Cattle Farming
Cattle Farming: stock and warehouse, production and shipment, customer accounts and reporting.
Challenges
- Milk yield is not recorded per animal.
- Without lactation tracking, a drop in yield is noticed too late.
- Feed cost is never converted into a cost per litre.
- Insemination and calving records are scattered.
Workflows
Milking and lactation
- The milk yield is recorded against the animal's ear tag.
- The lactation period is tracked with its start and end.
- A yield drop raises a warning at animal level.
Breeding and cost
- Insemination and calving are posted to the animal card.
- Feed and care costs are allocated to the herd.
- The cost per litre is computed.
Documents
- Animal card and ear tag
- Milking record
- Insemination and calving record
- Feed consumption slip
Reports
- Milk yield by animal
- Lactation period tracking
- Cost per litre
- Breeding performance
Metrics
- Daily milk per animal
- Cost per litre
- Lactation length
- Calving interval
Compliance
- Animal registration system
- Raw milk hygiene rules
- Veterinary medicine withdrawal period
Glossary
- Ear-tag number
- Serial-tracked individual animal record
- Lactation period
- Production window with a start and an end
- Milking record
- Daily production entry tied to the animal
- Calving interval
- Measured duration between two births
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I record milking per animal?
Yes — each milking is written to the ear-tag number and the per-animal yield is derived.
Can I track the lactation period?
Yes — the period is tracked with start and end, and a yield drop raises a warning.
Can I compute the cost per litre?
Yes — feed and care costs are allocated to the herd and divided by the milk volume.
Can I record insemination and calving?
Yes — both are posted to the animal card and the calving interval is measured.
Can I spot a yield drop early?
Yes — when the per-animal daily data deviates, a warning is raised.