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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 658904" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>I have been looking for a good system also. I use Cattlemax which means that I could give any animal any number and know dam/sire/DOB etyc but in the field feedingor mowing or dragging or making compost piles etc you don't (usually) have a computer.</p><p></p><p>As my whole startup operation is really geared to understanding and improving what I have, it helps to be able to identify animals in the field.</p><p></p><p>My cows all have a two digit number such as 38, 77, 62 etc on an extra large preprinted duflex eartag. Their calves get a handwritten large tag with the cows number followed by the year. So cow 77 last year had calf 7708 and this year her calf is 7709...etc. The only ones that get changed are the retained heifers which during their yearling summer breeding time vet visit get their 4 digit had written ones removed and their own random but new unused two digit preprinted extra large tag. </p><p></p><p>The large hand written ones then only need to last 2 years max before the animal is either processed/sold or retained and given her own extra large 2 digit preprinted number and starts her own "family". (Jeanne - a very Matriarcal system!). One of the things I like about Cattlermax is that it lets you change ear tag numbers on an existing animal without losing data/history.</p><p></p><p>This way I know that I want to really build on the cows #66, 62, 77 genetics and want to cull #39's genetics and calves.... If I want more information on DOB, wts, pedigree, shot record, etc I can go to Cattlemax. Mostly I'm making mental notes when I watch them of which heifers I might want to keep. It gets me thinking in terms of cow families I want to build on. I also take a photo of each animal which is linked to their record in Cattlemax, once as a calf and then as a yearling and maybe as a retained cow.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 658904, member: 7509"] I have been looking for a good system also. I use Cattlemax which means that I could give any animal any number and know dam/sire/DOB etyc but in the field feedingor mowing or dragging or making compost piles etc you don't (usually) have a computer. As my whole startup operation is really geared to understanding and improving what I have, it helps to be able to identify animals in the field. My cows all have a two digit number such as 38, 77, 62 etc on an extra large preprinted duflex eartag. Their calves get a handwritten large tag with the cows number followed by the year. So cow 77 last year had calf 7708 and this year her calf is 7709...etc. The only ones that get changed are the retained heifers which during their yearling summer breeding time vet visit get their 4 digit had written ones removed and their own random but new unused two digit preprinted extra large tag. The large hand written ones then only need to last 2 years max before the animal is either processed/sold or retained and given her own extra large 2 digit preprinted number and starts her own "family". (Jeanne - a very Matriarcal system!). One of the things I like about Cattlermax is that it lets you change ear tag numbers on an existing animal without losing data/history. This way I know that I want to really build on the cows #66, 62, 77 genetics and want to cull #39's genetics and calves.... If I want more information on DOB, wts, pedigree, shot record, etc I can go to Cattlemax. Mostly I'm making mental notes when I watch them of which heifers I might want to keep. It gets me thinking in terms of cow families I want to build on. I also take a photo of each animal which is linked to their record in Cattlemax, once as a calf and then as a yearling and maybe as a retained cow. FWIW, Jim [/QUOTE]
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