DHI Records Services
We provide flexible options to meet your dairy business needs.

Traditional Records processed through a Processing Center
The Technician uses software to collect all on-farm data, including animal identification, calvings, breedings, pregnancy checks, dry offs, and milk weights at one or more milkings. Component samples may or may not be taken. Collection of the milk weights and samples may be done by the Technician or by labor supplied by the dairy. The data is forwarded to a processing center, and reports generated by the processing center are mailed back to the dairy. Cow lactation records are forwarded by the processing center to AIPL, and the records may be used to calculate genetic evaluations.

Dairy Select
The Technician uses the FTECH version of Dairy Comp 305 at the dairy, and collects all on-farm data, including calvings, breedings, pregnancy checks, dry offs, and milk weights at one or more milkings. The Technician leaves reports and work lists at the farm on test day. Milk weights are factored to represent 24 hours. If component samples are taken, the laboratory sends the results in a separate report to the dairy after the samples are processed.

Tech Only
The dairy hires our Technician to come to the farm and take milk weights and/or milk samples. The dairy can also provide their own labor, with the Technician delivering the meters and sample vials to the farm. The milk weights are left on the farm in written form, and the components are mailed back to the farm from the laboratory.

Tech Only for Dairies with on-farm Dairy Comp 305 or Scout
Those dairies that use one of these two software programs can give a daily backup to the Technician, and receive milk weights and/or components back in electronic format to load directly into their software.

Labor Efficient Records
Dairies with electronic milk meters and on-farm Dairy Comp 305 or PC Dart may be eligible to use labor efficient records. Typically a Technician collects milk samples every other month or every three months, and on the test days with no component samples, the dairy uploads their data directly from their own software. The data is forwarded to a processing center, and reports generated by the processing center are mailed back to the dairy. Cow lactation records are forwarded by the processing center to AIPL, and the records may be used to calculate genetic evaluations. National DHIA quality certification requires that the electronic meters be certified every year for accuracy.

Meters Only
The dairy can rent our Surge meters for 24 hours at a time.