The Register Offspring Form appears after the entry of a calving event in a breeding female record. Details of the calf (or calves) are entered in the grid. On saving, a new animal record is opened automatically for each calf, relating it correctly to its dam and sire (see Parents and offspring). Note: If no calf details are entered in the grid then the calving will be registered in the cow record but no calf record will be created.
The data that can be entered by the user include:
- The number of
calves born live at the calving. Entering details directly in the
underlying grid will result in this value being set to correspond to the number
of grid rows.
- the
number of calves born dead. New animal records will not be created for animals
born dead.
Weaned and Exit before weaning: these are for use in less intensive
systems where data entry may take place some time after the event.
The grid is where details of each calf born alive must be recorded if
animal records are required for the calf(ves). The Name and Number columns
must be entered to identify the new calf. Other columns are optional but should
be entered if available. In the event of multiple births, enter each calf as a
separate line in the grid.
- confirms the calf
details and opens an individual animal record for each calf detailed in the
grid.
Details are also displayed that cannot be edited by the user. These
include:
Born to dam: Details of the cow calving. Where embryo transfer is used,
this would differ from the genetic dam.
Genetic dam: Details of the genetic dam of the calf. Except where embryo
transfer is used, this would be the same as the Born to dam.
Sire: Details of the sire used (if known). The sire details will be taken
from an event in the dam record that relates to the resulting calving.
Hence, it may be the sire of a service event appropriate to the calving date, or
the sire identified in a pregnancy diagnosis event
Date of birth: The calving date will be used as the birth date for any
offspring detailed in the grid.
Breed: The breed is calculated from the genetic make up of the dam and
sire of the calf.