Recording a dead young animal in Stockbook

Recording a dead young animal in Stockbook

On occasions you will need to enter an animal into Stockbook that has died:

  1. During pregnancy;
  2. In birth;
  3. In the paddock before it has been tagged 
Below are instructions on how to enter this animal into Stockbook:
So that the dam has a full progeny history, without using up a tag number that the calf or lamb will never receive.

Step 1. Adding the Animal

  • Click on  Add


Step 2. Entering Primary ID

  1. Enter a  Primary Id.  for the animal. For example using an ID of  DEAD0001 , this allows the animal to be entered without actually using a tag that it will never physically receive.
  2. By using "DEAD0001" it is very easy to see that the animal died early in life. Using "0001" allows up to 9999 animals to be entered before you run out of dead ID numbers. 

Step 3. Select 'Dead'

  • Tick the  Dead  box to the right of the Primary ID field

 Step 4. Create / Add a Reason for the Death

If you cannot find the applicable reason from the dropdown menu: 
  1. Click on the "+" button next to the reason dropdown arrow;
  2. Type the reason in the  Description  field. For example Stillborn
  3. Click  OK
  4. Now select the reason. Note: keep the reasons to a minimum. 
Step 5. Complete All Other relevant Details
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Later, when you select the Birthing Dam and view her Progeny list, you will be able to see the exact number of offspring and their fate.
Click  OK  to finalise the addition of the animal to Stockbook



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