You can set a default group for animals in the milking herd, animals which have been dried off and for all new animals. When default groups are set, animal group movements will then occur automatically when particular events are recorded, reducing the time it takes to keep animal groups up-to-date.
The Default Milking Group is the group which animals will automatically be added to when a 'Calving' event is recorded and Lactation Status changes to Lactating.
The Default Dry Group is the group which animals will automatically be added to when a 'Drying Off' event is recorded and Lactation Status changes to Dry.
The Default Group is the group which all new animals will automatically be added to.
📝 An event can be added to an animal record manually or added automatically if you have a farm management software integration.
📝 Default groups can only be configured in the web app, not the mobile app.
📝 Default groups can only be configured by someone with admin permissions.
📝 An animal group must already exist in Datamars Livestock before it can be used as a default group. Create a new group, if required.
To configure default groups:
Click on Farm settings, then Group movements.
Click on Edit group movements configuration.
Set the Default milking group, Default dry group and Default group, as required.
Click on Save group movements configuration.
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