Menzies P I, Meek A H, Stahlbaum B W, Etherington W G
Can Vet J. 1988 Mar;29(3):287-93.
Microcomputer systems were placed in three veterinary practices each serving three farms (bureau), and onto nine dairy farms (on-farm). Over a twenty-four week period, the utilization of the computer system and the DHM software was monitored. The on-farm system was more costly in terms of equipment and technical support effort, but the information was utilized to a greater extent than it was by the bureau participants who had invested more user time per cow. Note that actual time will vary with the software program used. The farmers indicated that they wished to have access to the information offered by the software. ;Computer phobia' was not found to be a problem. The expectations of the computer system and its benefits generally remained high. In general, the information available through the microcomputer system and the DHM software was found to be useful to both the dairy farmers and the veterinarians in this study.
微型计算机系统被安置在三个兽医诊所（每个诊所服务三个农场）以及九个奶牛场。在为期24周的时间里，对计算机系统和奶牛 herd management（DHM）软件的使用情况进行了监测。就设备和技术支持工作而言，农场系统成本更高，但与投入更多用户时间的诊所参与者相比，农场系统的信息得到了更广泛的利用。请注意，实际时间会因所使用的软件程序而异。农民们表示，他们希望能够获取软件提供的信息。未发现“计算机恐惧症”是一个问题。对计算机系统及其益处的期望总体上仍然很高。在本研究中，一般来说，通过微型计算机系统和DHM软件获得的信息对奶农和兽医都很有用。
