SELECTION OF EQUINE HEALTH AND REPRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

Various equine management software programs are available for practiti oners. By carefully reviewing available software and selecting an appr opriate program, an equine practice can meet current needs and accommo date future expectations. Selecting an appropriate software program re quires consideration of a number of issues. These issues include the e xisting computer hardware, the scope of the software program, the ease with which new users can utilize the software, the availability of ma nuals and assistance from the software-marketing company, the stabilit y of the software marketing company, and the capability of a program t o store data in a format that can be exported or transferred to other programs.