Faulty Tags Report

The data collected by the tags are crucial for identifying cows, and monitoring animal and herd behavior and health. When tags malfunction it affects the data integrity and may impact on the users' ability to provide timely treatments.

Tag faults may result from short-range, long-range, or measurement faults.

Click Faulty Tags to open the detailed report.

The Faulty Tags report displays the number of faulty tags counted during the previous day.

Column

Description

Cow number

Displays the cow number to whom the tag is assigned

Status

Displays the status of the cow (Milk, Dry, Heifer)

Tag

Displays the serial number of the faulty tag.

Group

Displays the group number of the cow with the faulty tag.

Group Name

Displays the group name to which the cow with the faulty tag is assigned.

Read by Afimilk Reader

Displays the number of tags not read by the Reader (long-range).

Read by Parlor/Sort

Displays the number of tags not read in the parlor or Sort (short range).

Ingestion Fault

If the cow is below the minimum ingestion threshold.

Click Parameters to select which groups to exclude from the Faulty Tags report.

Groups can be excluded from the long-range Reader list and/or from the short-range Parlor/Sort list:

The data collected by the tags are crucial for identifying cows, and monitoring animal and herd behavior and health. When tags malfunction it affects the data integrity and may impact on the users' ability to provide timely treatments.

Tag faults may result from short-range, long-range, or measurement faults.

Click Faulty Tags to open the detailed report.

The Faulty Tags report displays the number of faulty tags counted during the previous day.

Column

Description

Cow number

Displays the cow number to whom the tag is assigned

Status

Displays the status of the cow (Milk, Dry, Heifer)

Tag

Displays the serial number of the faulty tag.

Group

Displays the group number of the cow with the faulty tag.

Group Name

Displays the group name to which the cow with the faulty tag is assigned.

Read by Afimilk Reader

Displays the number of tags not read by the Reader (long-range).

Read by Parlor/Sort

Displays the number of tags not read in the parlor or Sort (short range).

Activity Fault

AfiAct II - If the cow has fewer than 30 steps per hour, in a single day.

AfiAct III - If the cow is below the minimum activity threshold.

Rest Fault

If the cow has more than 22 rest bouts.

Click Parameters to select which groups to exclude from the Faulty Tags report.

Groups can be excluded from the long-range Reader list and/or from the short-range Parlor/Sort list: