Record Animal Activity

The Record Animal Activity dialog is the main data entry screen you will use to record management activities for your animals. The dialog can be accessed from anywhere you can see a mob or individual animal, and can be used to record actions for both Mobs and lists of 1 or more animals.

The image below shows the important parts of the screen.

Activity Tab

Tab Control

Buttons

Tab Control#

The Tab Control is used to change the Details Tab between the different classes of information to record for the activity. These classes are:

• Activity - the animal specific details of the recorded activity.
• Inputs - the details of any products, labour or other resources used to perform the activity.

Activity Tab#

The activity tab records the animal specific details of the activity. The first 4 fields of the tab are always present; the Date, Comment and the Type fields.

The Date field records the date that the activity occurred on.

The Comment field records any free-text notes you would like to add to the activity record.

The Type drop down field specifies the type of activity being recorded. Changing this field will change all the following fields, to enable you to capture the specific details of the activity. Because of the large number of activities that can be recorded for Animals in iAgri, the drop down is grouped to make it easier to find the activity you are looking for.

These are the available Activity Types:

The following sections describe the activity fields that are displayed for each activity type.

Docking / Marking#

When the Docking / Marking activity is marked as complete, the system will update the number of animals in the mob. The number of animals will be updated the match the Number of Dams figure. For each of the offspring fields with non-zero value (Castrated, Female, Males) a new sub-mob will be created with the number of animals as specified.

These sub-mobs can be kept nested below the parent mob to simplify management until weaning. The sub-mobs will be given default generated names. Use the Mobs page to rename these mobs to suit your farming system.

Stock Movement#

Supplemental Feeding#

Weighing (Mob)#

Dipping#

Drenching#

The button on the Withhold until field will calculate the withhold date from the drench selected in the inputs tab, if a withholding period is specified for the agri-chemical. This date can be entered manually.

Health#

The button on the Withhold until field will calculate the withhold date from the drench selected in the inputs tab, if a withholding period is specified for the agri-chemical. This date can be entered manually.

Vaccination#

The button on the Withhold until field will calculate the withhold date from the drench selected in the inputs tab, if a withholding period is specified for the agri-chemical. This date can be entered manually.

Birthing#

Purchase#

When a Purchase activity is completed, the number of animals in the mob will increase by the number of animals purchased. If the Raise bill option is selected, the system will generate a proforma Bill for the purchase transaction using the information recorded.

The Total cost should not include other inputs such as haulage fees. Use the inputs tab to enter these values.

Acquired#

When an Acquired activity is completed, the number of animals in the mob will increase by the number of animals acquired.

Transfer#

When the Transfer activity is marked as complete, the number of animals in the source mob will decrease by the number of animals being transferred, and the number of animals in the destination mob will increase by the same amount.

Sale#

When a Sale activity is completed, the number of animals in the mob will decrease by the number of animals sold. If the Raise invoice option is selected, the system will generate a proforma Invoice for the sale transaction using the information recorded.

Deaths#

When a Deaths activity is completed, the number of animals in the mob will decrease by the number of animals removed.

Lost#

When a Lost activity is completed, the number of animals in the mob will decrease by the number of animals lost.

Mating#

Pregnancy Scan#

Meat#

Grade details The grade details splits out the grading information from the kill advice into multiple rows with the following columns:

The Grade Details table has two additional rows, a Total row and an Average row as below.

Milk#

Shearing / Crutching#

Velvet#

Inputs Tab#

The Inputs Tab provides an area to record direct costs of the activity. These can be linked to other areas of the iAgri system such as the Warehouse and Staff records. Recording the actual costs of livestock activities provides the data the iAgri will use to help you optimise the financial efficiency your business.

Inputs can be recorded in specific sections as documented below. A calculated total of all costs is displayed in the Total field below the data entry sections.

Each input line item maps onto an Internal Transaction which is used to track the financial performance of your farm.

Common fields#

All input types have the common fields.

Warehouse stock used#

Staff#

Contractor#

Agent#

Other costs#

Buttons#

Draft / Complete status#

An animal activity record can be saved as a Draft. This allows you to record activities as they happen, even if you do not know all the details at the time.

For example, a staff member may record an activity as a draft at the time it happens, without knowing full details of what costs are associated. Later you can update the draft and add additional inputs, before marking it as complete.

The current status of the record is represented by the Complete checkbox in the Detail Tabs bar. This will be checked when the status is Complete and unchecked when it is Draft.