Developing a horse nutrition analysis application
Hagerlund, Janette (2012)
HAAGA-HELIA ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012120718637
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012120718637
Tiivistelmä
Optimized horse nutrition is in a key role when considering performance. Finnish climate is unfavorable for horses and has lead to feeding concentrated feeds and other supplements which are not ideal for horses. The optimization of nutrition can only be achieved by calculating the intake and comparing it to the official recommendations.
The objective of this thesis was to design and implement a web application for horse nutrition analysis using Microsoft Silverlight. The study focused on clarifying the fundamentals of horse nutrition; the core features of Silverlight; the functional requirements for the application; and the design principles and the choices made before and during the implementation phase.
The first version of the application was published as a beta-version to the target group. The testers were asked to fill in a survey and the application was developed further using the survey results as requirements.
Based on the evaluation of the survey results and the number of daily users, the study concludes that there is cearly a need for this kind of application and also room for further development.
The objective of this thesis was to design and implement a web application for horse nutrition analysis using Microsoft Silverlight. The study focused on clarifying the fundamentals of horse nutrition; the core features of Silverlight; the functional requirements for the application; and the design principles and the choices made before and during the implementation phase.
The first version of the application was published as a beta-version to the target group. The testers were asked to fill in a survey and the application was developed further using the survey results as requirements.
Based on the evaluation of the survey results and the number of daily users, the study concludes that there is cearly a need for this kind of application and also room for further development.