PHTE7000 PHTE7001 PHTE7002 etc creating first 5 males then 5 females see farrowing section page 23 If the litter number entered does not match the tattoo mask only one record is created and all 10 animals are assigned to this tattoo Tattoo The tattoo field controls what piglets are automatically created If you just want gilts or boars creating in the above example only 5 animals would be created of the relevant sex depending on the option set here Tattoo Prefix The tattoo prefix controls the printing of litter prefixes in the Genetic Litter Sow Card It can also be used for litter tattoo prefix validation in certain circumstances Please contact Mike Francis at Pedigree Systems 44 1422 843 975 to turn this op
135. reports is to have each report selected on the form and then in the copies box either put a 0 report will not be printed or a 1 will be printed Coples Example PIG Date To pe O05 Report Mame Coples Pamayrse YA peame Pregnancy Check Waccination oro oo Oj eS Ss O Oj Ol Ad Inventory Sos bo Serve Inventory Due to Farrow Inventory Maidens to Serve View Report In this example the summary page herd movements and the boar service analysis reports are the only reports that will be printed 3 Once you have selected your required reports click View Report 59 The output selection form will appear on the screen El PIGCOM Select Output Destination Copies i C Output f Snapshot format SNP Rich text format RTF Cancel On this screen you can select if you want the reports as a preview on screen from which you can then print or sent straight to the printer Select whether you would like to see a preview or print straight away by clicking on the option button Click Note The output option allows you to save an electronic copy of the reports to your PC for emailing etc If you select this option you can then highlight the format you wish to save the report as The suggested format is snapshot viewer which can be installed from the PigCom CD see page 1 for instructions When is pressed PigCom will ask you for a folder to save the repo
136. rnice to reserice 103 2657 25 8 Service to abortion 3 672 4 0 Service to NIP 4 138 45 Service to sae 76 2553 33 6 Service to death 4 271 67 8 Days to Return Number Returning 8 10 20 30 40 5 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 113 Report 9 Service Analysis Detail The Service Analysis Detail Report concentrates on the dropouts from the weekly service groups The initial summary gives an overview of the stage during gestation that conception pregnancy failure occurred The repeat services and other reasons for dropouts are then listed beneath Drop Outs in Week Week Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 T 8 y 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 11 10 0904 4 17 0904 39 A 4 1 1 1 24 0904 4 5 1 se 01410404 43 a 4 3 1 2 1 0641 0404 5 7 x 1 1 1 154 0 04 41 e A a 2 2 1 22 004 E 5 de 0 1 1 ds 294 0404 45 s a a 6 2 1 0541104 5 j 1 A 121104 45 f ds 5 2 1911 04 5 Bs a 0 2 r 2611104 42 de is 5 a 1 Os 2004 4 ie Me s 1 1041204 45 a2 is 4 a 1 1204 E 241 2104 40 3911204 3 Totals 383 0 0 30 25 10 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Repeat Services Sow Tag P sity Sence Serce Date Repest Date Days Reut iowa Hodne Curent Status GF4724 5 1 01 0404 01 0604 El Returned LA Sold HULL MARKET SF S456 5 1 1005 04 03 0604 24 Returned LA Sold HULL MARKET SF O80 3 1 11 05 04 06 0604 25 Returned REF236 Sold HULL MARKET SF 5156 5 1 1105 04 06 0604 2A Returned LA Sold GRAYSTOME LTO 581055 Fl 1 1005 04 0710604 3 Re
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138. rts in select the folder and press ok 54 Report 1 Weekly Summary The Weekly Summary Report shows a detailed summary of the previous week s events The figures shown on this report should match the weekly figures that you entered If differences occur then you should view your data to look for incorrect entries e g incorrect date The Reproduction section shows figures for the last 22 weeks boar gt A as Ls E fertility should be higher or equal to pelican yoa es conception rate as this excludes service Tested IP failure due to abortion and irregular he sina repeats The farrowing rate shows omnes actual farrowing rate in weeks 17 to 22 a 1 e the last 5 weeks a hama ms Waga Stock Boars 0 0 0 0 0 0 SucHing Piglets The Weaning section shows First MN a la Extra which are sows weaned after extra suckling Early and Retained 5 e tre as Pee er sows now used for extra suckling These four should total the number of SOWS weaned Litters Farrowed n UJOG The figures shown in the Stock Count box are calculated from the last month batch stock count data and take i n into account all movements and deaths ee La o WB Maidens The sales figure displayed in the Movements is a total figure including both the feeding and breeding herds Lo Parity 1 H Parity 2 B Patys S Paity4 Parity 5 Parity 6 i F 7 Patity 6 E an oO 1 2 3 4
139. rvice till the next recorded event e g farrowing return etc is also displayed on the Summary Report Summary Details Number of Services GILTS SOWS ALL ist 2nd gt 2 TOTAL 1st 2nd gt 2 TOTAL 1st 2nd gt 2 TOTAL served 134 13 0 147 455 104 g 309 309 117 0 706 Farrowed 112 9 0 121 340 66 g 406 452 To 0 Sar Incomplete 1 1 0 2 6 3 g g T 4 O 11 served again 16 1 0 17 gr 31 0 126 113 32 0 145 Aborted 4 1 0 a T 2 g g 11 3 0 14 Tested NIP 1 1 0 2 3 1 g 4 4 2 O 6 Died 0 0 0 0 1 1 g 2 1 1 0 2 Sold in pig g 0 0 o 1 0 g 1 1 0 0 1 115 Summary Details Average Number per Week GILTS SOWS ALL st 2nd gt 2 TOTAL st 2nd gt TOTAL ist 2nd gt 2 TOTAL Served 44 0 4 0 46 14 9 3 4 g 18 3 19 3 3 6 O 23 1 FarroWwed af 0 3 0 4 11 1 22 g 13 3 14 8 2 5 O 17 2 Incomplete o 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 g 0 3 0 2 0 1 O 0 4 served again 05 D 0 0 6 12 1 o 42 3 7 1 D 47 Aborted 0 1 0 0 0 2 02 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 O 0 5 Tested NIP o 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 O 0 2 Died 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 1 0 0 O 0 1 sold in pig 0 0 0 0 0 0 i 0 0 O 0 Summary Details Number of Days GILTS SOWS ALL st 2nd gt 2 TOTAL st 2nd gt TOTAL ist 2nd gt 22 TOTAL Served 30 32 0 85 6 26 g 10 29 26 0 26 Farrowed 115 115 0 115 115 115 g 115 115 115 O 115 Incomplete g 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 0 0 O 0 Served again 28 26 0 28 25 af 0 25 25 2T 0 26 Aborted 107 105 O 107 96 99 0 36 100 101 O 100 Tested NIP 33 33 0 33 5 33 0 34 34 33 O 34 Died O 0 0 0 111 ar 0 gg 111 Br O 99 Sold in pig o o 0 0 49
140. s Affecting Monthly Feeder Growth Rates Monthly Herd Movements Monthly Reconciliation report Monthly Stock Report Monthly Summary Period Analysis Piglet List Pregnancy Check or Vaccination Reports 141 Service Analysis Boar Performance Service Analysis Chart Factors Affecting Service Analysis Day Analysis Service Analysis Detail Service Analysis Factors Affecting Service Analysis Service Details Service Analysis Summary Sow Cards Sow Gilt Serving Analysis Sow History Sow Lists Sows due to Farrow Sows due for Service Sows due for Weaning Stock Report Treatments amp Medication Report Weekly Conception Weekly Due to Farrow Weekly Feeder Growth Rates Weekly Feeder Summary Weekly Herd Movements Weekly Movements Summary Weekly Report Consolidated Weekly Summary Weekly Summary Consolidated N lt t PigCom Registration Form For non internet users FAO Technical Department Please complete and fax this form to 44 0 1262 488192 Name Company Address Postcode Phone Number Co D O Email Registration Code on PigCom CD label Site Code appears on screen after failed internet connection Maximum number of sows 143
141. s for the Sales Prediction Report Gestation Period 16 5 Weeks Growth to Sales Period 22 weeks Forecasting Period 52 weeks Selection Rate 100 a Separate Breeds OK Cancel The parameters that can be set are e Gestation period Estimated length of pregnancy 16 5 weeks 115 days gestation e Growth to sales period Target age in weeks of pigs suitable for sale e Forecasting period Number of weeks you wish the report to include e Selection rate The percentage of animals deemed suitable for sale For gilts boars this figure may be set to your current selection rate while 100 may be more suitable for bacon Sales e Separate breeds This box may be ticked if an individual report is required for sales of different pig breeds or left empty 1f a summarised report of all breeds is needed The predicted sales report then runs showing estimated sale numbers commencing from the week the report date was requested Predicted Sales 30 Dec 05 All Breeds Bth Wn Mort a 7 37 Post Wean Mort 374 Selection Rate 100 0 Mumber of Services Numbers bom Numbers for Sale Wk WET Total InPig Famowed Farm Males Females Date For Sale Males Females 1 02 04 05 E3 0 49 TTo 266 268 3142105 237 239 2 09 04 05 Ed 0 53 a2 8 301 289 OF 0406 268 258 3 16 04 05 70 0 Bt 571 322 12 4400106 287 278 4 23 04 05 HR 0 67 87 0 341 335 21 401 06 304 299 Monthy Summary 274 0 230 33 1 1230 1204 31 12 05 1097 1074 5 30 04 05 G1 0
142. s regarding the return in a similar method to the service comment The form can be closed by pressing the End button Farrowings This screen registers litters and piglets Filter Litters O Date he date of birth of Date Sow Parity Breed Location Litter ID Males Females Dead Mmfd Weight WtDead the litter e Sow The tag number of toe SIT all 2 BEE the sow giving birth to this Mu eee A eee litter _ Sow Location Litter ID a E A e Parity the parity of this litter of this sow auto filled by PigCom e Breed This is the same as the service breed of the effective service for this litter auto filled by PigCom see page 13 e Location This is the physical location of the sow at farrowing e g Farrowing Crate 34 Setting this field will alter the current location of the sow to this value and she will be reported as being at this location on subsequent weekly reports The current location can be amended at any time in the sows gilts in screen The options for locations can be set up from the pick lists see page 13 133 e Litter ID This is the tattoo number of the first piglet in the litter which should match the tattoo mask format set up during the farm set up process and is a required field Should you not be using this facility PigCom will simply add a SowTag_Parity value in this field e Males The number of males born in the litter Should sex not be recorded at birth al
143. select it from the drop down menu 3 Parity Breed PigCom will automatically fill in both the parity and the breed boxes The breed will refer to the breed of the litter 4 Location This column is optional and PigCom does not require that you fill this in If you wish to leave it blank use your TAB key to scroll past 1t To enter a location select a code from the drop down list this will have had to have been set up on your Pick Lists see page 13 This also updates 24 the current location of the sow providing a more recent location based on location date compared to farrowing date has already been provided 5 Litter ID This is where you can enter a litter ID if required There are a number of options for the use of this Litter ID a If you do not want to enter a specific Litter ID You can leave this blank and PigCom will automatically label the litter as SowTag_Parity Example Sow B1000 farrowed on her 4 parity The Litter ID would automatically be set as B1000_4 b If you want to allocate a specific Litter ID to the whole litter You can enter any ID as long as the tattoo validation is off see page 7 c If you want to allocate an individual tattoo to each piglet in the litter It is unlikely that you will use this method however To enter individual tattoos for each piglet the tattoo mask format must be set up and the validation turned on on your Farm Set up Form see page 7 You must then enter
144. should not enter overlapping weight ranges for different feeder types You can also choose whether or not to show the weight category as an option at data inputting by using the Include option For example you would turn off Breeding Gilts Boars Sows 1f you are not selling breeding stock Sow Feed Scales This is a list of days and weights for you to enter for printing a sow feed scale on sow cards This data is printed out at the top of the detail sow card 16 Data Entry This section of the manual is a basic introduction into PigCom data entry and was written to give you a simple step by step guide to the process of data entry data editing and report producing It was written by PigCom users to make this section as easy to follow as possible Many of the processes mentioned may appear very basic to some users however the aim is to make PigCom easy to understand and use irrespective of computing ability This section also includes some useful tips to assist you with data entry and make some of the procedures easier to perform It may be worthwhile reading these tips before you start entering data see page 119 A more technical explanation of data entry is included in the Appendix and if you are confident with computers you may find this more technical explanation a more appropriate guide to follow If you are still encountering problems then please feel free to contact ACMC The new tradition in genetic excel
145. so can be used for trials etc for recording treatments e g Type catheter Type 2 catheter etc or could be used to record comments for later analysis e g Poor lock during insemination e Location This 1s the pen where the service was made or where the sow has been moved to post service Setting this field will alter the current location of the sow to this value and she GJ1237 2 Return sow and enter new service information 131 will be reported as being at this location on subsequent weekly reports The current location can be amended at any time in the sows gilts in screen The options for locations can be set up from the pick lists see page 13 e Boars This section shows which boars have been registered as having been mated with this sow Three matings of the same boar will show as the boars tag listed three times The arrow activates the secondary input form for registering multiple matings for this service event Here you must enter a time of day and boar tag as a minimum Should you not wish to enter this information then TAB over the arrow and this secondary form will not activate However without boar data PigCom will warn the user that mating details are missing Enter a value now Po Homatings recorded for service of 611237 01 05 05 nea Continue bo sobr data e Time of day This is the time at which the mating event took Ekiiiacia a Time of Day Boar Al Service Operator po z
146. sow cards due date weekly reports sows due to farrow and data entry services gt date due field e Comments text added to sow cards These are recorded at weaning and are a way of entering free text whilst keeping a few standard comments e g clumsy sow e Locations a list of places on the farm to record where events happen Each location 1s designated a breeding herd or feeding herd department location e Operators a list of people carrying out AI or observing services e Service Groups a tag for services A method of recording e g different catheters used To be analysed at a later date if required e Treatment Types a list of types of medicines used Medication Treatment Vaccination One of these treatment types is allocated to drugs used see next section Drugs Reporting is then done by category of drug e Unit Types a list of units of measurement e g litre cc m kg Places When adding places you have further options other than the entry code and corresponding description As Code Description Origin Destinati Death WOODHEJWOODHEAD M you can see from the view opposite there are options for Origin Destination and Death If you tick the origin oR y ME E YORK WAFVORK MARKET 7 y box the code Description will appear as a valid origin m e t o i REO O O from option on movement screens e g Boars In R Sows In Piglet Feeder Moveme
147. t up recording e Status The status of the animal at entry It would usually be Maiden excluding start up recording o Weight the weight of the female at entry e Breed the breed of the female see page 13 e BirthDate date of birth of the female e Sire amp Dam pedigree details for the animal e Cost purchase cost of gilt sow e Location current location pen of the gilt sow The options for locations can be set up from the pick lists see page 13 e Location Date date on which animal moved to its current location N B The BirthDate Sire and Dam fields will all be automatically filled in when entering a tattoo and origin for full pedigreed and validated units The El button activates the secondary form for entermg comments that the user has about the incoming gilt sow see the services comments on page 132 Transfers In The transfer screen 1s used to transfer sows between existing units within PigCom UPTON Transfers In To do this simply ENG UPTON Transfers In go to this screen Dateln Origin Old Tag Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Breed Parity BirthDate Sire Dam Status es In the RECEIVING unit rios y o o Pr and enter the Edit r Filter Submit View Report Filter Gear details of ae Oo Date In Dateln Origin Old Tag Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Breed Party BirthDate Sire Dam Status Value aoe leelo HT MN UU NM Mm A l e Origin e Old Tag e New Ta
148. t also contains individual analysis of the total numbers born number of matings and the boar used Parity Av Liter Av Piglet Ay Av Days Av Farr Parity Litters SofTotl Av Live live Av Dead Dead Av Mmfd AvBom Girth Wt Birth Wt Weaned Suckling Init Gilts 122 22 0 113 21 8 0 7 20 0 0 2 12 0 13 5 12 10 4 24 4 2 124 223 112 21 9 0 7 21 7 0 1 11 9 13 3 12 10 4 25 4 148 3 102 18 4 11 6 18 8 0 7 18 1 0 2 12 4 13 9 12 10 4 23 0 150 4 98 17 7 12 4 19 1 0 8 18 6 0 2 13 2 147 1 2 10 4 23 8 149 5 56 10 1 112 9 9 0 9 121 0 3 12 1 13 5 12 10 1 24 1 149 6 21 3 8 10 5 35 1 1 57 0 2 11 6 127 1 2 104 23 1 149 T 13 23 9 5 20 0 6 13 0 5 10 2 11 5 1 2 10 5 25 1 148 3 7 13 114 13 0 6 1 0 0 1 12 0 13 6 1 2 30 726 143 g 10 1 3 10 3 16 0 3 0 7 0 0 10 6 125 13 10 9 227 143 10 1 0 2 11 0 02 1 0 02 0 0 12 0 13 0 12 10 0 20 0 154 11 0 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 8 0 1 6 11 0 20 0 140 555 1000 114 1000 0 8 100 0 0 2 12 2 13 6 12 10 4 24 1 149 Total Number Born Live Dead Av Liter Av Piglet Av Av Days Av Farr Number Litters sofTotal Aw Live Live Aw Dead Dead AwMm d Av Bom Girth Wt Girth Wt Weaned Suckling Int O 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 1 2 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 10 0 25 5 142 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 147 3 2 0 4 15 0 0 1 5 0 7 1 0 3 0 25 1 7 10 0 28 5 172 4 T 1 3 3 9 D 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 40 5 9 15 10 6 26 1 146 5 10 13 44 D 7 0 6 14 1 2 50 6 2 1 4 7 1 15 3 158 5 13 23 5 5 11 0 5 17 0 3
149. t to delete the record click on Yes Note To delete more than one record at a time click on the black arrow and drag the cursor down to cover all the records you wish to delete Those records you have selected to delete will be shaded black to the left of the record where the arrow is on the first record selected 50 Weekly Reports After all weekly data has been entered you can then produce the weekly reports These can be accessed by clicking Reports on the MAIN MENU Followed by Weekly on the REPORTS MENU The weekly report selection form will appear on your screen Report Form ES Repor Selector x Weekly Date To 04 11 05 Report Name Copies EE Summary Page 1 IS A Step by step guide to selecting reports L Dasto EE Enter the date of the last day in the week you require the report for in the box 2 Report Name summary Page Herd Movements Som Gil Services Farrowing Weaning Pregnancy Check Vaccination Boar Service Analysis Boar Mating Analysis Click on the arrow to select the required report from the drop down box If you require a number of reports each row of the form can be used for a different report 51 Weekly Reports Available Summary Page A brief overview of the past weeks activities summarising services etc Herd Movements A breakdown of pig movements not including deaths into and out of the herd during the week So
150. ter To print a Sow or Boar Herd Book simply click iew Report and a print preview of the report will be produced you can then print Note Animal records cannot be edited using the Herd Book Form To edit sow or boar records use the Boars In or Gilts Sows In forms on the Data Entry gt Weekly gt Movements Form 73 Comments The comments form consolidates all the comments made during data entry services farrowing etc and is designed for observing filtering or editing the sow comments for the chosen farm The form is useful to check such things as 1 Checking all comments for a particular sow 2 Checking for all sows which have received a particular comment Comments Form Comments Filter Comments Sosy Date Parity Type Comment Operator Sort Order gt eel Tr COMMENTS Edie Fiter _ Clear Filter Subrnit View Report TON Date Parity Type Comment Operator The initial form will appear blank as the form is designed solely for filtering and editing the sow comments data The data can be filtered and edited by clicking the Edit button and filtering in the usual way see page 46 74 Entering Monthly Data The productivity of your farm is monitored by entering the feed deliveries quantities of remaining feed and the number of pigs on the unit at the end of each month batch Click on Data Entry To enter feed data and stock counts select Monthly Pi
151. than Between ooo and aol Is missing Ok Cancel Filtering All Pig Com Records Once you have entered all of the search parameters you require you can instruct PigCom to filter its records Click on Filter mow PigCom will now bring up all the records that match the criteria you have selected Record 14 d 1 I gt em re oF 140 This line at the bottom of the form tells you how many records PigCom has found that match your Selected criteria In this case it has found 140 Use the arrow buttons to scroll through each record or enter a number to go directly to that record Sorting Filtered Records into a Specific Order You can change the order of the displayed records by using the Sort Order function and select by which category you would like to sort the data Sort Order Select the category which you would like the data sorted by from the drop down menu 48 N Use this button to change the direction you want the data sorted by either ascending lowest value at the top or descending lowest value at the bottom Sort Order It z A If your data contains values that are equal for example if you sorted by date and then have 10 records on that date you may want to add a second sorting order to further sort the records within the sames dates as each other This can be done by adding a second Sort Order category Example o You have sorted 100 records by d
152. the MAIN MENU If you then wish to copy the Zipped file to CD etc simply open Windows Explorer or My Computer and copy the desired file the default location will be C Program files Pigcom backup Restore Procedure The restore process will delete the current dataset and reinstate the previously saved version Therefore this should only be done if there are errors in the current dataset or data has been lost If the data on PigCom becomes corrupt or is lost you may have to restore your data from the last backup If the backup is saved onto CD etc you should copy this file onto the hard drive first and then commence with the restore procedure Alternatively you can use the backup already on your hard drive To restore a backup copy click Restore A file directory form similar to that of the backup function will appear on the screen Select the required file in the directory PigCom can restore from either a bak or a zip file you can select the file type you require and click Select PigCom will then restore the selected copy of data as the new dataset 118 Useful Tips These hints are to help you use PigCom in a quicker more efficient way Moving Along Inputting Forms or Scrolling Past a Column All the following keys can be used to scroll past a section on an inputting form or to move on to the next row ENTER 4 TAB Si CURSOR ARROWS 4 gt y CURSOR POINTER ls
153. tion on Validate Tattoos The validation is again only relevant for certain pedigree recording organisations Sows Any sow and boar entered into the breeding herd must already exist as a piglet on PigCom By using the tattoo and origin the date of birth and pedigree info is collected and automatically input for the record Litters A litter number must be unique and piglets automatically created from this litter number must also be unique If this is not the case a letter is used as a suffix to ensure uniqueness None No validation of the above Anything can be entered and no tattoo need be entered for animals entering the herd As a litter number is required if you don t enter one PigCom uses the sow tag amp parity to create one automatically For a multiplication unit recorded on the same system as its supplying nucleus unit sows only can be set to validate new animals entering but not litter piglet tattoos 1f a non unique system 1s employed For commercial units validation should be set to None This validation can be switched at any time and only validates data being entered i e If you switch this the new validation is not applied to existing data First Day of Week The first day of the week sets the weekly reporting cycle In this example reports show data from Saturday to Friday The weekly reporting therefore default to the weekending date of the last reporting week and thereafter to the last d
154. tional Enter the number of doses each animal received 7 Quantity Enter the quantity of drug received per dose by the animal over the treatment period Location H The location of the animal can also be entered New locations can be entered on the Pick Lists page 13 This information is optional 9 Piglets The Feeding Herd and Piglet Treatment Forms contain an extra column allowing for the entry of tattoo numbers the numerical section of the tattoo to aid identity of individual pigs As with the feeder movements form See page 43 these individual identities can be entered by pressing the green arrow The feeding herd treatment form also contains a section for entering the feeding herd batch number This allows treatments to be assigned to a certain feeding herd batch if required Click on submit 97 Entering In Feed and In Water Treatments Click on Food Water Treatment Food Water Form Treatments Food Water Filter Treatments Food Water Location Pig Type Start End Number Condition Drug Batch Doses Quantity Treat Food os oF pr oF F Sort Order oJ i of El PHI Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report Location Pig Type Start End Humber Condition Drug Batch Doses Quantity Treat Food O E E E E j JO Step by step guide to entering in feed and in water treatments For each treatment you must enter the following data 1 Locati
155. tment types and unit codes There are simply codes and descriptions to enter e The second type of pick lists are lists where there are additional options other than the codes and descriptions which alter the behaviour of PigCom with regards to data entry or reporting To set up a pick list select the pick list type from the drop down list as below Breeds Comments Locations Operators Service Groups Treatment Types Unit Codes Simply add the code and description to the bottom of the list and click on Submit Similarly you can edit the Pick Lists Breeds e Breeds as already mentioned in setting up cross breeding you can add as many different breeds to the system as you Code Description Tattoo Prefix Prolific Av Gestation a Wo poa O ee o o ons want It is simply a label on sows and boars amp services amp Mem fusi n f m are Vere Wertese weme gt mM litters The breed letter is for validation of tattoos and can er posme SB Varo Vantage FO i therefore be ignored in most circumstances If you have a eee ome f f m l ps reses TA cut off point for total number born per litter e g 15 over s pessos le mM which it classes the sow as prolific this figure can be entered into the prolific column and is then used for some of the analytical reports A new 13 feature in V1 90 is the ability to give different breeds a different gestation length This affects
156. tock Counts The stock count screen allows current stock counts at the end of the period to be entered into PigCom Filter UPTON Stock Count Date FH Batch Department Pig Type Number ay WE Total Wh Value sort ocr NA A DO a Dal MES Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit view Report Date FH Batch Department Fig Type Number Aw WE Totalwt Value Oo wA wA T f d A total count for each pig type in each department is entered along with an estimated average weight This estimated weight should only be entered for growing pigs which include piglets and all feeding herd pig types See page 16 e Date The date of stock count This MUST be the last day of the period e FH Batch The feeding herd batch that the counted pigs belong in 138 e Department The section of the farm containing the pigs counted e g Breeding Herd or Feeding Herd e Pig Type The category of pig counted e Number The count of this pig type e Av Wt The average weight of pigs of this category in this department This field will default to the mid value of the weight range set in the pick lists e Total Wt The product of Av Wt and Number a calculated field which is updated when you alter on of its dependent fields Av Wt or Number e Value The value of the pigs in the herd for a specific weight range TIP It is important to reconcile your physical stock counts with the computer records at the
157. turned LA Sold HULL M RKET SF 3411 5 1 760514 13 0604 16 Returned LA Sold DAIRY HOUSE SF 3461 5 1 2405 04 14 0604 2 Returned LA Sold BRONS LIME OLN 661997 2 1 13 0414 14 0604 E Returned LA Sold HULL M RKET 514359 2 1 205 14 14 0604 13 Returned LA InPig GF 9495 4 1 7405 4 16 0604 23 Returned LA Sold HULL MARKET 7192 Silt 1 260544 16 0604 2 Returned LA InPig Report 10 Service Analysis Factors Affecting The Number of Matings section of the Service Analysis Factors Affecting Report is displayed below The additional tables of the report follow a similar format and cover fertility in relation to o Parity o Age of Gilts at Service o Length of Lactation o Weaning to Service Interval Number of Matings of e of Farroaing Averages Member Served Total est Tol Apt dbmi WIP Died Sold nmPgq Form Con For Lae Deed Md Eom 1 z 0 3 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 D 0 O 2 1060 100 0 103 00 0 0 10 5 2 374 540 an 214 556 d 3 1 1 3 2601 759 751 113 07 D2 122 3 330 67 6 13 4 44 10 a 1 0 i 24 764 732 114 07 ha 12 2 706 1000 144 24 1000 14 G 2 1 11 527 Th TAG 114 07 2 12 2 114 Report 11 Service Analysis Service Details The Service Analysis Service Details Report is similar to the Farrowing Details Report and lists all services for all females of certain parity over the designated period and the outcome of that Service Parity 1 Previous Parity Time Service Days Days Wn Sow Tag Age InHerd Date Out Date Service BoarTa
158. ue box opens E Bain ES wel A Sekt it rc PECERA se paiar a 120 PARAS Erre da Seer PARRAS Sm Gt M Simply click in the Between option te and type in the dates in the two boxes as in this example Once you have selected the correct dates click on OK and the dialogue box closes to show Between in the Date In box of the filter Now click on the filter button and the records will refresh to show only those records that fulfill the entered criteria You can tell how many records this is by the record counter in the bottom left of the form In this example there are 111 Now we want to further refine our search by looking for animals that were born between 15 07 1998 and 18 07 1998 TA E We click in the BirthDate field and the Filter dialogue box I opens again We type in the dates and again we click on the eel filter button Fonon EE ciw C einean You can see that there are now two criteria in the filter box K and that there are not as many records below There are now only eight in fact So if these are the records we were ERDI S Sows Giles TP interested in we can now sort the by iia T e adding up to three criteria in the boxes as shown here We are using only a single sort order criteria here as we are using the Tag which is unique further sort order criteria would not make any difference as there are no ties on tag i e equal val
159. ues which would be further sorted by the second or third criteria Score Fs eal Erter Puesto Riker nos E The arrow indicates the direction of sorting 1 e the lowest A gt s Dateln Tey Tatio Onan value at the top Click the arrow and it changes to a arrow e mE Bian JUBMBISA PAHI indicating th rder to n 1 1 h m 0440936815096 UBMBIS0S FARM 145 dicating the sort order to now be lowest value at the botto IN a ETE FARM 148 145 i 9 eee UDMB1 554 FARM 145 Ok so now what do we do with this information Well you ree one EEE ARGE either are interested in the information because you want to edit f marasjesticsa UDMBiS64 FARM 745 it or else you want to view it AAA A gt If you want to edit the data simply click on the record selector of the record you want to edit where the black arrow is on the above example and edit the data 121 Once finished press Close to exit the screen and finish the editing process Should you wish to view the data simply press Print to view the data as a report which can be viewed on screen printed or sent to a file for e mailing or archiving see below Dirty AT i AMABA FARM 5 Sows Gilts In Notice the report 1S sorted Dake iri Tra sth Angh Party cheb Beart Hes Erhi ler Lem exactly as it nmas ens ens sas n Miiken A PERAE EGRI appeared on Wid ahak omisi Famos i Hereni Mihm SA newad mS
160. vccaxccssdnansxancnasdioxedsansioned adenda dc ici 65 Report 2 e Weekly Fecder UI NO 65 Repor te e 66 Report A Weekly Due To Farrow A a a a aaia 67 Ro ona SF Coder A E 67 esena i E e e E od T T TEE T T T E TE T TEA 68 Report 7 Movement SUI one 69 Report 6 Feeder SMA aparan aroan etA ASi a e Pitan AONANE ete R SEACE a anaba 69 konor o naa Ye E A E E S 69 PRO e aaee S16 E E E E A E E E E E E E E EA 69 GENERAL REPORTS sai S E E E E A E 70 E PEIA ce tea ied cde a dec eed WEE IIE EIERE WIENIN EEIE IIIS TE SEETI NEE IETT 71 A A En A O 71 A A 72 ECU TS ACIS eee cs E E J2 PoS TOE L T a a a a a 72 HERDO BOOKS liada 73 A no access cavceuysuecsuy se ceussceeessiwecuay seacoast auedevsceaveuceccesvewccesccussev cucouss 73 COMENTES de cieiiccs 74 ENTERING MONTHEY DA TA a 75 ENTERING REED DELIN ERIE sncpescptneaenetsnenvnaranunvnansoen acniacs E EE EAE EA E AO 76 ENTERING EF EED EREMAN founiraiin en aA saa EAA EEN A R 19 P NTER INO aT RE OUNT Eaa E A sau EAE A E EA E R 81 MONTHEY REPOR US ence eapten AAE EAE AAR E N 83 Penor i Mon SUMA eae E E 85 Rooi sR a 18 er E E E E E E E ES 86 Repon Herd A A a A AaS 86 Report 4 Inventory Peed Remaining oo cictec cdcdeccccaxiatut cccsaticccuaasecccniaruccdua anna eduasaeaecnasdanccuseauacdeheesaciuoeanseieacensaszacanouass 86 PS he 22rd cst cd sete oo EErEE EESE 87 o EE E AE AAA O E O A O A 88 A yq 89 Report Movement Summary a cecs5 c525eneccmonesaccnstensscnocenosepontuesapentnacenscenose
161. vement of weaned pigs BREEDING HERD or FARROWING SHED etc Sales or deaths FEEDING HERD or FATTENING SHED etc Transfers or purchases FARM NAME or BREEDING COMPANY NAME etc 3 To DIED ki 43 Enter where the pig s have moved to Examples Movement of weaned pigs FEEDING HERD or WEANING ACCOMMODATION Sales or transfers FARM COMPANY MARKET A BATTOIR Deaths DIED 4 FH Batch E If you are using a batch number system for your feeders then movements and deaths can be assigned to a particular batch These batch numbers can be set up in the Pick Lists The location of a death can be recorded 6 Reason if died AGE SIZE All SOLO FOR BREEC 501 CASUALTY La REPEATS Cul DISCHARGE DIS ABORTION AB POUR LITTERS POI MAMOM LITTEF MA You only need to select a reason if you are entering a death however you must not leave this blank for deaths as it will cause problems with the reports Select the cause of death from the drop down menu set up on your Pick Lists 7 Pig Type Piglet Wieaner Store Porker Cutter Baconer Heavy Breeding Gilt Select the category of pig involved in the movement death Number 44 Enter the number of pigs involved in the movement death 9 Weight Enter the TOTAL liveweight of the pigs involved in the movement this is optional for deaths and if left blank a default value is entered depending on the pig type 10 Pig
162. w Gilt Services A list of maiden and dry sows due for service Farrowing A list of sows and gilts due for farrowing Weaning A list of sows due for weaning Pregnancy Check Vaccination Several reports of sows due for pregnancy check or vaccination these types of reports can be customised in the FARM SETUP form see page 9 Boar Service Analysis A breakdown of boar usage single sire matings only Boar Mating Analysis A summary of AI dosages used per boar per week Service Analysis A breakdown of service history for the previous 20 weeks including repeats abortions farrowings etc Dropouts A list of females which have dropped out of a week s services for example repeats abortions etc Feeder Growth Rates Individual growth rates for animals whose weight and ID are recorded when leaving the feeding herd Inventory Maidens to Serve Service book style report listing maidens due for serving Inventory Sows to Serve Service book style report listing sows due for serving Inventory Due to Farrow Farrowing book style report listing females due for farrowing Inventory Due to Wean Weaning book style report listing females due for weaning 52 Note Once you have selected your list of reports for the first time PigCom will automatically display this list every time you activate the form Therefore an easier way of printing
163. with all data entry and reporting screens grouped together by their related function e g weekly data entry is grouped together as is monthly data entry All menus are laid out in a common form and data entry screens have similar functions Setting up for first use When you first start PigCom or add a new farm you will need to set up the farm specific parameters Click Farms and then select New to set up the first additional farm You will be prompted for the name and this farm will be created Farm Detail You can then enter owner igus address and phone numbers pam P on this fir st screen Detail Department General Checks Weekly Monthly Batches Cross Breeding Benchmarking It is important to set the correct farm type at this stage as it ensures the correct policy for boar use is applied If you buy in external Al it is suggested to set up an AI stud as another farm in PigCom On this unit you can enter as many AI types as you wish and these can be accessed by all farms However this will not artificially increase the boar count on your own farm Al Stud A boar in an AI Stud and marked as APF at entry can be changed at a later date will be available for use at any other farm recorded on the system from the date the boar entered the AI stud unit until 7 days after the boar leaves the stud Other Farm Types A boar marked as AI at entry will be assumed to be on farm AI As such when enteri
164. ws e Type in a code for the batch this will be used to recognise the batch e Enter a more detailed description of the batch e Enter the department and location optional of the batch e Enter the starting date of the batch e The end date can be entered at a later date when known Feeds The Feeds editor allows different feed types to be entered according to the names used on farm The feeds poea se pee SP DARIO ILL l l ies i000 are split up into four categories O o Efsovertion eROWCARE SOVEREIGN Rewer EN sl Piglet Feed Br eeding herd awe a A IA 1 s lS Sow Feed Breeding herd a e E 009 M L a E roD gt Wenen een OOOO Pee a o Rearer Feeding herd peenar ea IO SR L Finisher Feeding herd a CE A E You can also press the End key to submit records T This categorisation of feeds is used on the monthly reporting Period Analysis report only However if you use rations in both the breeding herd and feeding herd e g creep or feed maiden gilts finisher diets you will have to create two records for each feed type and stock count for each separately If a feed is ticked as being delivered in bags then PigCom will expect this delivery type for all orders of this feed If the same feed is occasionally delivered in bags and in bulk then two separate records should be set for this feed type one as in bags and another as not in bags If you put prices in for the feed costs these de
165. x Weight Birth Defect al gt ENANA ak uo 1M ras perros AM iaa Deer A ias conos o _ ero A rs E A IS O Retard 4 p EIN of 18 Here we see the secondary input form open In this case the focus of PigCom has left the farrowing record of B1001 and is now on the individual record of her offspring UGHY 1001 Because of this when the secondary input form is closed and you return to the farrowing record of B1001 you can no longer use Esc to undo changes delete the entered data Keyboard Shortcuts Usage When entering data you can use the TAB Si key or RETURN 4 key to move to the next field TIP If you use the TAB Si rather than the RETURN H on the farrowings form above you do not activate the secondary form to open So if you don t need to enter data you can skip over this secondary form TIP If you do open a secondary form e g boar registration at mating you can close the form once data input is complete by pressing the END button rather than using the mouse to click the button on the form TIP Whilst entering editing data for sows you can press F5 and view the sow history report in full 123 Deletion of Data To delete a record in a form you can click on the record selector arrow see right and click on the Delete button on camas a 7 AA FARM S Piglets rE the keyboard You are then warned that CI you are about to
166. xes The PARITY is the parity of the sow at weaning The WEANING refers to the weaning event number for example 1 weaning or 2 weaning etc 29 This comments section can be used as you wish Comments on the sows mothering ability can be entered here so that they appear on the next sow card The basis of the weaning comments is the same as the service comments form see page 22 Once you have entered all of your weanings press Submit This will close down the weaning form and allow you to move on to a different form 30 Pregnancy Check Abortions Select Pregnancy Check from the REPRODUCTION main menu Abortions This is the form you will use to record abortions returns and results of pregnancy checks You should enter all such data before entering any repeat services Returns Pregnancy Checks Abortions Form Returns Pregnancy Checks Abortions Sort Order oc il pa fal E a ME Edit Hilter eieantilter flew Report Date Gow Result Step by step guide to entering abortions pregnancy checks and returns Enter the sow s individual tag number or select it from the drop down menu 3 Result Aborted Doubtful In Fig Tested NIP Select the event or status you want to enter for that animal 31 Note You do not need to enter that sows are In Pig unless you have entered a sow in as a specific status 1 e aborted doubtful returned tested NIP
167. y e AI boar Tick this box to set the default for this boar to be used for AI services A boar ticked as AI can be used for natural service at any time See page 132 and vice versa If the unit into which the boar is being entered happens to be an AI unit then the boar will be visible for use on any farm on the system e Weight the weight of the boar at entry e Breed the breed of the boar see page 13 e BirthDate date of birth of the boar e Sire amp Dam pedigree details for the animal e Cost purchase cost of boar e Location current location pen of the boar The options for locations can be set up from the pick lists see page 13 e Location Date date on which animal moved to its current location N B The BirthDate Sire and Dam fields will all be automatically filled in when entering a tattoo and origin for full pedigreed and validated units Sows Gilts In This screen is used to enter all sows or gilts mto the breeding herd BREEDING FARM Sows Gilts In Filter BREEDING FARM Sows Gilts In Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date sort Order SSCS PA 70 METE Edit Filter Clear Filter Submit View Report Tag Number Date In Prefix Body Suffix Tattoo Transponder Origin Parity Status Weight Breed BirthDate Sire Dam Cost Location Location Date Usually females would
168. y Financial iw Batch Copies 317 View Report q16 Other Reports 106 Consolidated Monthly Reports The consolidated reports allow for more than one farm to be featured in the same report The majority of the monthly consolidated reports are based on the monthly reports with two exceptions Report Name Description of report contents 1 Stock Breakdown of stock numbers for each selected unit 2 Reconciliation Summary of discrepancies in stock counts for past 12 months Report 1 Stock The Consolidated Stock Summary gives a breakdown of stock numbers for each pig type for each of the selected units Consolidated Stock Summary 31 Dec 04 CONTRACTOR Commerical T3 406 40 1385 3313 4913 3 2360 o COMMERCIAL 3 T 2 gs Ss 1210 1210 2308 160 223 4970 T155 7153 Grow out 82 a E 3 338 333 Grow out 55 Grow out 30 Grow out 31 Grow out 107 Grow out 109 Grow out 9 Grow out 106 Grow out 108 Grow out 170 Grew out 117 d 3 al gt 33390 1600 1112 a bacd 63467 1770 lt P 65237 63467 1770 GROW OUT 70139 7015 a 31 7018 70 4 _ _ eee tio a 550 553 3380 3550 150 748 17248 3348 213dd 21d66 124 34468 34180 268 71189 271628 65150 1040 S09 185 10 110 127 730 10 903 1566 i0 11505 3117 1435 anor 452 160 Report 2 Reconciliation The Reconciliation Report displays discrepancies between physical and calculated stoc
169. you access to the PigCom users website The number of sows provided at registration sets pained the number of current breeding females allowed ee on the system before the licence will prevent the program from operating It is important that this ar value is set at a realistic value as PigCom will Cm not run if you set this value too low and with soo _ too high a value you will receive a larger invoice for use of PigCom than necessary ACMC Ltd Upton House Beeford Driffield EastYorkshire YO258AF tel 44 0 1262 488232 When you submit this data the next page that appears will have your licence code Copy this from the web page and paste type this MATES in CAPITALS to the Licence Registration form on PigCom where p a it says Enter Licence and press Submit Licence HA ERIE Company A CME o Registration Code ZaZgFWWC 7 Register and getlicence Site Code PIJBSCYD Enter Licence FHYEKUQVIVTR Submit Licence Licensing PigCom without an Internet connection If you do not have a valid internet connection on the same PC as PigCom when you click the Register and get licence button whilst it will fail to connect to the internet PigCom will return a site code see picture above You can simply make a note of the EXACT name company registration code and Site code and either visit or get someone else to visit http www pedsys com pigcom pcmlogin asp and enter the data

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