Active Tag provides real-time insights to help you with decision-making, farm management practices and increased efficiency. To make the most of your Active Tag system, we recommend using these powerful features at different times of the lactation cycle:

Calving

0-14 days

Health	View the Health report	Monitor animals prior to calving, focusing on first calf heifers.
Reproduction	Add a calving event	As soon as possible after calving.
Health	View the Health report and set up Notifications.	Closely monitor animals for two weeks after calving.
Health	Record health event	for 'at risk' animals noting metabolic issues, difficult calving, retained membranes.
Datamars Livestock management	Move animals into the milking group	in Datamars Livestock two weeks after calving.

Insemination/Mating

Reproduction	Use the Reproduction Issues report and Notifications	to identify anestrous animals or those with irregular heats.
Reproduction	View the Animals in Heat report	to monitor animals ready for insemination.
Reproduction	Set up drafting for heat	and begin insemination.
Reproduction	Set up a voluntary waiting period (VWP)	to manage the timing of breeding for some animals e.g. young stock, animals which have recently calved.
Reproduction	Use the Breeding report	to find animals which have not been inseminated or are due for a pregnancy scan.
Reproduction	Add insemination event
Reproduction	Add pregnancy check event

Mid lactation

Datamars Livestock management	Assign active tags	to new animals.
Reproduction	Use the Pregnancy report	to monitor animals requiring a pregnancy scan.
Reproduction	Use the Reproduction Issues report	to find animals which have had a pregnancy loss.
Reproduction	Add pregnancy check event
Reproduction	Add abortion event
Health	Use the Activity report	to identify animals which are struggling compared to others in the group.
Reproduction	Add 'Do not breed' event	for non-performing animals.

Late lactation to dry off

Datamars Livestock management	Move animals into the Dry Off group
Datamars Livestock management	Remove active tags and Mark animals as sold/died	if animals have left the farm.
Datamars Livestock management	Modify draft settings	if moving to once-a-day milking.
Reproduction	Use the Pregnancy report	to monitor animals which are expected to calf or are ready to be dried off.
Reproduction	Use the Reproduction Issues report	to find animals which have had a pregnancy loss.
Datamars Livestock management	Add drying off event

Throughout lactation

Health	Draft animals for health	daily
Health	View the Health report	to monitor animals, focusing on young stock.
Health	Set up a health action list	to filter out the animals of most concern.
Datamars Livestock management	Assign active tags	to new animals.
Datamars Livestock management	Remove active tags and Mark animals as sold/died	if animals have left the farm.
Datamars Livestock management	1. Use Find My Cow	to find any missing active tags or animals.
	2. Unpair any active tags which are not in use
	3. Put unused active tags to sleep	to conserve the battery.
Datamars Livestock management	Archive groups	if they are not being used.
Datamars Livestock management	Invite new users to the farm	so all new staff have access to Datamars Livestock.
Datamars Livestock management	Use the Datamars Livestock Training Academy	to train new staff.

Having trouble?

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NZ 0800 248 722
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IE and EU +353 (21) 242 8844
Email sf-support@datamars.com
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