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Digital Suffolk
Registration papers & transfers Keep registrations in-house Free up staff time from data entry Option of reducing Secretary's hours
Digital Suffolk is an extensive flock data management software program for USSA and UJSSA members. Used by many of the beef associations, this software not only allows members to process registry work in real-time but also provides a number of tools including a real-time searchable database with the ability to upload photos, track semen sales, record breeding certificates, record performance data, create virtual matings and much more. Digital Suffolk is a true on-line data entry system that can dramatically reduce the turn-around time for registry work. Electronic registration
papers are available as soon as payment is submitted that members can print – and are authenticated by a QR code which directs you directly to a particular animal’s registry information in real-time.This system replaces the USSA’s old registry system that cost a bit less in annual fees, but Digital Suffolk offers much more to our members. No other sheep breed association offers a state-of-the-art registry software program with these advanced capabilities. With the implementation of Digital Suffolk the USSA continues to be one of the most progressive purebred sheep associations.
True on-line data entry
Real-time searchable database
Option to add photos
Track /record performance data
Send data files to NSIP Create sale catalogs
Option for whole flock reporting Option of electronic papers Instant e-papers as soon as bill is paid Track Semen (AI/ET) sales, permission Online instant breeding certificate Billing ease
Virtual marketplace
Show management software Excel data file uploads for registry
Successful Implementation in Cattle Associations Numerous beef associations such as Limousin, Shorthorn and Gelbvieh just to name a few, have used this software successfully for years. The various platforms were designed to meet each breeds own individual needs in addition to basic registry concepts. As these breeds decide to add more options to their programs, they can be added to give additional tools to the breeders using the system. The migration of pedigrees and performance information leads to all-encompassing details such as a cow’s lifetime calving record, all her progeny and their data, all the growth and scan data as well as breeding values for all those recorded animals. Growth data is likewise available for bulls as well. As the beef industry evolved and the demand for other recorded information such as calving ease, weaning and yearling weights, carcass data, longevity traits, maternal traits and commercial relevancy, programs such as Digital Beef provided a means
for more information to be recorded, evaluated, and shared with breeders and potential customers. Animals were compared to the breed average, easily identifying outstanding individuals for the particular trait desired. A breeder can match individual females within their own herd with that of a bull that compliments the female in terms of traits that need to be increased or balanced. Through the United Suffolk Sheep Association adopting the Digital Beef Software and customizing for sheep, Digital Suffolk allows the Suffolk breed to embark on the same trajectory. The sheep industry has some catching up to do but this is a logical and sound way to begin the process of using new technology to improve the Suffolk breed.
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