Blog
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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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Welcome, AnimalTrakker®!
Expanding my original concept of LambTracker® to cover other species now means it needs a new name. It’s not just for sheep anymore. The whole system is now AnimalTrakker®, and it will be trademarked.
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Python Education Proceeding
My Python education is proceeding, but oh so slowly! I am still really having problems wrapping my head around position and text formatting being an important part of the actual code, rather than just space.