Managing livestock within PastureMap+ means you are able to weigh, cull, retire, and move cattle between herds.
Weigh
Weighing one head of livestock: Herds > select the herd the animal is in > view animals > select the individual animal > click the weigh button > enter the updated weight > Save
Bulk weighing multiple animals: Herds > select the herd the animals are in > view animals > check the animals you want to weigh > click the weigh button > enter the updated weight > Save
Weighing the whole herd: Herds > select the herd the animal is in > view animals > Select All > click the weigh button > enter the updated weight > Save
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Culling livestock: Herds > select the herd the animals are in > view animals > check the animals you want to cull > click the cull button > determine the cull date > add notes (optional) > determine why you are culling: Culled, Dead, Slaughter, or Sold > Save
I forgot to cull a few animals last month, can I backdate my records? Yes. Follow the above steps, and double check the cull date is the correct date the animals were culled from the herd. PastureMap+ will automatically recalculate the rest of the records.
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Retire
For a cleaner Live herds view, you should retire herds that are inactive, or after all animals have been moved out a herd and none of those animals will return to the herd. You want to retire a herd to keep all of its historical grazing records.
Retiring a herd: Herds > Select the herd to retire > click retire > confirm
Viewing retired herds: Herds > Retired > displays a list of all retired herds
Viewing a specific retired herd’s grazing history: Herds > Retired > Select the herd to view > view all historical grazing events for this herd.
Unretire a herd: Herds > Retired > select the herd to unretire > click unretire > begin adding livestock to the herd to continue grazing
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Move to…
To combine or move animals from one herd to another use the Move to button: Herds > Select the herd > View Animals > Select the animal(s) > Move to > select the herd the animals are going to or create the new herd the animals are going to > select the date > Move
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Add Notes…
To add notes to one or multiple animals: Herds > Select the herd > View Animals > Select the animal(s) > Add Notes > Write your note > select the date > save