ABS News - September 2012 - ABS Monitor / english

ABS MONITOR LAUNCHING

ABS Monitor: a new concept in dairy herd monitoring services Starting this September, dairy cattle breeders will have a new tool available to optimize the reproductive efficiency of their herds. Genus ABS is launching the ABS Monitor, a dairy herd Reproductive Monitoring Service, with online technical support and easy-to-use tools designed to improve the reproductive performance of the herd.

Developed in Brazil and based on the global practical experience of the Genus ABS Technical Service Team, this program evaluates the performance indicators of each herd in order to identify opportunities in the reproductive systems. “ABS Monitor is the keystone of a series of interactive tools we provide to our clients based on the most modern technology. In a very simplified manner, it shows the producer, the technician, and the management team the best opportunities for improving performance and profitability of the dairy farm. Our work is guided by the needs of our clients, whenever they are, whatever the production system and size of the farm”, explains Dr. Hélio Rezende, Genus ABS Technical Service Tools Manager.

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The ABS Monitor development team also includes Dr. Hernando Lopez, Genus ABS Global Technical Service Director and Bruno Guarato, from Spring – Business Innovation, a data management system developer. “ABS Monitor is designed to be intuitive and very easy to use; from initial data entry to the interpretation of results. Universal color symbolisms is used, similar to traffic lights, which facilitates understanding and speeds up data registration and decision making”, reiterates Bruno.

“ABS Monitor give us the capability to perform reproductive and performance benchmarks at different levels (globally, by country, state, or region) showing the producer how their key performance indicators compare across the industry.

Additionally, ABS Monitor provides the customer with real time technical support from our Genus ABS technical team around the world”, states Hernando.

How does it work?

ABS Monitor has two main components: one offline, which is the basic program for registering information, and another online, with a user license acquired by the client

Introduction of the Monitor System for the ABS sales team during the district meeting for the analysis of data, results reporting, and support from the technical team. Depending on the farm’s routine and protocols the data uploading is done on a daily or weekly basis allowing enough precision to ensure analysis reliability.

Even producers with limited computer expertise are able to enter data on just two simple screens with easy to understand automated reports. “ABS Monitor can be

used in purebred or crossbred herds and under different production systems. Our main goal is to produce more pregnancies in a more efficient manner by optimizing the reproductive system of the herd”, states Hélio.

Hernando explains that the ABS Monitor is different from other programs in the market because of its simplicity to use and its focus on reproduction. “With the support of our team we can monitor key performance indicators of

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our customers and identify opportunities to increase profitability. Additionally, this program facilitates the delivery of technical solutions in real time in a country as large as Brazil”, he stated.

piece of equipment; the data can be stored and transmitted with the aid of media devices such as flash drives. The program is being launched in several countries where Genus ABS operates.

Making things easier!

“All the tools are integrated with the Genus ABS Technical Services site (www.abstechservices. com). In this site customers have direct

ABS Monitor can be used on a computer, tablet, or smartphone. Installation is not restricted to a single

access to the technical team for continuous communication and consultation”, explains Bruno.

“It is great to be part a team that is fully committed to the success of our customers”, says Hélio. For more information please visit our site www.abstechservices.com

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