title: The Dairy Herd Management System. Application to dairy herd reproductive management as a bureau and on-farm system.
abstract: This article describes the field use of the Dairy Herd Management System Microcomputer software. The practical experiences gained from the use of the program in dairy reproductive management are discussed for operation both as a bureau service and as an on-farm system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Population Medicine, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Canada.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Etherington
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Menzies
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Lissemore
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Meek
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000502:physiology*; D003201:Computers; D003612:Dairying; D008838:Microcomputers; D012098:Reproduction; D012984:Software