iLivestock

Gabbi Duval

Georgia Foster

Cattle

To add all your cattle data in bulk, using the .CSV template and upload feature is a quick and easy way to get started.

Adding Cattle - CSV Upload

Different ways to add cattle into your account to get started or for moving on

Adding Cattle - Scan Passports

Connect and import your herd list from BCMS CTS for iOS Apple devices only

Adding Cattle - Import from CTS

Connect to the British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) Cattle Tracing System (CTS) to download and manage your cattle movements in iLivestock

Connect to BCMS CTS for Cattle Import and Movements (iOS users only)

Different ways to add your cattle to the app

Adding Cattle

How to create groups of sheep or cattle and add or remove animals. How to delete groups, and how to move animals from one group to another.

How to use Groups

How to add animals to a new or existing group.

Adding Animals to a group

Cattle Group Actions

How to copy, merge(add groups together)/delete/rename groups of Cattle.

Copy, Merge, Delete, & Renaming Groups

How to remove or move an animal from one group to another.

Removing/Moving Animals from a Group

How to use the drafter feature to separate animals, and colour scheme

Drafter - Separating Animals (iOS)

Like the animal stock list, iLivestock also has quick filters to make it easy to navigate through the different group types

Group Quick Filters

How to export information from a group of animals on the app.

Exporting group data

How to use the inventory feature find missing animals in a group, and what the colours mean.

Inventory

How to add cattle to a group, move group, merge groups, and delete groups

Grouping

Overview of medicating in iLivestock, how to open add medicines, then medicate single or groups of animals.

Medicating animals

This article guides you on medicating a single animal or a group of cattle

Medicating Cattle

Adding new medicines in iLivestock, and archiving/removing old medicines.

Add & Manage Medicines

See below the different ways that withdrawal dates are calculated

Medicine Withdrawal Periods

A guide on adding and managing ailments for cattle in iLivestock

Adding Ailments

Medicating

Overview of breeding in iLivestock, how to open a breeding record, enter breeding details, and then offspring.

How to use breeding

How to quickly add scanning results, record offspring, record weaning, manually add weights to your animals. Apple iOS & Android.

Quick Record

Deleting a Cattle Breeding Record

Everything you need to know about recording your calf breeding information in iLivestock

Breeding for Cattle

Breeding

How to record compliance in the app, movements, deaths, and tag replacements.

Compliance in the app

How to manage your staff and vehicle records, staff and vehicles can be used for extra details on movements and medications.

Staff & Vehicles

There are many breeds automatically on iLivestock, can't see the one you want? Here is how to add breeds in to iLivestock

Adding Breeds

A breakdown of the colour coding in iLivestock for CTS/BCMC icon borders on cattle.

CTS BCMS Movements Colour Coding

How to return an animal from dead back to the main animal list. (Undo a Death)

Reverse a Death

What to do in the app if you need to report lost tag(s) or add a replacement

Replacement Cattle Tags

How to register movements for a single cow or groups

Cattle Movements

How to view your movement and location records

Movements and Locations

Use this function if you have moved a record off your holding by mistake.

Movement Reversal (iOS Only)

Send births, deaths and movements directly to CTS/BCMS from the iLivestock app.

Reporting to CTS BCMS

How to register sales for a single cow or groups when selling cattle.

Sell Cattle

How to log Off and On movements in the app and keep your herd and flock movement book up to date for compliance.

Movements

Deaths

Compliance

Setting your individual cow record details.

Filling in Cattle Details

Animal icons on the animal list and their meaning.

Animal Icons

How to add a or edit a note on an animal record.

Adding a Note to an Animal

How to add a photo of a cow to its animal record (Currently iOS Only)

Adding an Animal Photo - Cattle

Got weights from your cattle? Herr is how to add your cattle's weights manually to keep weight records and allow tracking.

Manual Cattle Weight Entry

Needing to find specific animals? Filtering enables to you to view the animals you want based on selected characteristic/details.

Filtering Cattle

Using the multicoloured 'Flags' feature can allow you to create a personalised filtering system.

Flags

How to archive animals individually or as a group, and how to restore animals from the archive back to your animal list.

Archiving & Unarchiving Animals

How to link sires and dams to offspring in the animal details without the need of a breeding record.

Linking Sire and Dam to an Animal

How to edit cattle details individually or as a group

Cattle Details 

How to turn off the feature of permanently deleting animals, and only allowing archiving.