If you have installed Microsoft Office, you probably already have Data Access Objects. The DairyLive setup program will check to see if you have these components. DairyLive is a brand new 32-bit Windows program, built from the ground up, that puts you in control of your dairy management activities. It was not ported over from the DOS world. It uses the latest user interface techniques that you will see in other well-designed Windows applications.
T o create new herd databases using the standard version, go the File menu and select New Herd.
A dialog will ask you if you want the herd database to be for dairy cattle or dairy goats. The next dialog will prompt you for a herd file name. Go to the folder on your computer where you want to store your herd database, type in a name, and press Save. Now you can start entering animals and lactation data into DairyLive. The easiest way to do this is to import a file from your DHI lab.