To record the purchase of a single animal, perform the following steps. This adds the ear tag to the Herd Register in FarmWizard and also gives you the option to report the "On" movement to the BCMS.
Mandatory data items
Ear Tag - this is the full government identity number
Sex
Breed
Colour (for APHIS)
The source premises where the animal was purchased/collected. If the name of the required holding is not in the list, select "Other, enter value >" from the drop down list and type the name of the new source premises into the text box to the right
Date of Birth
Herd Join Date - the date of the "On" movement
Optional data items
If you use management tags, enter this number in the Freeze Brand box
If you are performance recording, enter the Purchase Weight and optionally, the Purchase Price
Go to the Herd Manager main menu and click on Add Animal under the Herd Manager sub-menu
A new data form will be loaded. Complete the mandatory data items (see below) and any optional data
If you want to report the "On" movement to BCMS, tick the "Record Movement" box
Check the details are correct and then click Register New Purchase to save the new animal ID