The objectives of these Schemes are to implement—
| (a) | animal recording for individual animal management— |
| (i) | to monitor each animal’s performance and the use of that information in normal, day-to-day farm management. |
| (ii) | must represents the integration of objective performance data into the farm management process and permits more effective decision making at farm level and on an on-going basis. |
| (b) | animal recording to compare specific production system— |
| (i) | In order to achieve feeding strategies, sources of genetic materials and other management variables. |
| (c) | animal recording for genetic improvement— |
| (i) | to acquire the information needed to permit sustained genetic change toward an objectively defined bio-economic development goal; |
| (ii) | to focus on the breed as a whole rather than an individual animal. |
| (iii) | to achieve maintenance of detailed records of parentage and of genetic relationships within the animals that are being recorded. |
| (iv) | to ensure sustainable recording program over time or animal generations and the consistency thereof. |
