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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.
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43 articles in this collection
Written by
Moon Greathead,
Rosemary Stone,
Brad Nieper
and 1 other
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 regions, 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 and using a draft (sort) list
You can view a list of animals to be drafted (sorted). The draft list is automatically sent to the auto-drafter.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Editing the draft (sort) list
You can remove or add an animal to the draft (sort) list
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Moving animals into a group
In order to increase the accuracy of the active tag solution, you should ensure that animals are in the correct group.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
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 note a health issue
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Using a voluntary waiting period (VWP)
A voluntary waiting period (VWP) can be used to manage the timing of the breeding cycle
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
Marking an animal as sold or died
When animals leave your farm, you should mark them as 'sold' or 'died'.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Configuration
Configuring drafting (sorting) - (administrators only)
Drafting (sorting) is configured in the web app
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Creating groups (administrators only)
Create groups in Datamars Livestock to match the mobs on your farm
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Configuring the voluntary waiting period (VWP)
You can configure the voluntary waiting period in the web app
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Configuring the number of days dry before calving
You can configure the number of days dry before calving in the web app
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
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
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
System integrations with Datamars Livestock
Integrate other farm systems and synchronise data to make the most of Datamars Livestock and Active Tag
Written by
James Donovan
Updated over a week ago
Integrating Datamars Livestock with VAS Dairy Comp
You can quickly and easily integrate VAS DairyComp with Datamars Livestock
Written by
Brad Nieper
Updated over a week ago
Integrating Datamars Livestock with BoviSync
You can quickly and easily integrate BoviSynch with Datamars Livestock
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Integrating Datamars Livestock with ICBF
You can quickly and easily integrate ICBF with Datamars Livestock
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Making the most of your Active Tag solution
Viewing animals in heat
Animals with abnormal behaviour may be in heat.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing animals with possible health issues
Animals with abnormal behaviour may require a health check.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing animals with reproduction issues
Anestrous animals or animals with irregular heats can be identified in the Repro Issues screen
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing a breeding report
You can track your animals through the breeding cycle in the Breeding screen
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing a pregnancy report
You can view details of all pregnant and inseminated animals in the Pregnancy report
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Viewing animals in Datamars Livestock
You can search for animals of interest in different ways
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Frequently asked questions and Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions/Troubleshooting
Answers to common questions and issues relating to the Active Tag solution.
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
FAQ - About the Active Tag solution
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
FAQ - Animals in heat
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
FAQ - Animals with possible health issues
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
FAQ - Drafting (sorting)
Written by
Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago
Troubleshooting - 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
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
Troubleshooting - Gateway issues
If the gateway is offline, attempt to problem-solve the issue by performing some checks.
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