Reproduction (cattle)
The Reproduction tab is used to enter data about an animal's reproduction.
Reproduction Cycle
| Anticipated Calving Date |
The date when the cow is expected to calve. Date is calculated automatically based on insemination date and setting in Administration panel. This date is also written to calendar. |
| Insemination Date |
Date of animal insemination. |
| Insemination Type |
Type of insemination. User has different options:
- Insemination (AS)
- Repeated Insemination (AR)
- Natural Insemination (NS)
- Repeated Natural Insemination (NR)
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| Veterinarian |
Farmer inserts veterinarian, who performed an insemination.
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| Price |
Price (or cost) of insemination. |
| Sire from register |
User selects sire from register, that is inserted in Administration panel. Selection of sire from register will automatically fill other sire data (Sire ID, Sire Name, Sire Reg. No.). |
| Sired ID |
ID of sire that inseminated this cow. |
| Sire Name |
Name of sire that inseminated this cow. |
| Pregnancy Check |
The date when the cow has been checked for pregnancy. |
| Is Pregnant |
Information if animal is pregnant. |
| Sire Reg. No. |
The registration number of the sire that inseminated the cow. |
| Date of Outcome |
Date of outcome of individual reproduction cycle. |
| Outcome |
The outcome of the insemination. Options are:
- Calving (CL)
- Abortus (AB)
- Unsuccessful insemination (US)
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| Live Births |
Number of live born calves.
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| Stillbirths |
Number of stillbirth calves. |
| Insemination document |
ID of insemination document (added manually). |
| Doc. No. of insemination costs |
This field is filled automatically when farmer creates an invoice for the cost. |
Live Calves
| Sex |
The sex of the newborn calf. |
| Breed |
The breed of the calf. |
| Animal ID |
The ID number of the calf, assigned within one week of birth. With doubleclick on animal ID, animal record will open. |
| Name |
The name given to the calf. |
| Date of Birth |
The date of birth is filled in automatically based on date of result of reproduction cycle. |
| Sire ID |
The sire ID is filled in automatically from reproduction cycle (if you have that information). |
| Sire Name |
The name of the sire is filled in automatically from reproduction cycle (if you have that information). |
| Sire Semen ID |
The sire registration number is filled in automatically from reproduction cycle (if you have that information). |
| Purpose |
Purpose of animal use. |
| Estim. Value |
Estimated value of animal at birth. |
When number of inserted live births exceeds number stated on reproduction cycle, software will issue a warning.
Entered animal can be deleted by pressing Ctrl-Delete on keyboard. A warning below will show up.
Statistics
| Insemination Index |
The insemination index is calculated by dividing the number of inseminations with the number of pregnancies of an animal. |
| Days to First Insem. |
The number of days between calving and the next insemination. |
| Days Betw. Insem. |
The number of days between inseminations, in case the first was not successful. |
| Avg. Days Pregnant |
The average number of days on that the animal was pregnant. |
| Live Births |
The total number of live born offspring. |
| Stillbirths |
The total number of stillborn offspring. |
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User can also import information about reproduction cycles from excel (LINK) |