Event Definitions

see the descriptions below to learn more about the events available in dairycomp you can view and manage all of your dairycomp event options using the 9 events command see alter9 events9 events docid 8 yopecfyeksw0dkfyism for more information the event records that an animal gave birth to one or more calves and started a new lactation prompts are given for calf results, calf id numbers, and any other items designated through > fresh event items the next available number past the id number of the last calf born is used as the default id for the calf the event confirms an animal's current status it can also be used to change a animal to / status is usually entered during vet entry (venter) the event records that an animal has been rechecked and leaves the animal's record as is does not change an animal's reproduction status and keeps the animal on the vet list for the next vet check the event records that an animal had a heat and was not bred for the current cycle the event records when an animal is bred using artificial insemination or mates with a bull the command will prompt you for a service sire id (or bull) if the animal has already been declared pregnant, you are prompted to either exit or continue continuing will set the vet code (vc) to 7, indicating an abortion the event records that an animal is pregnant pregnancy is usually entered through vet entry (venter) if it is a bull breeding or a correction to a different breeding date, use the event instead the event records that an animal is not pregnant if the animal was previously pregnant, use the event to capture the loss of the pregnancy usually, an animal is given an open status through the vet entry routine if the animal previously had a reproductive status of pregnant and is now declared open, the event will be activated you will be prompted for the date of the abortion or days since the abortion, and asked to assign a new reproductive code the event records that an animal is pregnant from a previous or unknown breeding it should also be used whenever the sirc (service item required code) needs to be set during the pregnancy entry routine you are shown a list of previous breeding dates and asked to choose the correct one, or to estimate a previous unobserved heat by entering the days carried calf if the animal has already been declared pregnant, you have the option of exiting or going to the routine and then entering the event again the event records when an animal is moved to a different pen the difference between using this event and just entering a new pen is that the event will be displayed as a historical record on the cowcard, while enter pen will not if the designated pen is a bullpen, the event will also be entered into the animal's record along with this event the event records when an animal is moved from a standard pen to a bull pen the date of the event may help in estimating the conception date for a pregnancy the event records the end of a lactation when an animal is removed from milking to prepare for calving a remark or a pen change can also be included if the animal has not been declared pregnant, you are offered the option of exiting without changes or continuing the event records that an animal's pregnancy ended and resulted in a loss of the fetus if the days carried calf (dcc) is greater than 152 days, a new lactation is started if the dcc is less than 152 days, the animal will remain in its current lactation you will be prompted to enter the date of the abortion or the days since the abortion if dcc is less than 152, you are asked to set the reproductive status the event identifies an animal as "do not breed" to keep it from all breeding activity this event is also automatically added to heifer calves born as a twin or triplet to a bull (freemartin) in some cases, it sends a status to dhia, which removes the animal from certain reproductive statistics if the animal is subsequently declared bred, pregnant, or dried, it will lose the status the event records that an animal was sold and removed from the herd events require that you enter a disposal code to capture the reason for the animal's departure in accordance with dhia specifications, the event prompts for a car code the event records that an animal died and was removed from the herd the event adds an animal to the vet list to be evaluated by the veterinarian at the next vet check be sure to use to have an animal checked for pregnancy or illness do not use , which does not necessarily add an animal to the vet list to be checked the event records a calf's brucellosis vaccination and is often used to assign a tag number to a calf this event is designed to enter usda numbers sequentially the last usda number is stored and incremented to be the default for the next calf when you begin, you must enter the first vaccination tag number thereafter, you only need to enter the id of the next calf in line, and the next usda number will be entered by clicking the event records a change to the animal's id number a new, unique id number is prompted for the \ switch (e g , \\) will perform the id change but will not display the event on the cowcard the event records the animal's body condition score, which is used to evaluate an animal's energy balance based on being extremely thin (1 00) or having excessive fat deposits (5 00) the value can be a whole number or decimal, and you can include additional notes using the remark field for the event (up to 16 alpha numeric characters) the event records when a dry animal is moved to a special pen for observation and preparation for calving the event records when an animal's milk is collected for testing you can specify either a single quarter or all quarters the event records when an animal is tested for tuberculosis the event records an animal's height and/or weight the event records when a calf no longer receives milk for feedings the event records when an animal's horns are removed the event records the animal's temperature the event identifies an animal as having only 3 functional teats, usually due to mastitis, injury, or a physical deformity the event records a mastitis diagnosis the event records a pneumonia diagnosis the event records a lame diagnosis the event records a metritis diagnosis the event records a retained placenta diagnosis the event records a ketosis diagnosis the event records a milk fever diagnosis the event records a displaced abomasum diagnosis the event records a diarrhea diagnosis the event records a pink eye diagnosis the event records a cystic ovary diagnosis the event may be used to record a diagnosis or test that is not available as a standard pulse event the event records when an animal receives a hoof trim the event records when an animal's blood serum is tested the event records a vaccination the event is a pulse only event added to recipient animals for embryo transfers