The Bureau of biotechnology in livestock production has developed the dairy database system for more than 30 years to use for the Tropical Holstein breeding evaluation. Since 2015, this program has been established in a new transformation on the internet to have accessibility from all sectors in the dairy industry called Dairy farm management system or 3i. The 3i consists of iFarmer, iService, and iDairy which can help farmers, officers, veterinarians, dairy cooperatives and other stakeholders to get some awareness from their realtime data and reports. Farmers who regularly use this technology can earn higher incomes by optimizing feed, improving the cow reproductive program and performance, often checking the milking system and getting closer to a veterinary officer. These well-round management tools can predict and increase the productivity from breeding programs and can benefit to the domestic economy.

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• Thailand

• Older persons
• Women
• Remote and rural communities

This initiative can be transferred or easily adapted to other species or other countries. This year, the Thai government by the Department of Livestock Development has welcomed government officers from Bhutan in Dairy value chain study visits that they had learned our dairy management system or 3i and had an interest in making their own.

For over four years of developing and using the initiative, the Bureau of Biotechnology in Livestock Production appreciated every feedbacks and comment from users range from dairy farmers to the directors of the organization. By continue support financially to improve the usability of the program and assure the security system of the stored database, it can guarantee that the users will maintain using this 3i system for their whole career of dairy farming. Moreover, the government will have the benefit of forecasting the dairy business through the database over time.

This program can support the officers and farmers to record the data from the artificial insemination, milk production, dairy, nutrition, herd health, breeding program, and farm management to help in dairy management and provide a full range of services. Together with the information system of dairy farms to contribute all the stakeholders in the dairy industry such as Thai school milk project, dairy cooperatives and farmers for participating to use the services by all kinds of currently devices. Further, the Department of Livestock Development plans to reduce duplication of data and support more information links for all partners in the dairy industry.