ANIMAL GROUP MANAGEMENT TOOL

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Chapter 1 – Adding animal/s and/or animal groups

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Animal groups are unions of individually registered animals, grouped on basis of various parameters (default selection, males, females, age groups etc.), as defined by the user. The Animal group menu is in the farm holding sections. On how to access a farm holding please refer to the Holding’s manual.

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Chapter 1.1 –Creating a new animal group (through the group screen)

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	Step 1: After the holding has been entered, click the ANIMAL GROUP button in the left panel. Valid animal groups will appear on the left side of the table, in descending order. Inactive groups will be shown in the right screen along with their status. Invalid groups are shown in the right side of the screen.
	Step 2:To Add new animal group, select the ADD function.
	Step 3: In the new pop-up window, you should add: 1) Animal group ID (automatically generated ID of the group on basis of the Holding number); 2) Animal group type (mandatory) - select the species of animals to be included in the group; 3) Name (group name) and 4) Contact person (person responsible for the animal group, for instance for grazing purposes); 5) Note. Once the information has been provided for creation of the group ⇒ SAVE.
	Step 4:The newly added animal group will be visible on the left section of the screen with Valid status.
	Step 5: Alternatively, Animal group can be added by selecting the ACTIONS button, and choosing Add animal to animal group ⇒ Add to a new group. Proceed following the above provided instructions.