To get your farm set-up correctly, you'll be prompted to add your holding details once you've set-up your subscription. Here you can specify your primary holding, any additional holdings you own and add a herd and flock number, so this is applied automatically when creating new births.

You can also add any other holdings that you send animals off too or bring them in from, such as the markets, slaughter houses or other farms, so that these can be accurately recorded for your movements.

Step 1: Go to and select 'Admin' on the bottom menu and then select the 'Manage Holdings' option found in the top middle of the screen.

Step 2: The Holdings screen will now appear and you can see headings for 'My Holdings' and 'Third Party'

Step 3: From here tap 'Add New Holding'

Step 4: Add your primary holding first, select My Holding option at the top of the screen and make sure you slide the Primary Holding option to ON

Step 5: This will then generate a confirmation box for you to confirm as a primary holding - now tap 'Confirm' to set this as your primary holding

Step 6: Complete the CPH details and for a Primary Holding, you'll see 2 data fields, one for your Herd Number and one for your Flock Number - add the details and this will automatically add your herd or flock number to the beginning of new births VIDs.

Finally add the holding address

You can add and select holdings that you sell cattle to or buy in from when processing movements on your iLivestock account.

Its best to add all the holdings outside your business in one go, so they are already there and ready to use in your movements process.

Step 1: Go to and select 'Admin' on the bottom menu and then select the 'Manage Holdings' option

Step 2: From here tap the 'Action' button (Cows head icon) and select 'Add New Holding'

Step 3: This will then present the 'Add Holding' page for you to fill in and save.

Step 4: At the top of the screen select the 'Third Party' option.

Step 5: Once you have completed the CPH, address and country information tap 'Save'

You'll now find this holding under 'Third Party' holding when you action movements or view your holdings page.

Step 1: From the Manage Holdings option in admin, you'll be taken to the Holdings screen which will default to the My Holdings selection.

Note!: You will not be able to delete your primary holding, unless you switch your primary holding status to another holding.

You will also be prevented from deleting any holding that have animals allocated to them.

Step 2: Tap the third party option if you want to delete a third party holding

Step 3: To delete an empty non primary holding Swipe right on the holding you want to delete and then tap the red 'Delete' section to permanently delete the holding.

Step 1: Go to and select the holding you wish to edit, to open the holding details and then. tap the blue 'Edit' button

Step 2: Make the relevant changes to the holding details.

Step 3: When all the changes are entered then tap 'Save'