SPREADSHEET TUTORIAL

After we’ve realized the improvements in conception, farrowing and litter-size, how can we evaluate the financial impact of these improvements?

Moreover, how can we justify the “high” cost of using AbsoluteTM technology? Is it truly worth it?

The question is not “can we afford to use Absolute?” rather, “can you afford NOT to use it?”

ASIC has put together a spreadsheet that will help determine the financial equivalent of these improvements.

This section will guide you through the whole process of using the “Profit Spreadsheet”.

When you open our Profit Spreadsheet, it will be blank except for our default inputs of 1 minute per ASIC insemination's, 1 employee needed, and 2 inseminations per animal. These can be changed any time if you like...

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Your first step should be to fill in the top section and enter your farm’s current information; number of animals, average farrowing %, live born, profit per animal sold, etc. Note: Use “your” local currency… All currencies work as long as they are not intermixed.

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Now, please add your current fixed costs such as pipette cost, daily feed & housing per animal, and cost per dose of semen.

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Next, insert your labor figures. The pink boxes will be filled in automatically based the information you have put in so far.

This area is especially interesting!

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Play around with the next boxes highlighted in yellow; again the bottom pink boxes will fill in automatically.Start with small increments and change them to see a number of “what if” scenarios. We think you will be amazed!

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The green boxes represent areas where our technology can improve the profits in your operation. All formulas are visible and editable in case you want to modify the calculations and fine tune this tool further…

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SUMMARY FOR THIS SECTION

Do you now better understand what our technology is all about?

It’s not about changing your breeding system (which sometimes we need to modify a little), it is more about putting profits in your pocket at the end of the year.

Very small improvements in farrowing and live born numbers equate to enormous profits that you can use however you like! New truck, upgrading facilities, children’s education and the like. It is YOUR money!

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