DECI Software 3.0

DECI Software is a Decision Support System (DSS) designed to help the beef industry with strategic management decisions. It provides a user-friendly graphical interface to input information that is used to parameterize a dynamic deterministic simulation model and present results. The simulation model runs in the background, allowing users to make decisions without needing to understand the technical details.

Welcome to DECI, Decision Evaluator for the Cattle Industry. DECI is a decision support software (DSS) provided to the beef industry to evaluate strategic management decisions from conception through weaning for an individual herd of breeding females and from weaning through postweaning market end points for calves.

The software is composed of a friendly graphical user interface for information input required to parameterize a dynamic deterministic simulation model and present results. The simulation model runs in the background and is completely transparent to the user. This herd level model is parameterized by user input information describing animal inventory, genetic resources and breeding system, feed resources, feed resource allocation, and strategic management practices.

Predicted productivity is reported in either graphical or tabular format. The program is capable of handling a herd of up to 500 calving females managed as a contemporary single unit.