CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
This
project is about the design and implement of a computerized livestock
management information system which is meant to give information about
livestock to the public and also alert them to known what they are meant
for.
Taking a look at the animal
husbandry, breeding, feeding and management of animal or livestock for
the production of food, fibre work, and pleasure. Modern methods
concentrated one type of animals products at the highest rate of return
for investment. Intensive husbandry conditions include large numbers of
animals in small lots, means and vaccination against disease. Most of
the world’s domestic animals, however, are raised in small units under
less efficient conditions and at lower rates of returns. Animal furnish
more than one-fourth of the world’s total value of agricultural
products. They supply a much higher proportion of human food in the
developed countries than elsewhere. In the United States, animal
products accounts for more than one-half of the total agricultural
income.
Traditional husbandry practices
are closely associated with the degree of control needed over the
animals have multiple uses; for example, animals is kept primarily, for
work also supply milk, meat and nothing materials. The animal, and
their, uses, however, are closely associated with the culture and
experience of the people who care for them.
In some regions of the world,
cattle are not considered for use in the production of food. Studies
have shown that the work power, fertilizers, milk and the fuel from dung
that the cattle provide. In these regions are more efficient animal
products than meats. Analysis of other cultural practices has often
revealed unexpected efficiency of use fitted to local circumstances.
Environmental influences such as
climate also play an important role in the domestication and use of
animals. Water buffalo are use as draft animals to pull wagons and farm
equipment in Southern Asia, where they are adapted to the high
temperature and humidity, while horses, which thrive in moderate
climates, were the principles draft animals in the temperature regions
until they were replaced by treated cattle humid conditions are
prevalent in the Southern United States because they are better adapted
to the climates of the region than European cattle.
1.1 PROBLEM STATEMENT
A critical look has been taken and the
effective feasibility study conducted and the step taken has been able
to identify a number of problems that is affecting the effective
development of animal in the world at large.
The problems which are discovered (during the feasibility study are as shown below:
- The ability to know the number of people that visits the company system daily.
- Inaccurate calculation due to the use of manual methods of doing it.
- Speed of communication and the number of stages in the communication chain.
- Feedback data on the measures used in the exercise are seldom. If ever perfect.
1.2 AIMS/ OBJECTIVES
The aims and objective of this proposal are as follows:
- To give information on livestock to the public
- Increase the production of livestock in the economy
- System that will operate accurately well without error
- System that will eliminate the use of too much paper.
- System that will increase the functionality of livestock business without incurring too much cost on the management.
1.3 PURPOSE
The purpose of the study is to design a
web based platform through which people can go and get information about
livestock and also have access to contributed to the development of
livestock.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE
This project is very important in the
sense that it will give that large public awareness about what livestock
is all about and also given them access to the statistics of passed
events on livestock activities.
1.5 SCOPE / DELIMITATION
The scope of this project is to design a
user friendly interface where all the people around that area and
outside the area can have useful information about livestock management
and also embark on livestock management.
1.6 CONSTRAINI / LIMITATION
Despite the dedicated nature of
designing the project, there has always been one thing or the other that
tend to affect the proper implementation of this project. Some of
these limitations are as stated below:
- The executives of the body are to hard in the sense that, they are
not willing to give out information that will assist the successful
implementation of this project.
- The conversion of data into mathematical values for computations.
- Too much money was spent on transportation to the case study.