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Breedcow and Dynama software
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Bill Holmes delivering the training workshop in Townsville
Breedcow and Dynama software is designed to plan, evaluate and improve the profitability and financial management of extensive beef cattle enterprises. The software is used by beef producers, agribusiness staff, agricultural teachers, consultants, bankers, accountants, lawyers, research and extension officers, and students.
The software applies 4 approaches to beef business evaluation and profitability:
- 10-year budget projections of herd structure, cash flow, net income, assets, debt and net worth
- stable state comparison of herd structures and gross margins for different turn-off or husbandry choices
- comparison of 10-year cash-flow and asset projections, with versus without change, to estimate profitability of change using discounted cash-flow analysis
- stable state comparison of gross margins for specific breeder and steer groups to facilitate decisions on forced sales or opportunistic trading.
- Price:
- Free downloadable software
- System requirements:
- All MS Windows 32-bit systems
Download the software, updates and data files
Windows 64-bit operating systems
Breedcow and Dynama software will not run on 64-bit operating systems
Breedcow and Dynama Software: Software Licence
Grant of licence
The State of Queensland through the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI) hereby grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable licence to use the Breedcow and Dynama software (Software) on the following terms and conditions.
Use of the Software
- DEEDI grants you the right to use one copy of the Software.
- You must not, and must not authorise others to:
- use the Software for unlawful purposes, misuse the Software, or use the Software with the intention of encroaching upon the privacy of an individual or company or other organisation;
- engineer, decompile, disassemble or create derivative versions from the Software; or
- sell, rent, lease, exchange, give away or otherwise dispose of the Software.
- Each copy of the Software must contain all of the original proprietary notices, disclaimers and licence.
- The Software is subject to copyright. Without excluding or limiting the application of the Copyright Act 1968(Cth), you are not permitted to copy in whole or part, the Software except for backup purposes and to load the Software into the computer as part of executing the Software. All other reproductions or copies of the Software are in violation of this licence and the Copyright Act 1968.
- You must not without written permission:
- use the name of DEEDI or any trademark or logo of DEEDI; or
- claim any sponsorship, endorsement, approval, affiliation or other association with DEEDI.
- This licence is effective until terminated.
- Termination occurs immediately:
- if all copies of the Software in your possession are destroyed; or
- if you fail to adhere to the conditions of this licence or the provisions of the CopyrightAct1968.
- Upon termination, you must ensure that all copies of the Software are immediately destroyed or returned to DEEDI.
- You accept sole responsibility and risk associated with the use and results of the Software.
- You are responsible for determining that the Software is suitable for your own use or purpose.
- DEEDI makes no representations or warranties in relation to the Software, and, you agree that, to the extent permitted by law, all warranties concerning the Software are excluded, including as to:
- the accuracy, completeness, currency or suitability for your purpose of the Software or information in the Software or that reasonable care has been taken in its preparation;
- the non-infringement of third party rights; and
- the absence of errors, defects, viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties in the Software or data.
- To the extent permitted by law, all liability of DEEDI for any loss, damage or costs (including consequential damage) incurred in any way (including but not limited to that arising from negligence) in connection with any use of or reliance on the Software is excluded or limited. Where any statute implies into this licence a condition or warranty, DEEDI's liability for any breach of such condition or warranty is limited to the purchase price of the Software.
- You agree to indemnify DEEDI and its officers and employees against any loss, cost, expense, damage and liability of any kind (including consequential damage and liability in negligence) arising directly or indirectly from or related to any claim in connection with your use of the Software or any product made from your use of the Software. Your liability to indemnify DEEDI will be reduced proportionally to the extent that any negligent act or omission or breach of this licence by DEEDI caused the loss or liability.
- Any variation to this licence must be in writing signed by both parties.
- Any term which is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable will be severable and will not affect or impair the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining terms.
- This licence is governed by the laws of the State of Queensland, Australia.
- In this licence:
- headings are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation; and
- unless expressly stated otherwise, "includes" in any form is not a word of limitation.
Copyright
© 2010 The State of Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation
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General
Instructions
Install the software
- Read the licence and click on the 'I agree...' box
- Click on Breedcow-and-Dynama-Installation.exe
- Do you want to run or save the file? - click Run
- Publisher could not be verified... - click Run
- A dialog box will pop up offering to unzip to the 'c:\ folder' on your computer - click Unzip
- Message comes up '121 files unzipped successfully' - click OK, then click OK to close the dialog box
- For a new installation, a new folder 'c:\hbvisual' will be created for the program files, with subfolders for data files.
Software updates
If you already have an installation, this download will update it without disturbing existing data files, and without removing obsolete programs or folders (Breedcow and Destock).
Data files
Data files
These files are example data files for Bcowplus, AECalc, Prices and Huscosts programs, covering Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern part of Western Australia. They provide a starting point when looking at herd performance, and a base against which to measure the impact of husbandry and other herd management changes. These files were developed for and funded in part by Beef CRC, with contributions by government beef extension officers from Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia.
About the software
Software overview
The Breedcow and Dynama herd budgeting software package comprises eleven separate but interrelated programs.
Bcowplus | Cowtrade | Huscosts | Monthcfl | Taxinc | InvestAn |
Prices | AECalc | Splitsal | Bullocks | Dynama
Read more about the software programs included in the package.
Program structures and printout views
Preview the reports produced by the software.
Training and customer support
Training workshops
Training covers budgeting methods to improve extensive cattle enterprise profitability and financial management using Breedcow and Dynama software.
For support contact:
Bill Holmes
Phone: 0419 646 919
Email: Bill.Holmes@deedi.qld.gov.au
Fred Chudleigh
Phone: 0439 898 816
Email: fred.chudleigh@deedi.qld.gov.au
Page maintained by Bill Holmes
Last reviewed 10 October 2011