1. NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (1) A.H. Sanders 2002 Ashley H. Sanders AIPL on the Web Accessing Data and Information @ aipl.arsusda.gov Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory Agricultural Research Service, USDA, Beltsville, MD asanders@aipl.arsusda.gov

2. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (2) AIPL Goes on the Web 1993 – Database and calculation of proofs on AIPL workstation 1997 – Launch of AIPL website  Files distributed electronically  Individual animal queries available 2001 – Website gets a face lift  Changes on the surface  Changes below the surface

3. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (3) Currently Available  Database queries  Summary lists and reports  Evaluation documentation  Research documentation  Data exchange  Search engine  Lab facts, general information, kid’s corner homepage

4. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (4) Database Queries  Public access Public access  Specialized access for: Specialized access NAAB NAAB Canadian Dairy Network Canadian Dairy Network National and Local DHIA National and Local DHIA AI organizations AI organizations Breed organizations Breed organizations Interbull Interbull Research partners Research partners

5. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (5) Lists and Reports From the EVALUATIONS Page EVALUATIONS  Evaluation summary statistics  Comparison of active AI bull evaluations  Merit index percentile tables  Elite cow statistics  Means for calculating PTA%  Genetic evaluation summary  Bull and Elite Cow lists BullElite Cow  Sorted bull lists (also available in Excel® format) SortedExcel®  Genetic trend and inbreeding Genetic trendinbreeding

6. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (6) Lists and Reports DHI Annual Reports DHI Annual Reports DHI Annual Reports  DHI Participation DHI Participation  USDA Summary of Herd Averages USDA Summary of Herd Averages  DRPC Activity Summary DRPC Activity Summary  Standardized Lactation Averages Standardized Lactation Averages  Somatic Cell Counts Somatic Cell Counts

7. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (7) Evaluation Documentation Evaluation Documentation  Summary statistics  Evaluation schedule  Evaluation descriptions, and explanation of calculations  Changes to the evaluation system  What’s New & What’s New LISTSERV What’s New

8. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (8) More Documentation  Information for cooperators Information for cooperators  Electronic evaluation distribution  Data access  Data exchange formats and Data exchange formats Record coding assistance  Error code explanation Error code explanation  Missing evaluation explanation  Test day data storage

9. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (9) Research  Published articles Published articles  Full text or Abstract  Presentations Presentations  On-line viewing or download  References  Evaluation documentation

10. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (10) Data exchange  Documentation of file formats  Instructions for data handling  Access to FTP site

11. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (11) Additional Resources  Search Engine  Links Links  History Pages & Kid’s Corner History Pages Kid’s Corner  Personnel and Lab Information

12. A.H. Sanders 2002 NAAB Dairy Trade Mission (12) Future Plans  Continued improvements to query output and availability  Enhancements to quarterly and annual reports  Spanish and French language pages