New on farm, no transponder

New on farm, no transponder

In this list you will find all newly created animals with a maximum age of X days that have not yet been assigned a transponder. You can set the maximum age here. Once you have collected a transponder from these animals, you can search for the corresponding animal ID within the list and scan the associated transponder. The transponder is then automatically assigned to the animal and the animal is deleted from the list. To assign a transponder, proceed as follows:

1. In the main screen of your VitalControl device, select the menu item New on farm and press the OK button.

2. A submenu opens in which you can choose between New on farm, no transponder, Purchased animals, No national animal ID assigned, Births and No transponder assigned. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item New on farm, no transponder and confirm with OK.

3. A list opens with all animals that have been newly created but to which no transponder has yet been assigned. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired animal and confirm with OK. Alternatively, you can search for an animal. Use the On/Off button and use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the desired digits. Finally confirm with OK.

4. Now scan the animal’s transponder.

5. A transponder has been successfully added to the animal.

• New on farm, no transponder:
• Transponder scan
• Manual selection from list

Hint

As soon as you have assigned all animals, you have the option of being redirected to the menu item Purchased animals via the OK button. There you can create a CSV file for the access report in HI-Tier or HERDE-Mast.

Previous additional actions

You can use the previous additional actions to set which actions you want to perform before assigning the transponder. You can choose between measuring the temperature, assessing the animal and weighing the animal. The respective action is saved directly for the animal that you subsequently assign. Proceed as follows:

1. In the main screen of your VitalControl device, select the menu item New on farm and press the OK button.

2. A submenu opens in which you can choose between New on farm, no transponder, Purchased animals, No national animal ID assigned, Births and No transponder assigned. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item New on farm, no transponder and confirm with OK.

3. Use the OK key    to call up a popup. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to navigate to the F3 item.

4. Use the arrow buttons △ ▽ to choose between Previous additional actions, Take temperature and Rate animal. Confirm with OK to activate the checkbox. A tick appears inside the checkbox to confirm that the action is activated. Confirm again with OK to deactivate the action. You can activate any number of actions at the same time.

Further menu items

You also have the option of selecting between New on farm, no transponder, Settings and Set filter in the pop-up. Use the arrow buttons △ ▽ to navigate to the respective menu item and confirm with OK. The information for the menu item New on farm, no transponder can be found here, for Set filter here and for Settings proceed as in OK step 3.