Description Usage Arguments Details Value Note References
The main function of UdderHealthMonitor. See also Vignette ‘UdderHealthMonitor::User Guide’
1 2 3 | monitor_SCCUdderHealth(PCstart = NULL, Farm = "EnterFarmName",
Analyst = "EnterYourName", Period = c(from = NULL, to = NULL),
return_results = FALSE, settings = settings_SCCmonitor(), ...)
|
PCstart |
Character of length 1. Full path to the ADIS file to be used for monitoring. |
Analyst |
A character string, name that should be mentioned as the 'author' of the report. |
return_results |
If |
settings |
List. See the documentation of |
... |
Further arguments passed to inner and report functions (e.g.
|
Betriebsname |
A character string, the 'name' used for the herd / farm in the report. |
See prepare_PCstart
for the required input file.
If the arguments PCstart
, Betriebsname
, and Analyst
are not specified in the function call, dialog boxes will be used to ask for them.
See settings_SCCmonitor
for the cut-off values to define the indicators.
A report as PDF in the folder of ‘PCstart’ (see also ‘doc/example-report.pdf’). If return_results = TRUE, a list is returned containing the data frames
ds_monatlich
which includes the indicators for the lactation period separately for each of the last 12 months
ds_12Monate
which includes the indicators for the last 12 months together
ds_stw
which includes some indicators for the metabolic status of the herd separately for each of the last 12 months
Currently different 'AE's are ignored and all animals of one herd are analysed together.
At version 0.1 it is not checked yet, whether UdderHealthMonitor uses exactly the definitions of the DLQ guideline 1.15, because the functions of UdderHealthMonitor were written before the publication of the guideline.
Visit http://www.milchqplus.de for further descriptions of the udder health indicators.
Have a look at V. Zoche, W. Heuwieser, and V. Kroemker, "Risk-based monitoring of udder health. A review.", Tierärztliche Praxis. Ausgabe G, Grosstiere/Nutztiere, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 88–94, 2011. and these slides for information about monitoring the udder health.
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