An animal may be identified as being in heat if there has been a change in her behaviour. If you have enabled drafting for heat, animals in heat will appear in your draft list at the optimum time for insemination. Once the animal has been inseminated, this can be recorded in the animal's record.
There may be a difference in the number of animals in heat vs the number of animals in the draft list. An animal will only appear in the draft list if she has reached 40% heat threshold and is therefore within the 24 hr insemination window, so it will depend on where she is in her oestrus cycle and when the next draft time is.
Watch the video to learn:
How to view animals in heat
How the system identifies animals in heat
What the heat index is (above 40% = animals are in heat)
What the AI window is
When the optimal time to inseminate animals is
Default 'For Breeding' rule
The main In Heat report shows all animals in heat, however a default 'For Breeding' rule filters out animals marked 'Do Not Breed' and 'Dry Cows'.
We recommend checking the settings in the 'For Breeding' rule and editing it to suit your farm. For example you might want to exclude animals which are in their voluntary waiting period (VWP).
Using an 'in heat' action list
You can create and save a rule to select a subset of animals from the In Heat report for follow-up actions. The In Heat Action List can then be used as the basis to draft and breed animals. See Using an 'in heat' action list.
Viewing animals in heat
To view the list of animals in heat using the mobile app:
On the Dashboard, tap Animals in heat.
On the Animals in Heat screen, a list of all animals in heat will be displayed. View each animal's AI window details and Heat Intensity %. The higher the heat intensity percentage, the stronger the symptoms of heat.
Tap on the Animal ID to see more details. Once the animal has been inseminated, tap + to add an insemination event to the animal's record.
To view the list of animals in heat using the web app:
From the Home screen, click on Animals in Heat.
The In Heat Action List will display a list of all animals in heat (minus any animals excluded by the default For Breeding rule).
View each animal's AI window details and Heat Intensity %. The higher the heat intensity percentage, the stronger the symptoms of heat.
Click on the Animal ID to see more details OR Click on a rule under the In Heat Action List if you have set up an extra filtering rule.
Animals can be drafted out and checked using the normal methods.
📝 If a pregnant animal appears in the list of animals in heat, she may have had a pregnancy loss. Check the Pregnancy report or view the animal record and check for a pregnancy loss event. If necessary, draft the animal and perform a pregnancy check.
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Changing notifications so you are alerted when an animal goes on heat.
Having trouble?
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NZ 0800 248 722
US +1 (888) 431-0957 (toll free).
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