Setting up a feedlot in Stockbook

Setting up a feedlot in Stockbook

Feedlots and Stockbook

A. Setting up and transferring animals to a feedlot

The following outlines the process of setting up a feedlot in Stockbook. 

This is the process used where you are retaining the ownership of the animals throughout the feedlot process. The animals are entering a feedlot either on farm or are being custom fed off farm.

  1. Add the feedlot as a contact in Stockbook 

When setting up Stockbook for a feedlot situation, a contact must be added.
  1. Click Contacts 
  2. Select Add 
  3. Add the feedlot details. It is important to have the Surname filled in as this is what the contact will be displayed as.
  4. Click OK to save


2. Add the feedlot as a property 

  1. Click Setup
  2. Click Properties
  3. Select Add 
  4. Add the feedlot name as the property
  5. Add the PIC number
  6. Click OK to save

3. Add the feedlot pens as paddocks 

  1. Click Setup
  2. Click Paddocks
  3. Select Add 
  4. Add the pen names
  5. Assign the Pen to the property
  6. Click OK to save

4. Weighing the animals prior to, during and exiting the feedlot 

  1. Create a feedlot entry weight code and use this code when weighting cattle upon entry to the feedlot.
    1. click Setup
    2. click Performance
    3. click Weight/Trait Observation Code
    4. click Add
    5. Enter the details for the observation code (see example below) 
                              

  1. Create a feedlot progression weight code and use this code when weighting cattle during the feedlotting process.
                  
  1. The feedlot exit is in fact the sale weight of the animal. When recording the sale weight of the animals use the existing SW (Sale weight code in Stockbook).

5. Add selected Animals to a Feedlot

  1. Select all the animals that you wish to move into the feedlot.
  1. Select Events


  1. Select Paddock/Custom Feedlot
  2. Click OK 

  1. Enter the Date - Date of movement
  2. Select the Paddock e.g.Pen 1 

 
  1. Reason 1 - select reason from the drop-down list or create a reason by clicking on the + button. e.g. Feedlot Entry
  2. Reason 2 - optional
  3. Comment - optional
  4. Tick the Custom Feedlot check box
  5. Enter the Estimated Entry Value c/kg e.g. 360
  6. Select Feedlot from the drop-down list
  7. Click OK to continue

Click Yes to the following Confirm message

  1. Click OK to Information message: ' Event completed.'
  2. The animals have now been updated

6. Updating the NLIS database

This will only be necessary if the animals have been transferred to an alternate PI i.e. being custom fed off farm.
  1. Click Yes to the following Confirm message, which will take you to the NLIS Functions page.

      

  Fill in the transfer details (if necessary)

  1. Click on the Upload button to send these details to the NLIS Database
Click on the following link for instructions on NLIS Database and Stockbook: How do I setup and use the NLIS tab and what does it enable me to do?

7. Feedlot Reporting

Once data has been entered Pen Summaries and Feedlot Performance Reports can be utilised.

  1. For for reporting other than the above, please contact Outcross Systems support for assistance with a custom user report. 

Notes: 
  1. When drafting in Live Entry it may be beneficial to create a Feedlot holding paddock to draft the animals to before transferring them to feedlot pens. 
  2. The above process remains the same regardless of whether the animals are going to an off farm or on farm feedlot. 

B. Selling animals to a feedlot 

When selling animals to a feedlot you may wish to record the carcase data on those animals post slaughter. 

To enter carcase data along with feedlot entry and exit weights click the following link Importing Carcase data





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