Abstract

A decision aid has been developed to evaluate mastitis data retrieved electronically from two of nine U.S. regional dairy records processing centers. The program was developed for ease of use for inexperienced and experienced field persons assisting farmers with mastitis problems. Heuristic rules to diagnose herd mastitis problems were collected and incorporated into the system from various domain experts. This expert system imports database files for individual cows and queries the user for appropriate herd management information. It allows users to select mastitis control schemes with various degrees of aggressiveness and teaches commonly accepted mastitis control practices.

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