🟢 User Guide – IFI Ranking Report

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The IFI Ranking (IdeasFarm Index) organizes and compares herd animals based on a comprehensive performance index. This index combines production, efficiency, health, fertility, and morphology into a single value, allowing quick identification of the animals with the highest and lowest technical–economic contribution.

1. IFI (IdeasFarm Index)

Definition: Comprehensive score combining multiple productive, reproductive, and morphological indicators.

Range: 0–100 (higher score = better overall performance).

Usefulness: Serves as a global indicator of animal efficiency. Facilitates comparison between animals from different groups.

2. % of Data

Definition: Proportion of information recorded for the animal relative to the total required data.

Goal: > 80% for reliable analysis.

Usefulness: Measures the quality and completeness of the available information.

3. IFRK (IdeasFarm Ranking)

Definition: Animal’s position within the overall ranking according to its IFI score.

Usefulness: Facilitates relative classification of the herd, identifying top and bottom performers in overall efficiency.

4. Profitability ($)

Definition: Estimated net economic contribution of the animal, calculated from corrected milk production, costs, and reproductive efficiency.

Usefulness: Shows which animals generate positive or negative economic value.

5. Corrected Milk (Kg)

Definition: Milk production adjusted for fat and protein content, and lactation persistence.

Usefulness: Provides a standardized measure of the animal’s productive contribution.

6. IFI Sub-Indices

Definition: Each letter represents a component contributing to the IFI calculation:

• PR (Production): milk volume, persistence, and productive efficiency.
• MQ (Milk Quality): total solids, fat, protein, and somatic cells.
• FT (Fertility): services per conception, open days, pregnancy rate.
• RH (Reproduction & Reproductive Management): abortions, neonatal mortality, calving efficiency.
• MG (General Management): compliance with protocols, records, feeding, and operational efficiency.
• HT (Health): health indicators (mastitis, recorded diseases, treatments, SCC).
• L (Linear Conformation): morphological and linear traits associated with longevity and productive functionality.
• BC (Body Condition): BCS score, related to energy, reproduction, and metabolic health.

Usefulness: Helps identify the specific area where each animal excels or needs improvement.

📘 Quick Glossary

• IFI: IdeasFarm comprehensive index (0–100).
• IFRK: animal’s position in the ranking.
• % Data: record quality for reliable calculations.
• Corrected Milk: milk adjusted for composition and persistence.
• Sub-Indices: technical dimensions that compose IFI (production, quality, fertility, management, etc.).

🚀 How to Use This Report Practically

1. Identify top animals (high IFI, ranking 1–10) → prioritize them for reproduction programs and replacement retention.
2. Analyze profitability → cull or rethink strategies for animals with negative profitability.
3. Check % of data → if low, improve records before making decisions.
4. Review sub-indices → an animal with high IFI but low fertility (FT) may need reproductive management.
5. Plan culling and replacements → use IFI as an objective tool to select cows for culling and best females for replacement.
6. Compare by groups → review performance of milking, dry, transition cows and males to balance the herd.