Frequently Asked Questions |
The delete operation is permanent, so before you delete any records we
strongly recommend that you back up your data first in case a mistake is made.
Open the Animal Details window and and switch to the grid view. Click your
cursor anywhere in the line for the animal that you wish to delete. Now hold down
the "Ctrl" key and press the "Delete" key. If you
have done this correctly, you will be asked to confirm the delete operation
Ensure you key in the letters UK followed by 12 number characters with no spaces, slashes or dashes inbetween.
It may well be that you have forgotten to clear the current filter values, which could be incorrect for the type of animal that you need to find. The filter for the Animal Details window will persist until it is cleared or altered by the user, even if the program has been closed down and opened again. To check this, click on the filter button on the toolbar and check that the filter is set correctly for the animal type that you are searching for.
The heifer needs to be given a brand number for the program to recognise. You can do this via the Animal Details window. Once this has been done, the heifer can be brought up in the Calving window for you to enter the calving details. Note that program will automatically change the type from "heifer" to "cow".
You will need to restart the recording for any changes to take effect. On the Milk Recording screen click on the Restart Milk Recording button. You will then be asked if you want to restart. Answer Yes. The final confirmation window will ask if you want to stop the restart process. Answer No. The recording will be restarted at the beginning. Please ensure you destroy the previously printed recording sheets before printing the new ones.
Open the Cow Overview window and do a right click within the window. A pop-up menu should appear. The last item in the list says "show only alive animals". Ensure this item has no tick against it; to remove the tick simply do a left click. The Cow Overview window will now display all dead and sold animals and you can now print the cow card. If you wish to return to the previous state, tick the "show only alive animals" item on again.
Animals will only be selected for inclusion in the outstanding movement batch if ALL the following conditions are met:
- The movement is CTS related (movement on or off the premises)
- The Movement date is after the BCMS start date (28/09/1998)
- The Animal's date of birth is after the BCMS start date (28/09/1998)
- The Animal has not been part of a previous batch (i.e. it will only be reported once)
- Movement occurred after the exclusion date (See Exclusion date explanation)
In Passport & CID application from the shortcut menu of Animal Details, in the passport box:
- Applied for should be ticked
- Movement date must on or after the passport received date. (See CPP12 explanation)
Exclusion date
In the Setup | Program Settings | Movements tab, there are two options to exclude animals from the batch, regardless of the other factors above. The options are as follows
Exclude animals:
CPP12 special cases
Situation 1: If a calf is sold while still on a CPP12
This animal will not come up in a movement batch, since it cannot have a passport while it is being moved on a CPP12. All movements for animals which do not have passport will automatically be excluded because of the condition above.
Situation 2: If a calf is bought while still on a CPP12
Example: The "ON" movement will be recorded, say 05/12/1999
You apply for the passport, and receive it on 10/12/1999
You MUST now update the passports received field with Data Entry | Passports & Historical Premiums | Passports applied for but not received.
If the passport received date is after the movement date (10/12/1998 is after 05/12/1998), the movement will be excluded, which is correct. If you fail to fill in this date, or the date is incorrect, this movement may be incorrectly included in a batch after you received the passport.
To do this, simply open the Animal Details window, create a blank record by clicking the Add New Record button and type in the details of the bull. The Status of AI Bulls should be set as "Dead" so that the program knows they are not alive on-farm. If you are currently using the bull, you should enter semen stocks via the Data Entry | AI Sires and Semen Stocks window and mark the bull as Active using the check box.
Tip: you can display Active bulls only in the Sires drop-down list by right-clicking within the AI Sires and Semen Stocks window and selecting the option to "View Active Sires Only"
It could be that some of your milk recordings do not have a milk price entered. Go to Data Entry | Milking | Amend Recordings to check details of your previous recordings. After you endit a milk price, click the Apply Batch button to update the database.
This is most likely because the Filter is set to show animals of status "Alive"; thus when you save the sold animal, it is immediately excluded by the filter
Open the Cow Calving data entry window and fill in the required information as normal. When a calf is born dead, you must enter the calf ID using a special Identity Number format; you must type in the word, DEAD followed by a number from 1 to 99999 (no spaces). For example, DEAD12
Once the cow has been calved down correctly, she will be marked as In Milk in Cow Overview. However, you need to re-start the recording via the button on the 1-Stop Milk Recording window.
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