Table of Contents

Introduction I
Installation 1
Sinstall
CONFIG.SYS
AUTOEXEC.BAT
CHKDSK
Getting Started 3
Creating a Studbook
Changing Studbooks
What is a Studbook
Entering Studbook Data 7
Studbook Numbering
Dates
Data Edit Screen
Master Record
Event Records
Special Data
UDF (User Defined Fields) Records
UDFs
Reports and Analysis 13
Specimen
Studbook
Questionnaire
Species Management Analysis
Age Pyramid
Fecundity and Mortality
Inbreeding Coefficients
Census
Export to Other Analyses
Specimen Relationships
Pedigree Chart
Sibling Tables
Reproductive History
Descendant Lists
Master Plan Reports
ISIS Reporting
Retrieval Criteria
Retrieval Sort Order
Examples of SPARKS Reports
System Utilities 33
Editing the Institution List
System Configuation
Backup and Restore
Cleanup Files
Re-Numbering
Footnotes

TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont.)
Converting Data / Batch Editing 37
Data Conversion
Batch Data Editing
Technical Reference 39
Data Files
Institution List
Genetic Evaluation -GENES.EXE
43
Glossary 45
Program Trouble Report 49
Index 51


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