What does the new PATBQ hold for you

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What does the new PATBQhold for you?

• Roger Bergeron, agr. M.Sc.
• Pierre L. Demers, agr.
• Michel Dumas, d.t.a.

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Thank you to

• My collaborators
• Participating advisors
• Participating producers
• Regularly suggest adjustments taking into
  account the new requirements of the beef industry

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History

• 1995 Implementation of the first version
  of PATBQ
• 1999 Implementation of the supervised version
• 2002 Start of reconstruction of the Web
  application
• 2004 Internet version available for consultation
• 2005 Implementation of the second version of the
  program

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Objectives

• Genetic selection (index, EPD, ABC)
• Technical-economic management (age, gains,
  averages, prices, comparisons)
• Activation of ATQ tags (avoid duplication of
  administrative task)
• Qualify bulls for the superior genetic
• Managing station tested bulls
• Access to certain niche markets

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Targeted clients

• Cow-calf producers
• Pure bred
• Commercial
• Custom feeders
• Feedlot (integrated feeding)

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Participation September 2nd 2005

• Total farms
• Version non supervised
• supervised
• Herd pure bred
• commercial
• Female pure bred
• crossbred

• 597
• 530
• 110
• 400
• 412
• 18,902
• 25,618

• (82.8)
• (17.2)
• (49.3)
• (50.7)
• (42.5)
• (57.5)

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Principles respected

• Genetic standards
• Law of access to information
• Provincial regulation on the identification and
  the traceability (unique identification)
• Flexibility to meet the different management
  conditions

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Operating choices

• Language French or English
• Measurement unit metric or imperial
• Administrative follow-up on paper or on line
  (Web site)

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Computer equipment required

• Internet access (high speed preferable)
• Windows 1998 or newer
• Explorer 5.5 6.0 or Netscape 6.5
• Acrobat Reader 5.0 7.0

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Sign-up conditions

• Identification of individual animals
• Exact calf birth date
• Individual weighing (supervised, regular)
• Handling facilities
• Scale

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Animal follow-up

• Mating
• Identification and genetic make-up
• Birth
• Weighing and other measures (height, scrotal
  circumference and ultrasound)
• Herd departure
• Carcass

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Data Declarations

• Through the services centre (paper base) or Web

• Inventory
• Birth declaration
• Weaning weight
• Growth weight
• Adult weight

Basic data
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Declarations New

• Mating
• New data (horn type, hip height, scrotal
  circumference, ultrasound measure)
• Carcass

Optional data
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New

• List of females

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Reports

• For individual, group or herd results
• Flexibility of the reports to meet the needs of
  the enterprises

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Genetic Reports

• For calves / for cows / for bulls
• EPD / ABC
• Cow life records
• Station bulls
• List of progeny
• Contemporary groups
• Attestation of superior genetics (blue or gold
  paper)

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Technical-economic Reports

• Calving (histogram)
• Sales (per animal and economic impact)
• Annual information on management and productivity
  (comparison with others, of A.I.)
• Inventory variation
• Growth / finishing (with the margin price)
• Carcass

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Analysis and comparisonReference years 1996 to
2001

• Aver. Top
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• Average calving interval (d) 369 364
• Preweaning calf mortality () 7.3 5.3
• Average age at weaning (d) 227 236
• Actual average weaning weight (kg) 272 303
• Actual preweaning ADG (kg/d) 1.02 1.11

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Exchange with partners

• BIO Genetic evaluation (EPD/ABC)
• ATQ Activating tags (with authorization)
• FPBQ Carcass data
• FADQ List of superior genetic bulls

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Supervised Version

• Reserved to herds having pure bred females
• Validation of the data by PATLQ technicians
• Also access to the Web site (supervised data in
  consultation)

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Other new points

• Genetic evaluations
• More traits (postweaning gain, carcass and
  reproduction)
• EPD inter breed (ABC)
• Contemporary Groups
• Ranking in the group (by sex)

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Other new points

• On the screen
• The results (gains, indexes, periods, )
• The pedigrees (4 generations)
• The progeny
• EPD / ABC centile ranks for each trait

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Simple Version

• Basic follow-up for the management of a
  commercial herd
• Development in progress
• Pilot project in spring 2006

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Annual fees

• 125 per enterprise
• Plus 0.20 per cow on inventory
• Additional cost for supervised
• 150 per enterprise
• 50 per visit
• 26 per hour
• Subsidized at 75 by MAPAQ, CCRB and FPBQ

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More information

• Your Agricultural services centre
• MAPAQ Web site
• www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca (Services en line)
• Agri-Réseau Web site
• www.agrireseau.qc.ca (Bovin de boucherie /
  Génétique / PATBQ)

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Summary

• Combination of genetic data and herd management
  with the most up to date computer and
  telecommunication technology
• Individual follow-up of animal from mating to
  slaughter

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Summary

• Choice to avoid duplication with ATQ
• Comparison of your farm to others (annually,
  regionally, provincially and the elite) to
  identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Can identify your best subjects

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Management system vs production cost
Keep cows
Weigh calves
Production unit cost
Manage per cow
Manage per production cost unit
Management level
Adapted from Harlan Hughes
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Measure it to manage it
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What does the new PATBQhold for you?

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