Groups allow you to track animals from the same stock class over time, against a target weight.

Animals are typically grouped by age (e.g. born 2018) so that they have the same target weight, but they may also be grouped by other things such as:

Here are some example groups:

In the example below, two groups of animals are being grazed together on the farm. The animals are the same age (R1), but they have been divided into two groups in Datamars Livestock - one group for heifers and one group for steers. This means that weight gains for heifers and steers can be tracked separately.

📝 An animal can only belong to a single group at a time, and in most cases will remain in that group throughout its time on your farm.

The age of animals in a group will change over time. If you have named your group according to age (e.g. R1 steers), then you can either:

💡 If you want animals to remain in the same group, try naming them with the year that they were born (e.g 2018 born steers).
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Next steps...

Learn how to create a group or how to assign animals to a group
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