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  • Competitive Review: AnimalTrakker® vs. Shearwell MyFarmWorks

    Shearwell MyFarmWorks is a cloud-based livestock management program. You pay a monthly or yearly fee to use it, and your data is stored in the cloud, meaning you can access it from any device at any time by logging in. MyFarmWorks has many of the same tracking capabilities as AnimalTrakker®, with an additional emphasis on…

  • Sorting the Rams

    Today on the Desert Weyr farm, we sorted rams into their designated breeding pens. We used the data stored in AnimalTrakker® to designate which ewes to pair with each ram, then used a tablet loaded with Farm Mobile and one of our homemade EID readers in the actual sorting process. Here are some photos and…

  • Competitive Review: AnimalTrakker® vs. FlockFiler

    FlockFiler is one of many AnimalTrakker® competitors on today’s market. FlockFiler is a database program that’s designed for farms of any size. It was made solely to keep records of sheep; however, some farmers have reported using it for goats as well. It comes in two versions: FlockFiler Lite and FlockFiler Pro.

  • Announcing the AnimalTrakker® Email List

    At long last, we’ve launched the AnimalTrakker® email list! If you’re a prospective or existing AnimalTrakker® user, we highly recommend signing up.

  • Introducing Our AnimalTrakker Competitive Review Series

    Why should you choose AnimalTrakker® over our competitors? Today’s farmer has tons of options for stock management, and each has benefits and drawbacks. No two programs are the same.

  • AI and Coding Issues

    AI (Artificial Intelligence) is quickly becoming an unavoidable part of modern society. You’ve probably heard of AI, and you may have even used it yourself in the form of ChatGPT, Grok, or others. What we call “artificial intelligence” isn’t truly intelligent on its own yet, but that doesn’t mean it’s not capable. However, it’s not…

  • Remembering Desert Weyr Boba Fett

    Desert Weyr Boba Fett went to the freezer on the 26th of June, 2025. He was born on May 2nd, 2019, and was the son of Desert Weyr Wibbly and Desert Weyr Yolanda. He was born unassisted and weighed 9.79 pounds at birth. He grew to reach 145.74 pounds. His NSIP USA Maternal EBV Index…

  • The Importance of Being Open Source

    Merry Christmas from the folks at AnimalTrakker®! We hope you’ve been having a festive and happy holiday season! Recently, we’ve been thinking about the importance of being open source, and what it means for our world now and in the future.

  • AnimalTrakker® Bull Test Demo

    We just completed our first field test of the AnimalTrakker® Bull Test Mobile application. To do this, we worked with several veterinarians, where we provided sample tube labels and collected breeding soundness data on 124 bulls over the course of two days.

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