Registration of calvings and purchased animals

• 1: Registration of an animal loss
• 2: Mass registration of a group of purchased animals
• 3: Registration of a calving
• 4: Registration of a new animal
• 5: Registration of new animals

Via the main menu item New you get to a submenu, where 5 subitems are presented for selection:

Hint

Each submenu carries its own icon. Move the mouse pointer over an icon in the graphic above and let it rest for a moment. A tooltip appears, showing information for the selected submenu. If you click on one of the icons, you will be forwarded to a description of the selected sub-menu item.

1 - Registration of an animal loss

Record the loss of an animal

To record the loss of an animal, proceed as follows:

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

2. A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item Animal loss and confirm with OK.

3. Either scan the mother animal’s transponder or use the OK button. Enter the ID of the mother animal using the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ and confirm with OK.

4. Another submenu opens in which you can save the information about the animal. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting item.

5. For the settings Type of animal,Sex ,Birth weight, Breed, Whereabouts, Multiples and Calving ease, use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting.

6. For the setting Date of birth use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option and confirm with OK. Use the arrow keys △ ▽◁ ▷ to select the desired numbers. Finally, confirm with OK.

7. Save the settings and create the new animal with the F3 key   .

• Animal loss:
• Transponder scan
• Manual selection from list

2 - Mass registration of a group of purchased animals

Bulk-recording

With the help of mass registration, you can capture a large number of animals in a short time and save them to your device. Use the barcode scanner to scan the barcodes for the ear tag number and date of birth on the cattle passports. The animal is saved automatically and you can scan the next passport straight away. To perform mass registration of animals, proceed as follows:

1. Connect the barcode scanner to the VitalControl using the cable.

2. On the main screen of your VitalControl device, select the menu item New and press the OK button.

3. A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item Bulk recording and confirm with OK.

4. Another submenu opens, which contains one field for the animal’ s ear tag number and another field for the animal’s date of birth. First scan the barcode for the ear tag number. The border of the field changes from red to green. Then scan the date of birth. The border briefly turns green before both borders appear red again. The counter beneath the passport symbol at the top of the screen is increased from 0 to 1. The first animal has been saved. Continue and scan the other cattle passports. After each passport scanned, the counter beneath on the passport symbol increases by one. The counter beneath the herd symbol also increases by one.

Hint

The counter beneath the passport symbol shows how many passes you have scanned in one go without leaving the Bulk recording screen. The counter beneath the herd symbol shows how many passports you have scanned in total. This counter does not reset to zero if you leave the Bulk recording screen. The number is equivalent to your entries in the menu item ‘Purchases’.

Birth date mandatory

With this setting option you can determine whether the date of birth must be specified when creating the animals. If you deactivate this option, you only have to scan the barcode to save an animal. For these animals, however, the current date is then stored as the date of birth! This feature is enabled by default. To deactivate it, do the following:

1. Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.

2. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the setting option Birth date mandatory and confirm with OK.

3. The yellow circle symbolizes that the function is activated. A gray circle symbolizes that the function is deactivated.

4. Save the settings and use the F1 key   to return to the menu item   Bulk recording.

   

Default values

Within the Default values settings menu you set standards that apply to each animal you create. The process of creating with the barcode scanner remains unchanged as described above. You have the option of setting the type of livestock, gender, breed and whereabouts. To set the Default values, proceed as follows:

1. Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.

2. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the menu item Default values and confirm with OK.

3. A submenu opens with the different setting options. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting.

4. Save the settings and use the F1 key  to return to the menu item   Bulk recording .

   

Recorded values

Within the Recorded values settings menu, you can specify which values ​​should be captured in addition to the ear tag number and date of birth. You can choose between Breed, Sex, Whereabouts, Current weight, Birth weight and Type of animal. As soon as you set at least one value, the process changes during scanning. First scan the ear tag number and the date of birth. Then use the direction keys △ ▽ to select the values ​​to be set and set the values. Then save your entries with the F3 key. Only then is the animal created! To set the values ​​to be recorded, proceed as follows:

1. Use the On/Off button to open the settings menu.

2. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the menu item Recorded values and confirm with OK.

3. Select the desired value to be recorded with the arrow keys △ ▽ and confirm with OK. A yellow circle appears. If you want to deactivate the value to be recorded, confirm again with OK. The yellow circle disappears.

4. Save the settings and use the F1 key   to return to the menu item   Bulk recording.

5. If you would like to deactivate all the values ​​to be recorded again, select the Enable all + reset order setting option in the menu item Recorded values and confirm with OK.

   

3 - Registration of a calving

Register a calving

To register a calving, proceed as follows:

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

2. A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item Calving and confirm with OK.

3. Give the ID of the dam, either via scan of the dam’s transponder or by pressing the OK button and entering the ID of the dam using the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ and confirming with OK. Now either scan the transponder of the newborn calf or use the F3 key ESC to continue without scanning. Use this function if the calf does not yet have a transponder. You can scan a transponder later on once it was attached to the animal.

4. Another submenu opens in which you can save information about the calf. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting item.

5. For the settings Type of animal,Sex ,Birth weight, Breed, Whereabouts, Multiples and Calving ease, use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting.

6. For the settings National animal ID, ID and Date of birth use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option and confirm with OK. Use the arrow keys △ ▽◁ ▷ to select the desired numbers. Finally, confirm with OK.

7. Save the settings and create the new animal with the F3 key   .

4 - Registration of a new animal

Create a new animal

To create a new animal, proceed as follows:

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

2. A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item New animal and confirm with OK.

3. Either scan the animal’s transponder or use the F3 ESC key to continue without a scanned transponder. You can use this function if the animal does not yet have a transponder. You can scan this later and assign it to the animal.

4. Another submenu opens in which you can save the information about the animal. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting item.

5. For the settings Type of animal,Sex ,Birth weight, Breed, Whereabouts, Multiples and Calving ease, use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting.

6. For the settings National animal ID, ID and Date of birth use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option and confirm with OK. Use the arrow keys △ ▽◁ ▷ to select the desired numbers. Finally, confirm with OK.

7. Save the settings and create the new animal with the F3 key   .

5 - Registration of new animals

Create several new animals

In this menu item you can register several new animals at once. In doing so, you set a basic setting that applies to all animals during this creation.

To create several new animals, proceed as follows:

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

2. A submenu opens. Use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ △ ▽ to select the menu item New animals and confirm with OK.

3. Either scan the animal’s transponder or use the F3 ESC key to continue without a scanned transponder. You can use this function if the animal does not yet have a transponder. You can scan this later and assign it to the animal.

4. Another submenu opens in which you can save the information about the animals. Use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting item.

5. For the settings Type of animal,Sex ,Birth weight, Breed, Whereabouts and Number to be created use the arrow keys ◁ ▷ to select the desired setting. With the Number to be created you determine how many new animals you want to create at once.

6. For the settings National animal IDand ID of first animal use the arrow keys △ ▽ to select the desired setting option and confirm with OK. Use the arrow keys △ ▽◁ ▷ to select the desired numbers. Finally, confirm with OK.

7. Save the settings and create the new animal with the F3 key   .