6 crucial information a dog pedigree reveals.

6 crucial information a dog pedigree reveals. Breeding dogs has nothing to do with luck and everything to do with genetics and heredity. Therefore, knowing how to read a dog’s pedigree is essential if you want your bloodline to be amongst the best. A close reading of a dog’s pedigree with a bit of detective work will give much information about a dog and how its genetic makeup translated in our practical world. Most genes only represent a potential that the dog’s environment and life experiences will express to a certain extent. Seeing how often a particular characteristic appeared in a dog’s ancestors can give you an idea of what can appear in your future litters. This goes with most traits that you seek to have or better in your own bloodlines. These traits may be the ability to perform a specific job (herding skills, or athletic performance for example), or a particular physical attribute that you are keen on (e.g. longer and more powerful legs, longer snout, naturally more muscular body, etc.) Reality is, undesirable traits may be more difficult to glean from a pedigree because not having a “CH” in front of a name of a dog doesn’t necessarily mean that the dog had flaws. And unless a dog is a champion or participated many shows, it will be hard to find relevant information for you to work with. Perhaps the owner never wanted to compete nor breed himself. Many fine AKC dogs with good bloodlines do simply serve as companion animals while many flawed puppies are registered by unscrupulous breeders just to be able to raise their price tag. Coat colors should appear on a dog’s pedigree when the color of the dog’s coat is one of the breed’s standards. For example, Labrador Retrievers will conform to breed standard with one of three colors: yellow, black or chocolate. The pedigree of a Labrador puppy normally shows each parent’s color indicated by the abbreviations ylw (yellow), blk (black) and chlt (chocolate). Many other breeds have allowable and disqualifying coat colors. Information about coat color is an important information on a pedigree to note, especially if you have a particular focus on your bloodline’s appearance. If the same coat color appears everywhere on the pedigrees of a mated bitch and dog, the puppies have an extremely high probability of having the same color. That is simple genetics. However, an ancestor somewhere in the family tree with a different color — even a conforming to standard one — increases the chances of a random puppy being born with a beautiful but potentially disqualifying mix of two conforming colors. The same goes for the different coat patterns and lengths.

How to read a dog's pedigree.

How to read a dog's pedigree.Most people have no clue on how to read a dog's pedigree. When buying a dog, either living or soon-to-be delivered, the pedigree is a goldmine of valuable pieces of information. Unfortunately, most people do not know how to figure them out. With a little bit of research, a pedigree will talk to you about... 1)Titles and Awards. 2)Inbreeding Level. 3)Patterns of Desired & Undesired Traits.4)Coat Types, Colors and Patterns.5)Stud Book and Ancestry.6)Health. Reading a dog’s pedigree is an overwhelming task for novice dog breeders. Often, you look at the chart and linked data without much of an objective. It’s hard to find a piece of information we don’t even know we are looking for. Breeding dogs has nothing to do with luck and everything to do with genetics and heredity. Therefore, knowing how to read a dog’s pedigree is essential if you want your bloodline to be amongst the best. In essence, a dog’s pedigree is its family tree (so yes, every dog has a pedigree). What people tend to mean by pedigree is a family tree where each family member was registered on a pedigree dog registration scheme — such as the Kennel Club, the International Sheep Dog Society, and there are plenty others. For newcomers in the dog breeding world, the pedigree is not clearly understood and a common mistake is to get a registered Dam and Sire and think it is a great start. Well, not really. Not at all quite frankly. Being registered does not mean, in any way, that the dogs are of high quality: it is just a record in a database. The simple rule is that all exceptional dogs are registered but not all registered dogs are exceptional. What makes the difference is who is composing the pedigree of a particular dog or litter. In short, you need to dissect it and research its family members to then study them individually. It is called the pedigree analysis. If they fit the characteristics are looking for, you then want to have a deeper look at them and see how well they performed in championships and shows. For example, if you are breeding herding Border Collies, you want to find a dog that has a line which demonstrated amazing herding abilities, either by reputation or by actually winning herding contests and championships. Obviously, the more champions there are in a bloodline or a pedigree, the more expensive the puppies produced will be. This is exactly why you really need to figure how much you are ready to invest.

Causes of unsuccessful breeding and failed pregnancies in dogs.

Causes of unsuccessful breeding and failed pregnancies in dogs. The breeding of your favorite female and male dogs was organized properly. The mating of the two dogs happened but pregnancy failed and did not occur. The common causes are as follows 1)Breeding occurred at the wrong time during the heat. 2)The coitus was interrupted before ejaculation. 3)The stud dog has fertility problems.4)The bitch is infertile. The success in breeding programs is hinged on the fact that both the stud and bitch are checked to ascertain reproductive status and timing of mating must be correct.

Unsuccessful pregnancies in dogs are commonplace in the world of dog breeding and dog showing. Generally, dog breeders will put the best effort into planning the copulatory tie. Yet, few days or weeks later, when it’s time to confirm the pregnancy, breeders realize that the dam is not pregnant at all and the breeding failed. The coitus was interrupted before ejaculation Dog Coitus and Tie THE MALE STARTS BY MOUNTING THE FEMALE. ONCE THE MALE’S PENIS BULB GETS ENGORGED, BOTH DOGS BECOME LOCKED IN WHAT IS CALLED THE COITUS TIE. Another reason impregnation may be unsuccessful could be that the coitus was not long enough for the dog to ejaculate. A dog that mounts a female dog must be able to penetrate the female’s vulva with his penis. The penis of a dog does not become erect prior to copulation. A bone within the penis aids in the penetration of the female. A penis becomes erect and swollen when fully inside the female dog’s vagina. Ejaculation occurs only then. Any interruption of mating before ejaculation will not result in a pregnancy. During the copulatory tie, both the male dog and the female dog may have their own reasons to move away and cease the coitus. Stress, pain, and inexperience, are all common reasons why a coitus can be stopped. Obviously, the breeder and the environment may also cause the dogs to stop the mating before the sire’s ejaculation. Female dog infertility is a problem that may have a myriad of causes. In general, it is easier and cheaper to rule out timing issues, and male infertility than dealing with female infertility. Most of the causes, nevertheless, will have to be dealt with or the female will eventually show signs of illness. A female may be infertile because of abnormalities in her reproductive organs. Again, a veterinarian is essential here. She may have ovarian or uterine cysts. She may have tumors both cancerous and benign that block or prevent healthy fertilized eggs from their travel from the ovaries to the uterus. X-rays and/or ultrasound will need to be used to visualize these kinds of reproductive abnormalities or problems. Infections like canine herpes and brucellosis will cause infertility in female dogs as they do in male dogs. Any infections in the reproductive tract of the bitch may render her infertile. Regardless of breeding, these infections need to be treated by a veterinarian. A history of uterine infections, also, can lead to scarring in the uterus and cause infertility later on. Too many back-to-back breedings of a female can tired her body’s support system, too.

Could Taiwan become the Silicon Valley of Agriculture 4.0?.

Could Taiwan become the Silicon Valley of Agriculture 4.0? Taiwan has in the past been synonymous with toy manufacturing and electrical components, but a growing revolution in agriculture is set to give the sweet-potato-shaped island a new area of influence in the global economy. 

 With a Mandarin speaking populace and geographical location that is less than two hours from Shanghai, Taiwan is also the perfect base for companies looking to profit in the lucrative Chinese market. There is now an active push to promote Taiwan as a hub for Agriculture 4.0.

 There are few places in the world that are better suited for developing smart farming devices and large-scale precision agriculture projects than Taiwan.  

 Precision farming, or Agriculture 4.0, refers to systems that employ drones, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), vertical farms, artificial intelligence (AI), and solar energy. Through the integration of digital technology into farming practices, companies are able to increase yields, reduce costs, experience less crop damage and minimize water, fuel and fertilizer usage. 

For the consumer this equals cheaper and better quality food. So, imagine a farm not unlike what exists across the world today, but with increased automation and smart technologies that are able to detect the needs of crops and deliver those necessities automatically.

 Nearly all of the skills and components needed for Agriculture 4.0 can be found in Taiwan, a place that although small in size, boasts the largest number of electrical engineers per capita in the world. Taiwan produces 25% of the world’s semiconductors, and is a manufacturer for most of the sensors used in IoT and smart farming projects. 

 It is also a major player in robotics, drones and the global leader in solar cells. The growth in indoor farming as a more productive alternative to traditional farms, is proving to be a boon for the LED industry in Taiwan, the second largest in the world. 

A number of indoor farming companies have branched out of the LED sector and can offer full intelligent indoor farming and hydroponic solution.

How To Become A More Data-Driven Business.

How To Become A More Data-Driven Business. More and more businesses are finding that Big Data is a valuable tool to have in their arsenal. 

Big Data involves extracting useful information from within and without the company, and using the data to make data-driven business decisions, which apparently are supposed to be better than normal business decisions because the data can be used to back them up. The key to becoming a data-driven company is to not just gather data and look at it once in a while, but to approach every decision by analyzing relevant data and letting the conclusions drawn from the data speak for themselves and guide your company. 

The idea is that decisions made based on hard data are more reliable than decisions made based on instinct or assumptions, which can be faulty. 

 Data can help you identify trends, make you aware of issues, and help you find innovations or solutions to problems. It can also help employees find ways to improve. But the trick is to make sure that, will all the data you end up gathering, you use the right data to gather your insights and don’t get led astray.

 How does one become a more data-driven business? Have a strategy As with any major action, you want to have a plan in place first. Develop a strategy to help you focus and weed out any data you don’t need. First, understand what your current state is. 

How are you currently making decisions? Do you have what you need to become data-driven? Is data accessible to everyone? Then set some clear goals as to what you want data to do for your business. Consider building your strategy around your business objectives. 

 Inventory Take an inventory of your current data. Find out what data you have and where it is (you very well could have data in multiple places).

 Once you have it, consolidate it into one place so you can easily what you have and can easily access it. Target key areas Identify the key areas where data is coming from that will be key to meeting your strategy. These areas are the ones you will target sets of data from. 

Target data according to your business objectives to gain the most useful insights and also keep the cost of data storage down.

How To Use Data & Analytics To Aggressively & Exponentially Grow Your Business.

How To Use Data & Analytics To Aggressively & Exponentially Grow Your Business.Growing your business is a must if you really want your business to succeed. If you don’t, you’ll remain stagnant and at potential risk of failure. There are many ways you grow your business, such as new ways of getting customers and diversification of products. Another way is the use of data and analytics to aggressively and exponentially grow your business. You’ve already heard of how important they are to keep your business on track, and you probably have already been gathering data and analytics in order to do that. As you sift through all that information, try some of these things so your business can grow, as well. Opportunities While going through all the data and analytics, look for opportunities that will let your business move up a level and make some changes based on the data. For example, try something like identifying times of the year when online sales jump, so you can take advantage of it, or go through sales and inventory data (if a brick-and-mortar store) to see when product demand is highest so you can prepare ahead of time.

7 Ways Data Analytics Can Boost Your Business Growth.

7 Ways Data Analytics Can Boost Your Business Growth.Analytics can be used to optimize every area of your business.Here are seven areas where they have used analytics to transform their performance which boosted revenue, increased profits, and improved customer satisfaction and retention. 1 - Improved Service Level Performance When it comes to delivering flowers, From You Flowers uses a network of florists to fulfill orders, as well as their own distribution centers. Analytics has allowed them to predict their ability to meet customer demands, which are often for same day delivery, by understanding the impact of traffic patterns and average delivery times for each supplier in major cities. This allows them to make and meet commitments, or pass on business where they know that delivery is not possible, or to propose a next day delivery. 2 - Better Order Fulfillment Florist performance can vary based on many factors, such as time of day, the day of the week, or the product being sold, etc. Analyzing supplier performance helps identify which of their many suppliers will give the highest probability of success for any give orders based on location, which increases their order fulfillment.