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Creating and converting non identified groups of animals

Quickly create mobs (sheep) or herds (cattle) of animals on the go and add individual identification details later

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Written by Claire Alford
Updated over a week ago

Video guide on how to create and convert a mob/herd of unidentified animals on the mobile app:

Step by step guide on how to create a mob/herd of unidentified animals on the mobile app

  1. Select on the groups tab, select the yellow plus icon button to create a group

  2. This will give you the option to create a Mob of animals

3. Fill in the create Mob page

4.Once this page is filled in scroll down to the bottom and select save. Your mob of animals have been created and will appear at the top of the page.

Step by step guide on how to convert a mob/herd of unidentified animals on the mobile app

  1. Click into the mob of animals, here you are able to increase or decrease the number of animals within the mob. To convert a number of these animals into individual animals with IDs then select on "Add Eartags to these animals"

  2. Fill in the "Add Eartag" page.

    3. You can choose how many animals within this mob you would like to convert. Once the details are filled in select "Generate ID List".

    4. This will generate a list of ear tag numbers in sequential order, next select sex button.

5. This gives you the option to select if they are male or female.

6. Once selected press save & finish, the blue banner at the top of the screen will confirm the batch is converting

7. A confirmation page will appear, select close.

8. You can now see that the number of unidentifiable animals have been reduced to 18, you can also see the animals which have been converted into individual animals appear in a list with IDs

Note: You can not log activities such as weights and medicines against un identified animals. Animal must have an ID against it for such records to be logged*

Video guide on creating a mob/herd of unidentified animals on the web app:

Step by step guide on creating a mob/herd of unidentified animals on the web app:

Step 1. Select the 'My Cattle" icon and then select 'Groups' at the top of the screen and tap the yellow "Plus" button top right on the screen.

Step 2. Complete the Unidentified Group information and then tap 'Save group' - you can come back and convert animals from this group into identified animals as and when you need to but this has to be done on the mobile app

IMPORTANT: Until you have converted the group into individuals, you will not be able to log any data against the group

IMPORTANT: You cannot convert a mob of animals into individual animals via the web app this can only be done via the mobile app

Need some help? Use the chat window to your right on web or the help button on mobile, call our customer support team on +44 (0) 3300 436327 or email support support@breedr.co

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