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FarmOnline EPM

Enterprise Performance Management

Technical Info

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3 Technical Info

FarmOnline EPM

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Rearing broilers is a form of animal husbandry

that requires careful control and close follow-up.

The poultry is very sensitive to even small

changes to their environment. It is therefore

better to rear them in closed houses, where it is

possible to optimise the conditions in regards to

both climate, water and feed.

To be able to reach the best possible production

results it is of utmost importance that they are

provided with daily human supervision and

control. An advanced climate system, which

automatically takes care of the indoor climate in

the house, is, however, a great help for the

producer. The system should provide an

overview of important climate parameters in the

house and instantly report if the conditions

deviate from what is desired.

An equivalent production control system can

control feeding, water and lights. It can therefore

be used to provide feed according to the birds'

needs, monitor the water supply to ensure it

works as it should, and make sure the lights turn

on and off according to the set program. A fully

automated system can manage the feed weigher,

feed auger, bowl or chain feeding, water meter

and drinking nipples. It can also record the

consumption of feed, water and energy, and the

poultry weigher can record the animals' growth

and uniformity.

What is considered optimal conditions for the

relevant broiler breed is usually defined by the

broiler suppliers, and the system uses this data as

a basis for control and monitoring. Such a

climate and production control system allows for

a close monitoring and improved efficiency of

the broiler production.

Figure 1: Computer screenshot of functions in FarmOnline Explorer

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4 Technical Info

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1 FarmOnline Management System

The FarmOnline management system is an extension of the SKOV house computers that regulates and

monitors production in the poultry house. The system comes with a wide array of functions that facilitate

day-to-day operation, analysis and documentation, and which makes the production data available in a

manageable form.

The management system consists of the following programs:

FarmOnline Explorer (program installed on a pc with LAN connection to the house computers)

FarmOnline Mobile App (smartphone access to data from the house computers)

FarmOnline EPM (internet access via browser to data from the house computers)

Figure 2: Schematic drawing of the FarmOnline management system

The basis for the system is direct data access (real time).

The current data from the houses is compared to

reference values, and colour indications display

how these current values compare to the references.

This provides for an excellent opportunity to

quickly evaluate the current production status and

for immediate follow-up on any deviations.

Data is stored in the system and is available for

advanced analysis and reporting tools.

Reference Values

The behaviour and development of broilers is, to a great extent, decided by their genetics. There is recognised data for feed and water consumption, expected growth and the expected amount of dead birds for all types of poultry. We call all these well-known numbers reference values. The FarmOnline system uses a great number of different references taken from all large poultry producers.

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2 FarmOnline Explorer

The computer program FarmOnline Explorer gathers, manages and presents data and key values from the

individual farm. With functions such as climate monitoring, alarm log and batch control, the program

provides calculations for the farm manager's daily overview and analyses.

Growth and Uniformity

Growth is shown together with the broiler's

expected weight on the individual days.

Another point of focus is the birds' uniformity. This

is calculated using the poultry weigher and

compared to a coefficient of variation.

Mortality

The poultry mortality is calculated using the

number of gathered dead animals. The number of

dead animals is entered daily in the house computer

or in FarmOnline Explorer on the office computer.

Feed and Water

The daily feed consumption is recorded

automatically using a feed weigher or entered in the

DOL 539 house computer.

The water consumption is measured using a water

meter.

The water/feed relation is calculated and displayed

with a colour coded status.

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FCR and PEF

Calculations using various data provides a gathered

idea of the production efficiency.

FCR: feed conversion (calculated using feed

consumption and animal weight).

PEF: production efficiency (calculated using FCR,

the animal weight and mortality).

Graphic Display

There is an array of graphic standard views for

climate and production data, but the user can also

create their own graphs.

The house and batch can be compared in the same

graph.

3 FarmOnline Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

FarmOnline EPM is a tool for general analysis of production data from broiler production and is especially

intended for use by central management.

FarmOnline EPM is used through an internet browser and allows for using a computer with internet access

to see production data for farms in different locations. The production results can in this way be compared

between farms and batches.

Figure 3: Computer screenshot of functions

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3.1 Many Possibilities for Reports

The reports are interactive and it is easy to navigate between farms, houses and key values.

Reports can be created using different key values.

Reference values for a set animal type and the current colour status for a value can be included in

reports.

Graphs provide a quick overview for use when benchmarking.

Reports and graphs can be exported to various file formats and can be printed as well.

The data is gathered automatically each day and saved to a central SQL-database.

Data can also be entered manually from production houses that do not have SKOV's climate and

production computers.

It is possible to import data from other systems to FarmOnline EPM.

The reports allows for analyses on the following levels:

Company Level

• Summary of production results for the

head office.

• Comparison of the farms.

• Comparison of active or finished

batches.

Farm Level

• Documentation of production results for

the houses and each batch.

• Comparison of batches between different

houses on the same farm.

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House Level

• Analyses and comparisons of key values

at a house level.

• Comparison of key values between

houses.

Key Value Level

• Analyses and comparisons of key values

at a house level.

Graphic Display

• Creation of graphs for the selected key

values.

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Data Export

Data and graphs can be exported to other file

formats for further analyses and presentation

(pdf, xls, rtf, mht and images).

Data Import

Data from farms that do not use SKOV

systems can be imported to the PEM system

using an Excel sheet (created by SKOV).

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4 Technical Data

EPM Reporting

Data basis SQL database Import of external data

Data display Display of tables and graphs

Data Export pdf, xls, txt, png

Minimum System Requirements for EPM server (FarmOnline Export, SQL database and FarmOnline EPM)

Processor Dual Core CPU

RAM 4 GB

Hard disk 5 GB available space

CD-ROM drive

Graphics card DirectX 9.1 compatible

Monitor 1280 x 768 minimum resolution

Font size on PC Standard 96 DPI

Network interface card (Ethernet)

Operating system Win 2012 Server, Windows 7 32bit and 64bit, Windows 8

The computer that is used for the EPM server should not be used for other web services. If this is the case,

however, the system administrator should configure the different services to use separate port numbers.

The standard installation of the EPM server uses port 80.

Minimum System Requirements for EPM Browser

Processor Dual Core CPU

RAM 4 GB

Hard disk 5 GB available space

CD-ROM drive

Graphics card DirectX 9.1 compatible

Monitor 1280 x 768 minimum resolution

Font size on PC Standard 96 DPI

Network interface card (Ethernet)

Operating system Win 2012 Server, Windows 7 32bit and 64bit, Windows 8

FarmOnline EPM Requirements for the Internet Browser Program Version

Supports the following Internet browsers of the specified or later versions, on Windows PCs and

Macs:

Internet Explorer 8 Chrome 14.0 FireFox version 7.0.1 Safari version 5.1.1

Requirements for Smartphone and Tablets Version

The following can access FarmOnline EPM using a browser

Android 4.x or more recent Apple IOS 4 or more recent

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