Sire Details

The sire details grid should contain details of any sire used for services or referred to in the ancestry of animals in the herd, irrespective of whether the animal has ever been maintained in the herd. When recording services in the individual animal Parity data and events, the sires available in the grid are taken from this sire details list

 - move to the bottom of the grid to enter a new record. Alternatively, click in the empty row that appears at the bottom of the grid and enter the animal details.

- display the pedigree summary of the current animal in the grid.

Animal: indicates the animal is present in the herd. indicates there is no animal record relating to this animal. Note the user cannot alter the contents of this field. Animals from the current herd should be selected in the Animal ID (code) column.

Code: The code (animal ID) for the animal. If registering a sire that already has a record in the data file, select the value from the names offered in the dropdown box. On selection all the animal's details are entered in the grid automatically, taken from that animal's record.

Reference: Official ear tag reference number.

Breed: The breed of the animal.

Sire: The sire of this animal. This sire should also appear in the list of sires and so be selected from the list of animal's available.

Dam: The dam of the sire. If you wish to trace the ancestry back from the animal to its dam then that dam should either appear as an animal in the herd (if homebred) or in the Genetic dams if the dam was never maintained in the herd.