Batch purchase

The Batch purchase form provides a quick method for the entry of a number of purchased animals. Other places where purchased animals can be added are via the Individual Animal Record and Add or amend basic animal details.

- The date when the animals were purchased

- (optional) If the animals are being given sequential numbers as their management identification, enter the first number in the text box. While letters will be duplicated in each animal in the grid, any number will be incremented. Hence entering A-45 will create IDs in the grid of A-45, A-46, A-47 etc. Entering 155 will create 155, 156, 157 etc. 001 will create 001, 002, 003 etc. If the text box is blank then ids in the grid will start at 1.

- the total number of animals purchased. Once a value is entered the grid will fill with the appropriate number of animal records.

- the type of animal purchased. The values offered are Fe:Br, Fe:Ot, Ma:Br and Ma:O (denoting breeding females, non-breeding females, breeding males and non-breeding males respectively). Animals of different types should be entered separately.

- The origin of the purchased animals as defined in Reference lists .... Origins and destinations

- the herd, lot and group where the purchased animals will be located (as defined in Herd Details ... Lot and Groups)

Default age, cost and weight: The values entered in these text boxes will be copied directly to all records in the grid where no value is defined. You can alter the values in the grid, or enter the values directly without using the defaults.

Any additional information, such as the animal's official eartag, should be entered directly in to the grid against the appropriate animal ID.

- confirms the purchase, uses the details in the grid to create the animal records and closes the form.

- cancels the whole operation, and close the form. No animal records are created.