Through ILR2, ILRIC can provide access to large-scale databases for diverse recording needs of a range of livestock species. ILR2 provides a central database that is the repository for records of pedigrees and animal performance, integrating these with an accounting interface for a range of livestock species across many countries. ILR2 is customised to the needs of particular client organisations, including individual breed associations and national umbrella groups (spanning a number of livestock species) through to corporate breeding and livestock producers wishing to centralise their activities and deliver whole-of-life traceability and tracking procedures.
Using state-of-the-art molecular and quantitative genetic technologies, researchers are conducting the world's largest sire progeny evaluation program for beef quality. The 14,000 progeny are drawn from pedigree seedstock herds of Hereford, Angus, Shorthorn, Murray Grey, Brahman, Belmont Red and Santa Gertrudis. The cattle breeding program has identified sires that will produce cattle which:
- eat less to produce more
- excel in the traits which directly affect profitability, growth, carcase quality, boning room yield, beef quality and net feed intake
- perform in specific environments under different production systems (pasture or feedlot) for specialist markets (domestic, Japanese or Korean)
- achieve eating quality excellence
ILR2 provides:
- A modern central repository of pedigree and performance data
- A seamless interface to software for data input (including that from HerdMASTER and HerdMagic) and transparent links to BREEDPLAN genetic evaluation and Internet Solutions systems
- Comprehensive reporting and certificate registration facilities
- A robust interface to internet distribution of information
- Comprehensive membership system
- Maintenance of historic herdbook records for registered and non-registered animals, including full ownership/transfer system (including leases and syndicates)
- Integrated embryo and semen rights tracking systems
- Data integrity checks for sire/dam ownership, mating clashes for dams and grading tables
- all customised according to association rules and regulations
- Data recording schemes for AI approved/royalty sires
- Full batch processing system for processing ASCII data files submitted by breeders via email or disk, from various on-farm herd management systems, using standard data formats
- Sale cataloguing system. Such a comprehensive tool is invaluable to those producers who seek to enhance output within the modern cattle market.
ILR2 is a replacement for ILR1. ILR1 is currently used by more than 80 breed associations across numerous species world-wide. ILR2 has undergone two years of development and will be available to ILRIC clients in 2005. ILR1 has been incredibly successful. In 2004 it is expected that at least 562,000 registrations will be processed. Breed societies and/or recording groups from 12 countries are using ILR1 software in 2004, namely; the United Kingdom, Namibia, South Africa, Hungary, Thailand, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA, Uruguay and Argentina. ILR1 software is currently interfaced with performance recording systems for beef cattle, dairy cattle and alpacas and interfaces for sheep and goats are being designed.
The databases maintained by ILR1 include well over 30 million pedigree animals of which performance information has been recorded for over 10 million animals.
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