Health

View the Health report

Monitor animals prior to calving, focusing on first calf heifers.

Reproduction

Add a calving event

As soon as possible after calving.

Health

View the Health report and set up Notifications.

Closely monitor animals for two weeks after calving.

Health

Record health event

for 'at risk' animals noting metabolic issues, difficult calving, retained membranes.

Datamars Livestock management

Move animals into the milking group

in Datamars Livestock two weeks after calving.

Reproduction

Use the Reproduction Issues report and Notifications

to identify anestrous animals or those with irregular heats.

Reproduction

View the Animals in Heat report

to monitor animals ready for insemination.

Reproduction

Set up drafting for heat

and begin insemination.

Reproduction

Set up a voluntary waiting period (VWP)

to manage the timing of breeding for some animals e.g. young stock, animals which have recently calved.

Reproduction

Use the Breeding report

to find animals which have not been inseminated or are due for a pregnancy scan.

Reproduction

Add insemination event

Reproduction

Add pregnancy check event

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Assign active tags

to new animals.

Reproduction

Use the Pregnancy report

to monitor animals requiring a pregnancy scan.

Reproduction

Use the Reproduction Issues report

to find animals which have had a pregnancy loss.

Reproduction

Add pregnancy check event

Reproduction

Add abortion event

Health

Use the Activity report

to identify animals which are struggling compared to others in the group.

Reproduction

Add 'Do not breed' event

for non-performing animals.

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Move animals into the Dry Off group

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Remove active tags and Mark animals as sold/died

if animals have left the farm.

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Modify draft settings

if moving to once-a-day milking.

Reproduction

Use the Pregnancy report

to monitor animals which are expected to calf or are ready to be dried off.

Reproduction

Use the Reproduction Issues report

to find animals which have had a pregnancy loss.

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Add drying off event

Health

Draft animals for health

daily

Health

View the Health report

to monitor animals, focusing on young stock.

Health

Set up a health action list

to filter out the animals of most concern.

Datamars Livestock management

Assign active tags

to new animals.

Datamars Livestock management

Remove active tags and Mark animals as sold/died

if animals have left the farm.

Datamars Livestock management

1. Use Find My Cow

to find any missing active tags or animals.

2. Unpair any active tags which are not in use

3. Put unused active tags to sleep

to conserve the battery.

Datamars Livestock management

Archive groups

if they are not being used.

Datamars Livestock management

Invite new users to the farm

so all new staff have access to Datamars Livestock.

Datamars Livestock management

Use the Datamars Livestock Training Academy

to train new staff.