Animal and Farmer Identification

Animal and Farmer 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