Powerpoint for Artificial Insemination and Breeding
SmartCards for IB and Animal Identification
Artificial Insemination and Breeding
Advice for identifying animals
- 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.
- Names cannot contain punctuation or spaces.
- Names can only be one word.
- Names should be reliable - simple, short, easily remembered and easy to record correctly every time.
- Use common spelling for words or names.
- Don't use names which are confusing, difficult to remember or difficult to spell correctly.
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.
- 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 birth
LH [Farmer ID] [Animal ID] [Sex] [Calf Identification] [birth_date] {Birth weight}
- Report calf weight
BB [Owner ID] [Animal ID] [Weight]