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Evaluation

Evaluate your stored data.

1: Evaluate weight
2: Evaluate temperature
3: Evaluate rating
4: Evaluate mortality

Hint

If you click on a menu item, you will be redirected to a description of the respective function.

1 - Evaluate weight

Evaluate your stored data in the Weight section.

Hint

In the default setting, all animals stored on the VitalControl are included in the evaluation. By using a filter you can restrict the evaluation to a subset of the animals on your device, e.g. only to male animals or to animals up to a certain maximum age.

Hint

If you click on a menu item, you will be redirected to a description of the respective function.

Today’s weighings

In this evaluation you can see the following information related to the weighings of the last 6 hours:

The mean animal weight
The mean daily gain since birth
The average daily increase since the last weighing
The doubling of the birth weight after X days

To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select Weight and confirm with OK.
The evaluation options for the Weight section now appear. Select the evaluation option Today’s weighing and confirm with OK. The device now begins to calculate the success variables.
When the calculation is complete, you can view the above-mentioned success variables. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to navigate through the displayed menu.

Birth weights

In this evaluation you can view the following information:

The average birth weight
The weight classes

To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select Weight and confirm with OK.
Now the evaluation options for the weight section appear. Select Birth weights and confirm with OK. The device now starts to calculate the success variables.
When the calculation is complete, you can view the above-mentioned success variables. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to navigate through the displayed menu.

Weight development

In this evaluation you can see the following information related to all weighings:

The average animal weight
The average daily weight gain since birth
The average daily weight gain since last weighing
The birth weight doubled after

To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select Weight and confirm with OK.
Now the evaluation options for the weight section appear. Select Weight development and confirm with OK. The device now starts to calculate the success variables.
When the calculation is complete, you can view the above-mentioned success variables. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to navigate through the displayed menu.

2 - Evaluate temperature

Evaluate your stored data in the Temperature section.

Hint

Evaluate temperature

In this evaluation you can see the following information:

Currently febrile ill animals
Animals with febrile illnesses during lifetime

To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select Temperature and confirm with OK.
The device now starts to calculate the success variables.

3 - Evaluate rating

Evaluate your stored data in the rating section.

Hint

Evaluate rating

In this evaluation you can see the following information as a pie chart:

Evaluation of the condition of the last three days
Evaluation of the overall condition

To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select the icon Rating and confirm with OK.
The device now starts to calculate the success variables.

4 - Evaluate mortality

Evaluate your stored data in the mortality section.

Hint

You cannot use animal filters within the loss rate analysis. Calf losses are automatically displayed to you.

In this evaluation you can view your loss rates as a history. The loss rate is given to you as a percentage and divided into the categories green, yellow and red. The stored percentages are factory set, the green area is between 0 and 4 %, the yellow area is between 4 and 8 %, the red area represents a mortality rate above 8 %. To perform the evaluation, proceed as follows:

In the main screen of your device highlight the icon Evaluation. Confirm with OK.
Another submenu opens in which you can use the arrow keys △ ▽ ◁ ▷ to choose between the menu items Weight, Temperature, Rating and Mortality. Select Mortality and confirm with OK.
The device now starts to calculate the success variables.