# Presentation: 911736

## Using the Internet for Exchange of Dairy Genetic Evaluations and Research Information for the Dairy Industry

**Notes:**
Abstract provided statistics about the AIPL website which are great for my performance review documentation, but may be of little interest to you

## AIPL Mission

**Develop and implement genetic evaluation of traits important to the US dairy industry**
**Data collected industry-wide**
**Information exchanged nationally and internationally**

**Notes:**
To understand the model, what we do, in a nutshell:
2) 4.5 million cows (~1/2 US population); records since 1960; m,f,p,s,pl,dpr,ce,type
3) Farmer thru Interbull and back

## USDA Dairy Evaluations

**1908 – National milk recording program**
**1959 – Evaluations using a computer**
**1997 – Launch of AIPL website**
**Files/data distributed electronically**
**2001 – Website gets a face lift**
**2002 – Additional upgrades**
**Spanish language content**
**2003 – Enhanced dynamic content**

**Notes:**
1936 –National sire evaluations
1964 – National cow evaluations
>1970 – Continued enhancements to evaluations fueled by improved computer capabilities 
Introducing the idea of the computer’s importance to what we do
We differ slightly from what they might do because we came to the Internet to solve a computer TT problem and grew into friendly user reference. Most of you will be going the other way.

## AIPL Web Traffic

**Since May 2003 Release:**
**28,000 Bull evaluation queries**
**10,000 Cow evaluation queries**
**30,000 Other data queries**
**>300,000 server requests / mo**
**90% external traffic**
**>20,000 on release day **
**6000 data queries**
** ****2500 crawler accesses**

**Notes:**
1936 –National sire evaluations
1964 – National cow evaluations
>1970 – Continued enhancements to evaluations fueled by improved computer capabilities 
Introducing the idea of the computer’s importance to what we do
We differ slightly from what they might do because we came to the Internet to solve a computer TT problem and grew into friendly user reference. Most of you will be going the other way.

## Currently Available @ aipl.arsusda.gov

**Database queries**
**Data exchange (Web and FTP)**
**Summary lists and reports**
**Documentation**
**Search engine**
**Lab facts, general information, ****k****i****d****’****s**** ****c****o****r****n****e****r**

**Notes:**
Spend some time on this slide with various aspects of the web FUNCTION

## Why Web?

**Isn’t everybody?**
**Greatest potential audience**
**Highest bang for your buck**
**Flexibility**
**Adaptability**

**Notes:**
Whether you already have a web presence (and frankly, if you are affiliated with a gov’t institution, university or national/international company, I’m sure that you do) It is still worth considering this point.

Do you need/want more than what is standard for your institution?

I would argue that you do –whatever it is that you do.

## Website Management

**Assessment of resources**
**computer, human, financial**
**Identification of audience**
**general, sub-groups**
**Structural development**
**System for evaluation and feedback**
**Maintenance**

## Resources

**Dedicated web server**
**Identify the web team**
**administrator, developer, support staff**
**Assess time commitment**
**Document, document, document**

## Site Organization

**Front page ******** Lobby**
**Backdoor? Sidedoor?**
**Who uses which door?**
**Cafeteria line, buffet, drive-through?**
**Usability**

**Notes:**
Front page ^= front door
Lobby needs a sign with ID info and a directory, maybe a few plants, and that’s it.

Who uses which door? Search engines, bookmarks must be accounted for.
What kind of ‘place’ are you? Straight through, browsers, choosers?

508 etc reference: bignosebird.com; w3.org

## Management / Maintenance

**Watch for coffee stains**
**Timely vs. Timeless**
**Books and software**
**On-line Resources:**
**w3.org**
**bignosebird.com**
**Section 508 Compliance**

## Questions?