View and change location of animals

The Animal Location Form displays the animals present in each of the locations defined for the herd (see Animal locations) for the date entered in the .

For each location the name is displayed, followed by the total animals in the location on the effective date. The identities of the animals are displayed in the grid. In the example above the management lots and groups of the animal are also displayed.

Moving animals between locations: To record the movement of one or more animals between two locations, firstly make sure that the effective date is set at the date when the animal(s) moved. Then select the required animal(s) in the grid of the start location (see Selecting multiple records in grids). Once the required animal(s) are selected (displayed in red), hold down the left mouse button on one of the selected animals then drag the selection over to the destination location. The icon will appear to indicate that animal records are selected. When over the destination location, release the mouse button and the selected animals will be moved to the destination location.

The movement of animals between locations can also be recorded or edited in individual animal records via the origin and movements page.