Artificial Insemination and Breeding Management
Summary
Farmer notification that an animal is on heat (in oestrus)
BH {Farmer ID} [Animal ID]
Report insemination of an animal
IB [Farmer ID] [animal ID] [Bull ID] [Batch number]
Pregnancy test results
PKB [Owner ID] [animal ID] [Month]
Report a live birth
LH [Farmer ID] [Animal ID] [Sex] [Calf Identification] [birth_date] {Birth weight}
Report calf weight
BB [Owner ID] [Animal ID] [Weight]
Report an abortion
KGG [Owner ID] [Animal ID] [Trimester 1,2,3]
System Queries
Individual owner herd listing
DHP {Farmer ID}
Individual animal information query
IH [Owner ID] [Animal ID]
Message formats
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
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
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]
- This message always starts with AH
- Farmer ID
- Animal ID
- Fate code - M Mati, C Dicuri, P Dipotong
- This message is not for recording a sale of an animal to another farmer. Use JH message for animal sales.
System Query
Individual owner herd listing
DHP {Farmer ID}
- Message always starts with DHP.
- Farmer ID
- This message will provide a full list of the Animal IDs owned by the farmer, grouped by species and sex.
Individual animal information
IH [Owner ID] [Animal ID]
- Message always starts with IH.
- Owner ID
- Animal ID
- This message will provide a response which outlines the history of the animal identified. At the moment, this message is only used for production and breeding related details including events such as inseminations, births, transfer of ownership etc. In the future, it may be joined with all health data associated with this animal.
