Navigate the Cow Card
The cow card holds a record of important information for each animal entered into the farm, as follows:
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Locate the animal in AfiFarm: In the Search bar, enter the cow number, then click Enter.
The Card ID opens with the animal's details:
Note: Yellow fields are mandatory, white fields are optional, gray fields are automatically calculated.
Note: We recommend adding as much detail as possible about each animal
Parameter |
Description |
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Cow |
Displays the cow number. |
Name |
Displays the animal's name. Click to edit. |
Registration no. |
Displays the country-specific registration number. Click to edit. |
Herd book no. |
Displays the herd book number, if required. Click to edit. |
Grp. |
Displays the group to which the animal is assigned. Click to edit. |
Group name |
Displays the group name to which the animal is assigned. Click to edit. |
Herd |
Displays the herd number to which the animal is assigned. Click and type a number. |
Tag |
Displays the Afimilk tag number. Click and type the number. |
Passive tag |
Displays the passive tag number. Click the ellipse to open and edit. |
Birth date |
Displays the animal's date of birth. |
Age (years) |
Displays the animal's age, in years. |
Sex |
Displays the animal's sex. |
Breed |
Records the animal's breed. Click the drop-down arrow to edit. |
Colour |
Records the animal's color. Click the drop-down arrow to edit. |
Old ID |
Records the animal's old ID number if she received a new one. |
Origin |
Displays the animal's origin. |
Last BCS |
Displays the animal's last BCS, if available. |
Average weight |
Displays the average weight for |
Current Fertility Data |
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Gyn. status |
Displays her current gynecological status. |
Lact. no. |
Displays her current lactation number. |
Calving date |
Displays her last calving date. |
DIM |
Displays the number of Days in Milk. |
Type insem. |
Records the insemination method. |
Calving, exp. date |
Displays the date of her next calving, once she is confirmed pregnant. |
Days to calving |
Displays the number of days until her next calving date. |
Insem. date |
Displays the date of her last insemination. |
Ins. no. |
Displays the number of types she was inseminated during the current lactation. |
Bull name |
Displays the bull's name used for the last insemination. |
After insem. |
Displays the number of days since the last insemination. |
Days pregnant |
Displays the number of days since her last insemination, if she is confirmed pregnant. |
Dry off, exp. date |
Displays the expected dry off date. |
Days to dry off |
Displays the number of days left before she is sent to dry off. |