Manuals:Insemination

Artificial Insemination and Breeding

Training materials

Powerpoint for Artificial Insemination and Breeding

SmartCards for IB and Animal Identification

Message formats

Farmer registration

DP [Name] [Location Code] {Owner identification}

• Pesan diawali dengan DP
• Nama Pemilik – try to write the name correctly and in full using first name and family name and capitals where appropriate
• Kode Lokasi – where the livestock owner lives to the desa level (8 digit location code)

• At least 50% of farmers have mobile telephones which have unique numbers. The preference is to use a livestock owner's mobile telephone number during the registration process.
• For those farmers without a mobile phone, a different number may be used. Owners can be registered with an optional identifier, such as:
  • their Driver's Licence: SIM (12 digits)
  • their local identifier (8 digits or less), such as an existing ID number from the local cooperative or a local farmer id scheme.
  • If this optional identifier is used, they do not have to confirm the registration as would happen for those farmers registering with a phone number.

Farmer confirmation if using telephone as identifier

KDP [PIN]

• Pesan diawali dengan KDP
• Kode PIN di pesan daftar pemilik di inseminator

Register an animal to an owner

DH [Farmer ID] ([Animal identification] [Species code] [Sex] [Age]...)

• Pesan diawali dengan DH
• ID Pemilik –
• ID Hewan –
• Kode Speses/Jenis Hewan –
• Jenis Kelamin – J (Jantan) atau B (Betina)
• Umur - tahun

• Every animal must have a unique number or name within the herd - no herd may have animals with the same name or ID number.
  • This means that you may have to change the ID of certain animals coming into the herd - through purchase or inheritance - if their ID is the same as one already in the herd.
• Keep a good record of the particular physical features which identify each animal in the herd. Keep their individual ID with this record.
• Every animal should be tagged for easy and accurate visual identification.
• There are many benefits to having your animals tagged.
• Tags can be purchased blank or pre-numbered.

• Numbers are preferable to use as ID. If possible,
  • Use an ear tag with the ID number on each animal.
  • Use the system the farmer is already using - minimum change.
  • Use one or two digits if not using any formal system (Farmer cooperative, Dinas ID system etc) .
  • Use a number that is already tattooed or branded on the animal.

• If a farmer wishes to use a name as identifier, remember that names
  • cannot contain punctuation or spaces.
  • must be unique within the herd
  • can only be one word.
  • should be reliable - simple, short, easily remembered and easy to record correctly every time.
  • Should use common spelling.
  • should not be confusing, difficult to remember or difficult to spell correctly.

Sale of animal

• Pesan diawali dengan JH
• ID Penjual
• ID Pembeli
• ID Hewan - Bagian ini dapat diulang untuk beberapa hewan yang dijual ke petani sama

Change animal ID

GI [Farmer ID] [Old Animal ID] [New Animal ID]

• Pesan diawali dengan GI.
• ID Pemilik
• ID Hewan lama
• ID Hewan bagus

Farmer notification that an animal is on heat (in oestrus)

BH {Farmer ID} [Animal ID]

• The message always starts with BH.
• The animal ID number or name (no spaces or punctuation).
• This message is sent by a farmer and an alert is sent to their local inseminator who will telephone and visit.
• Not all farmers will want to use this function and will prefer to contact their usual inseminator/para-vet directly. It is NOT obligatory for farmers to use this message however it might be in the interests of some inseminators to recommend its use to their client farmers to avoid being called at inconvenient times or for other practical reasons.

Report insemination of an animal

IB [Farmer ID] [animal ID] [Bull ID] [Batch number]

• The message always starts with IB.
• Owner ID
• Animal ID
• Bull ID
• Batch number
• This message has a repeatable sequence which allows more than one insemination to be reported in the one message.

Report an abortion

KGG [Owner ID] [Animal ID] [Trimester 1,2,3]

• This message always starts with KGG.
• Owner ID
• Animal ID
• Trimester stage of dead foetus
  • 1 = First trimester (0 - 3 months)
  • 2 = Second trimester (4 - 6 months)
  • 3 = Third trimester (7 - 9 months)

Pregnancy test results

PKB [Owner ID] [animal ID] [Month]

• Owner ID
• Animal ID
• Age of foetus in months
  • Part months may be reported using a decimal place. Example: 10 weeks pregnant you would report as if it were 2 and a half months ie 2.5
• This message has a repeatable sequence which allows more than one pregnancy test to be reported in the one message.

Report a live birth

LH [Farmer ID] [Animal ID] [Sex] [Calf Identification] [birth_date] {Birth weight}

• Owner ID
• Animal ID
• Sex of calf - B (female) or J (male)
• Calf ID
  • Use the same naming principles as you would use for any animal ID in iSIKHNAS. (see above)

Report calf weight

BB [Owner ID] [Animal ID] [Weight]

• Owner ID
• Animal ID
• Weight
• This message has a repeatable sequence which allows more than one calf weight to be reported in the one message.
• It may be possible to instigate locally standardised ways to measure the weight including the use of a girth/chest measuring tape or similar tool.

Animal disposal report

AH [Owner ID] [Animals Id] [Animal Disposal]

• Pesan diawali dengan AH
• ID Pemilik
• ID Hewan
• Kode Akhir - M Mati, C Dicuri, P Dipotong

System Query

Individual owner herd listing

DHP {Farmer ID}

• Message always starts with DHP.
• Owner ID

Individual animal information

IH [Owner ID] [Animal ID]

• Message always starts with IH.
• Owner ID
• Animal ID