Livestock
Livestock & dairy producer: herd/lot, feed inventory, raw milk quality (FAT/SNF), e-Producer, cold chain.
Challenges
- Animals are not tracked individually by ear-tag number.
- Feed consumption is posted to the enterprise rather than to the herd.
- Veterinary treatments and medicine records are not linked to the animal.
- Herd movements (purchase, sale, death) do not reconcile with the headcount.
Workflows
Herd and ear-tag tracking
- The animal is recorded with its ear-tag number, birth date and breed.
- Purchase, sale and death movements update the headcount.
- The headcount can be reconciled against a physical count at any time.
Feed and health
- Feed consumption is issued to the herd or pen as a consumable.
- Veterinary treatment and medicine are posted to the animal record.
- The medicine withdrawal period raises a warning before sale.
Documents
- Ear-tag and animal card
- Herd movement slip
- Feed consumption slip
- Veterinary treatment record
Reports
- Headcount and movements
- Feed consumption and conversion
- Health treatment listing
- Cost per animal
Metrics
- Feed conversion ratio
- Cost per animal
- Mortality rate
- Herd growth rate
Compliance
- Animal registration system
- Veterinary medicine withdrawal period
- Animal welfare rules
Glossary
- Ear-tag number
- Serial-tracked individual animal record
- Herd movement
- In-out record that changes the headcount
- Feed conversion
- Ratio of feed consumed to output produced
- Withdrawal period
- Waiting field that raises a warning before sale
FAQ
Can I track an animal by its ear-tag number?
Yes — each animal is recorded individually by ear-tag number and all its movements attach to it.
Can I charge feed consumption to the herd?
Yes — feed is issued as a consumable per herd or pen and the conversion ratio is computed.
Can I link veterinary records to the animal?
Yes — the treatment and the medicine given are posted to the animal card.
Can I track the medicine withdrawal period?
Yes — attempting a sale before the withdrawal period ends raises a warning.
Can I verify the herd headcount?
Yes — purchase, sale and death movements update the headcount, which is then reconciled with a physical count.
