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Active tag solution
Active tag solution
Help and tips for active collars, active ear tags and the Damatars Livestock Monitoring apps.
24 articles in this collection
Written by
Moon Greathead
and
Rosemary Stone
Before you start
Setting up the active tag solution
There are a few things you need to do before you can use your active tag solution
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Inviting users to your farm in Datamars Livestock (administrators only)
The farm owner or manager needs to send an invitation to all staff using the active tag solution.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Installing the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app
Download the Datamars Livestock Monitoring app from the Apple App store or Google Play store and install it on your device
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Assembling active collars (if required)
In some markets, active collars may require assembly before they can be used.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Assigning and attaching active collars or active ear tags
Planning an installation session
You need to carefully plan how you will install active ear tags or active collars on the animals.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Assigning an active device to an animal's EID
Use the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app and a Tru-Test EID stick reader to assign an active device to an animal's EID
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Assigning an active device to an animal's VID
Use the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app to assign an active device to an animal's VID
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Attaching an active collar
See how to attach and fit an active collar correctly
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Attaching an active ear tag
See how to attach and fit an active ear tag correctly
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Using the active tag solution
Viewing animals in heat
Use the Datamars Livestock monitoring mobile app to view animals in heat
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing and using a draft (sort) insemination list
Use the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app to view a list of animals to be drafted (sorted) for insemination.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Editing the draft (sort) insemination list
You can undraft an animal directly in the Datamars Livestock Monitoring mobile app. You need to use the web app to manually add an animal.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Moving animals into a group
In order to increase the accuracy of your active tag solution, you should ensure that animals are in the correct group.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated today
Adding events such as marking an animal as inseminated
You can add an event to any animal record, e.g. you may want to mark an animal as inseminated or pregnant
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Maintenance tasks
Removing an active device
You can remove an active device and re-use it on another animal or store it for later use.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Re-using an active device on a new animal
After you have removed an active ear tag or active collar, you can re-use it straight away on another animal.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Storing an active device
An active device can be unassigned from an animal, put to sleep and stored for later use.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Configuring drafting (sorting) - (administrators only)
Drafting (sorting) is configured in the web app
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Creating and using groups (administrators only)
Create and use groups in Datamars Livestock to match the mobs on your farm
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated this week
Modifying or removing a user (administrators only)
You can change a user's permissions or remove them if they no longer require access to the Active Tag solution.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Frequently asked questions and Troubleshooting
Duplicate IDs and fixing errors
It is critical that animals can be uniquely identified in the herd. Duplicate IDs should be fixed in the Datamars Livestock web app.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Checking the gateway and the status of active devices
Check the gateway is OK and that active devices are connected
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Changing notifications
You can change the way you receive notifications and the types of notifications you receive.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Herd Insights
Herd Insights help and support
Where to get help for Herd Insights collars and the app
Written by
Moon Greathead
Updated over a week ago