The Weight status and recording Form is the principal method for entering and viewing weight data. In addition to displaying actual weights recorded, the form predicts weight values for each animal.
Weight values that differ from the predicted value by more than 10% are highlighted in green (better than predicted) or red (worse than predicted). Values over 25% from predicted are also displayed in bold. In addition to reducing data entry errors this gives early notification of animals performing unexpectedly well or badly, thus allow early investigation of problems. - The weight
recording date. This can either be a new date or the date of a previous weighing
session. If a new date is entered, all animals present will be displayed with
the predicted weights on that date. Actual weights are then entered in to the
actual weight fields of the grid. If a previous weighing date is entered, all
the animals present on that date will be displayed along with the actual and
predicted weights on that date.
- Every animal in
the grid will have calculated a predicted date for achieving the target weight.
- print the currently
displayed grid. If printing a recording format to take to the farm it may be
desirable to load a different grid layout to reduce the values printed. See How
do I customise a grid?
- display the
weights in the grid in a graphical form
- Import weight data
from a text file generated by an electronic weigh scale. See How
do I import data from an electronic weigh scale?
- display the grid
containing the animals present on the specified date.
The grid displays the predicted and actual weights on the specified weight date. The user can enter actual recorded weights directly in to the grid. The predicted date for target weight is blank if the animal has already achieved the specified target weight.
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