How to submit a mating entry
In order to submit a mating entry you should access:
Management > Breeding > Data entry > Mating
To add a mating click on this icon
It will open the "add mating" screen
Fill the Sow ID
Fill the Boar/Semen ID
Note: If your boar is not yet registered, you must enter it from: Breeding herd > Data entry > boars purchase > add)
Date
Hour and employee are not required.
If you want to add more than one mating for the same sow simply click on the plus icon
In case of several matings with the same boar, after putting ID, click on the lock icon . The lock will close and keep the info for the next data entry.
Below there is optional information you can add:
Location of the sow
Pen Location
Sow Wheight
Characteristics of the mating
Down on the screen, there is the icon, there you can describe some specifics of particular mating or regarding the sow.
After filling all the data, simply click on the "save and close (if there is no other entry to add) or Save and continue (to add another sow mating).
Important reminder: The platform will only allow you to insert mating of registered animals, male and female.
- What changes with those who work with batch management?
The first step for batch management farms, is to set how the batch is going to work (14, 21, 28 or 35 days) and also set which day of the week when the activities of the farm will start. After those sets are made, the mating data entry can start, therefore S4 will set the groups according to the mating's dates
On the following video 2- minute video, you can see the attention points.