Datamars Livestock

Help and tips for active collar tags, active ear tags and the Datamars Livestock apps

Active Tag

There are a few things you need to do before you can use your active tag solution

Setting up the active tag solution

The farm owner or manager needs to send an invitation to all staff using the active tag solution.

Inviting users to your farm in Datamars Livestock

Download the Datamars Livestock mobile app from the Apple App store or Google Play store and install it on your device

Installing the Datamars Livestock mobile app for use with Active Tag

In some regions, active collar tags may require assembly before they can be used.

Assembling active collar tags (if required)

Before you start

You need to carefully plan how you will install active ear tags or active collar tags on animals.

Planning an installation session

Use the Datamars Livestock mobile app to assign an active tag to an animal ID

Assigning an active tag to an animal

See how to attach and fit an active collar tag correctly

Attaching an active collar tag

See how to attach and fit an active ear tag correctly

Attaching an active ear tag

Assigning and attaching active collar tags or active ear tags

Use Active Tag to help with farm management throughout the cow's lactation cycle, whether on pasture or on TMR

Using Active Tag throughout lactation

Learn how to set up and use Active Tag during calving in seasonal and block calving dairy systems

Using Active Tag during calving

Understand what it means when a health event is alerted in Datamars Livestock

What is a health event?

Understand what a reproduction issue is in Datamars Livestock

What is a reproduction issue?

Making the most of Active Tag - Best Practice

Tailored Reproduction Reports allow you to compare animal performance on your farm against a benchmark standard

Tailored reproduction reports

This report is for calving transition time, allowing you to compare animal performance on your farm against a benchmark

The calving transition reports

This report is for pre-mating time, allowing you to compare animal performance on your farm against a benchmark

The pre-mating reports

The pre-mating reports contain extra details in the lead-up to the planned start of mating. Calculators are provided to help with decision-making.

The pre-mating reports - Treatment calculators

This report is for mating time, allowing you to compare animal performance on your farm against a benchmark

The mating reports

Late mating reports help you identify phantom cows

The late mating reports

Using tailored reproduction reports - New Zealand and Australia only

Groups in Datamars Livestock should match animal groups on your farm

Using groups in Datamars Livestock (Active Tag)

You can add an event to any animal record, e.g. mark an animal as inseminated or as having calved

Adding events

Use 'Find My Cow' to locate an animal or a missing active tag

Using 'Find My Cow' to find missing animals or tags

If you receive a 'tag off' alert, confirm that the active tag is off the animal then unpair it.

Unpairing an active tag

An active tag can be put to sleep and stored for later use.

Storing an active tag

After you have removed an active ear tag or active collar tag, you can re-use it straight away on another animal.

Re-using an active tag on a new animal

You can remove an active tag and re-use it on another animal or store it for later use.

Removing an active tag

Managing the herd

Using the Active Tag solution

Animals with abnormal behaviour may be in heat.

Viewing animals in heat

Use an 'In Heat' Action List to select a sub-set of animals from the In Heat report

Using an 'in heat' action list

Animals with reproduction issues can be seen in the Repro Issues screen

Viewing animals with reproduction issues

Use a Repro Issues Action List to select a sub-set of animals from the Reproduction Issues report

Using a reproduction issues action list

You can track your animals through the breeding cycle in the Breeding screen

Viewing a breeding report

You can view details of all pregnant and inseminated animals in the Pregnancy report

Viewing a pregnancy report

A voluntary waiting period (VWP) can be used to manage the timing of the breeding cycle

Using a voluntary waiting period (VWP)

Reproduction

You can remove or add an animal to the draft (sort) list

Editing the draft (sort) list

You can view a list of animals to be drafted (sorted).

Viewing and using a draft (sort) list

Drafting (sorting)

Animals in the Health report have had a change in behaviour and should be checked for possible health issues.

Viewing animals with possible health issues

Use a Health Action List to select a sub-set of animals from the Health report

Using a health action list

Health

Use an Activity Action List to select a sub-set of animals from the Activity report

Using an activity action list

Set up an activity alert to be notified when there is a change in a group's behaviour

Using activity alerts

You can examine the activity of animals in a group.

Viewing animal activity

Activity

You can calibrate 'Find My Cow' to adjust how sensitive it is.

Calibrating 'Find My Cow'

You can change the way you receive notifications and the types of notifications you receive.

Changing notifications

You can change a user's permissions or remove them if they no longer require access to the Active Tag solution.

Modifying or removing a user

You can configure the number of days dry before calving in the web app

Configuring the number of days dry before calving

You can configure the voluntary waiting period (VWP) in the web app

Configuring the voluntary waiting period (VWP)

Configuring gestation length

Drafting (sorting) is configured in the web app

Configuring drafting (sorting)

Default groups can be configured so that animals will automatically be placed in a group when an event occurs

Configuring default groups for automatic group movements

Configuration

Frequently Asked Questions/Troubleshooting

FAQ - About the Active Tag solution

FAQ - Animals in heat

FAQ - Breeding and reproduction

FAQ - Drafting (sorting)

FAQ - Animals with possible health issues

Help for assigning active tags to animal IDs

Troubleshooting - Assigning active tags

Check that the gateway is OK and that active tags are connected. Resolve Offline or Off Animal notifications.

Troubleshooting - Checking the gateway and the status of active tags

It is critical that animals can be uniquely identified in the herd. Duplicate IDs should be fixed in the Datamars Livestock web app.

Troubleshooting - Duplicate IDs and fixing errors

FAQ and Troubleshooting

Where to get help for Herd Insights collars and the app

Herd Insights help and support

Herd Insights

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