Program specialists at the Iowa Beef Center and Iowa State University Extension recently developed and released an exciting new solution to calendarizing synchronized AI programs. By taking a few simple steps in their operations, producers can quickly simplify their planning processes and eliminate costly errors. The calendar, showcased recently at an Iowa Beef Center co-sponsored ICN conference focusing on breeding management, is a computer program available in two different forms. The first is an Internet-based software program, and the second is a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
Simplicity is the key to the software.
To use the calendar, producers only need to enter the date they want to start breeding and select the synchronization system they wish to use. We wanted to make it possible for them to compare different options while at the same time simplifying the planning process. The breeding synchronization calendar generates a report stating what activities need to be done on which dates and a day of the week for each activity. It gives a detailed description of each activity and assumptions for the synchronization program selected. An estimate of costs incurred for selected synchronization program.