Genetic dams refer to cows that are used for embryo transfer. The grid should contain details of any cow that is to appear as genetic dam but not the dam giving birth to animals in the herd. This will be cows that have donated embryos, irrespective of whether the animal has ever been maintained in the herd (and hence have a detailed record elsewhere in the file.
- 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 cow 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.
Reference: Official ear tag reference number.
Breed: The breed of the animal
Sire: The sire of the cow. The sire should appear in the Reference list.. Sires.
Dam: The dam of the cow. For animals not maintained in the herd, if you wish to trace the ancestry back to the dam then that animal should also appear in the list of genetic dams.