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1. 00 29 172 REO rhe She ee ee ae 59 All Animals 68 125 143 150 166 172 All Animals Have ID Numbers 000 45 All Locations 51 125 143 158 166 172 All Groups 51 125 143 158 168 172 Alternate ID cccccceeeeee eens 19 22 52 98 Alternate Identification cece 52 Animal Feeding Operation 0 58 59 Animal ID 1 16 18 20 22 41 57 67 86 Animal Mother cccccccsesssseseeeees 171 178 Animal Properties Dialog BoxX 25 58 Animal Types 4 17 20 40 43 46 51 Animal Types Dialog BOX 46 Animal Weights History 203 Chame a eter cere eer eee 171 197 ROPOM AAs ra aaa A eA AAE AEA Adan 180 Animals to Feed Dialog BOX 0 147 Animals Treated 138 Annual Vaccinations 126 134 142 Antrakt a Bedi bacews 138 142 ADDONGIX ootia a eee aul 209 Appendix A Performance Indexes 209 Appendix B Copyright License amp Limited Warranty ssa 212 Automatic Entries FOr a Bea ea ye eaveecthaners 104 Made by Farm Stock 68 92 VIQWING 20 22 cece eeeseeteeeceeeeeeeetteeeeeees 92 104 B Backup Copy Making s e 9 16 33 46 204 212 R StOViING ccceceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeees 9 17 39 46 Bar Colora aea aean 75 83 Birth amp Mate amp Wean ssssesissrrrnsrrrnerrnnesrns 73 Dalene iaa le es 96 EMEN anea n face shag agceboetasnceass 95 Parity Number 31 56 9
2. FYI Farm Stock gives you the convenience of making your searches as broad or as narrow as you require This user guide covers the various ways to search for animals in detail in the tutorials in later chapters The Tabbed Windows SP inventory Sell S Weight GE Reports B Feed Milk Test 6 Seup Notes EB Calendar BloodLine S Mating Bih S amp Ween Heath I The Farm Stock tabbed windows are a quick and convenient way to display just the information you want to view enter modify or print Here is a description of what you will find when you select each tab Tip If you find you do not want to enter information for every category in the Setup tabbed window don t worry Farm Stock requires that you enter information in only two categories The Animal ID and the Date of Birth Every other category is useful but optional This gives you the freedom to enter the animals of your herd quickly so that you may later go back and add information that is more detailed when you have time The Setup Tab ep Setup Animal iD Bu 03 Date Weight Maha tone Cunen 0870872005 Sj 15000 RiEa Te Stant 08 01 2000 J m tet Ear Tag pith 0670172000 Ff e000 Electronic 1D oo zi Mke M R peee gt Fee E E Calor Red Brown a eee Statue Ready fcr Breecing Sire SB Fam BuI007 z Mork Code i Dam DaryCow 20 Heath Code z Cago Group North Pasture I Al Sie tocaon Da5 z Straw
3. 162 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports FN Farm Stock o x Fie Add EdE Man ArimalID Query Heb Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt oa S Setup Notes Calendar 4 Blood Line F Mating A Binh amp Wean Health MP inventory ser weigh ERepors Breed MikTest Repon Neme Sve Animal Mother and Falher Standard oe 2 Animal Weights History Standard Calendar Report Standard Health Acton Standard ito Edi Inventory Repon by Location Standard Market Report Standard Mother Performance Detailed Standard rt H Mother Peformance Lifetime Total Standard Mother Pre Weaning Loss Standard Notation Repon Standard Otispring Report Standard Service Report Standard Serice Report with Details Standard Serice Report with Location Standard Weight Chart Standard Select the Reports tab and notice the features of this tabbed window The Report Name and Style are in the left pane The Report Name identifies what the report will include The Style indicates whether it is a built in report Standard or a report you have created yourself Custom In the right pane of the Report tabbed window are five command buttons Add Edit Delete Copy and Print To print a report you may either click on the Report Name you want to print and select the Print button or double click on the name of the r
4. Date 03 01 2007 B TO Today 4 30 2007 Feed Conversion Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 28 29 30 2 3 4 5 amp 7 11 12 13 14 18 19 20 21 25 26 27 28 29 T2 A b To print a report of animals you have sold double click on Market Report You sold four bulls in March or April of 2007 so select April 30 2007 as the End Date for the report Then select Print 179 Farm Stock Step by Step Eb Market Report xs in BR e Toate te ttt Market Report 31 2007 Sorted by Animal ID Qty Start Start Market Market Dayson Lhs Animal ID Alt ID Date Sold Age Weight Age Weight Feed of Feed 4 30 2007 Bult 05 081305 Black Tag 903 ARD i 0 1 200 00 5 514 1 200 00 5 51400 08 33 Bull_06 081305 ADIN i 0 1 200 00 5 514 1 200 00 5 51400 78 33 Bull_07 081205 Ble Tag anono 1 0 1 200 00 5 514 1 200 00 5 51400 708 33 Bull 08 081305 White Ta 4002007 i 0 1 200 00 5 514 1 200 00 5 51400 708 33 Average 1 ie 12000 551400 1 200 0 551400 708 33 Totak 4 J 4300 00 22 056 4800 09 22 056 2893 9 Farm Stock displays the print preview of the Market Report with the four bulls you sold You want to save the report as a Word document so that you may edit it and send it as an e mail attachment so select the Export button port PE Acrobat Format PDF vy Rich Text Exact Format Cancel Tab separated text Tab separated values Text
5. Chapter 6 Using the Sample Project Gives you instructions for opening the sample project on your Farm Works Software compact disc CD so that you may practice using the software in the chapters that follow Chapter 7 Entering Your First Animal Takes you step by step through the process of adding a new animal to Farm Stock This tutorial gives you hands on experience using the program as you enter the information for a fictitious bull named Brutus Chapier 8 Mating Birthing amp Weaning Continues the tutorial as Brutus sires a new calf named Junior You follow the calf from conception to birth to weaning to maturity and enter records at each stage of its life Chapter 9 Working with Groups Covers everything you need to know about organizing your livestock in groups to quickly record information for many animals in one easy step This chapter also gives you hands on experience as it uses the sample project you previously installed from the Farm Works CD to walk you through another tutorial Chapter 10 Printing Reports Illustrates how to save and print various reports with Farm Stock Chapter 11 Support Options for You Describes the support alternatives both free and reasonably priced offered by the Farm Works Software support team Throughout this guide you will see various information boxes Each has tips you may find helpful pertaining to the topics on the same page The symbol in the upper left
6. Dairy Barn Dain Cows lt An Animals gt a S sewp Notes EH Calender E Bloodline S Mating Birth Ss wean Heath TFinventory sen WBWweight Reports Breed MikTest Feed Record AnimallD Animals at Dairy Barn in Dairy Cows Allemate ID Current Status Dairy Cows_01 10 01 2000 Soybean Meal 48 20 000 lbs Dairy Cow_Ot 10 01 2000 Mineral Feed Mix 100 000 lbs Dairy Cow_01 10 01 2000 Atala Silage 90 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_02 10 01 2000 Soybean Meal 48 20 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_02 10 01 2000 Mineral Feed Mix 100 000 Ibs Dairy Cows _02 10 01 2000 Atata Silage 80 000 Ibs Dairy Cove 02 024 10 01 2000 Sovbean Meal i48 20 000 lbs zj W Select the Feed tab and select Add in the Feed tabbed window to add a feeding record 137 Farm Stock Step by Step Select Animals to Feed J Animals Species Dairy z Location Dairy Barn a Group Dai ify Cows Dairy Cow 03 Dairy Cow_03 01 Dairy Cow_04 Dairy Cow_04 01A4 Dairy Cow_05 Dairy Cow_06 Dairy Cow_09 x tit J Number Selected The Select Animals to Feed dialog box appears where you may choose which animals were fed You fed all the animals in the dairy barn so select All and choose OK Feed Record Feed Items Alfalfa Silage g Supplies Calf Starter Pellets C Blends Corn For Feed N Mineral Feed Mix Soybean Meal 48 Add to Schedule Feed Schedule zi E iS I Clear Sc
7. lt All Animals gt 34 Setup Notes EA Calender Bloodline S Mating Bith S Wean Health EF inventory E sell SR Weight H Repons Breed OF MikTest Sell Record l C Animals to Sell l Location Al Locations Animals Sold Group All Groups C Sold Products Products Mik 7 Bull_05 081805 04 30 2007 1200 000 lbs 1 Bull_03 081805 04 30 2007 1200 000 Ibs 1 Bull_06 081805 04 30 2007 1200 000 Ibs 1 Bull_07 081805 04 30 2007 1200 000 Ibs 1 7 Deselect pane Select the Animals Sold option button to see the bulls you just sold FAA Farm Stock File Add Edit Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Dairy Free Stall Barn dy Setup Bull s Pasture Calf Shed BF Inventory Dairy Berm Sell Record Free Stall Barn North Pasture You want to view all animals Farm Stock has listed as sold so select lt All Locations gt from the Location list box 157 Farm Stock Step by Step FA Farm Stock inji Fie AddiEdt Main Animal tO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt gt lt All Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt 34 4 Setup amp Notes Calendar Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean Health EF inventory A sell SE weight Reports Feed B Milk Test Sell Record Animals to Sell a Location Al Locations Animals Sold Group fA Groups Sold Products
8. r lt Change n Bull 09 You may also notice that your bull Brutus is shown as the Sire If you were mistaken about the identity of the sire you may change the sire by selecting Change from the drop down list of the Sire list box You know Brutus is the correct sire so leave Bull 09 in the Sire ID list box 92 Date 05 21 2006 EN EE May 2006 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1l 2 3 4 5 6 Z7 8 9 10 T Today 8 16 2007 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning For the date of the calf s birth make sure you enter 5 21 2006 by selecting the calendar button of the Calving Date combo box and choosing that date Calving ID Cal 8514 01 Ease lt Add Edit gt Breed lt Unassigned gt 2 Minor difficulty 3 Major difficulty 4 Cesarean Surge Y Calving ID Cal 8514 01 Ease 1 No difficulty pA Breed Holstein Y Rear S lt Unassigned gt Canadienne Holstein In the Calving ID text box type Calf 8514 01 and then select No Difficulty from the drop down list of the Calving Ease list box In the Breed list box select Add Edit Type Mixed Breed in the text box of the Breed dialog box and then select Add and Done 93 Farm Stock Step by Step Offspring Information E Bull 10 Junior Heifer born twin to bull Steer z Under Offspring Informatio
9. 129 Farm Stock Step by Step Health Record Animals Treated Date Big Rock 03 12 2007 Bull 09 Bull 10 Reason Bull_04 016 Annual Vaccinations 05 Site Treatment Bull_0 Vaccinated Shot Location Lot Number Rump or Thigh gt Shot Type intramuscular Administrator Dr Doolittle Dose Units fi ral Comments ospirosis IBR BYD PI3 BRSV Animals Treated 8 rand Tenpinte I Save Template In the Comments text box enter the names of the recommended vaccinations your gives your bulls Type Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BRSV and then select All to record vaccinations for all the bulls Farm Stock will display 8 in the Animals Treated text box Select OK to save the vaccination records 130 Chapter 09 Working with Groups KKK alo Fie AddiEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt Free Stol Bam gt z aie gt lt All Animals gt 34 Ef inventory sell SE Weight Reports E Feed 5B Mik Test amp Setup notes EH Calendar Bloodline S Mating Birth 2 Ween Heeh Health Record AnimallD Animals at Free Stall Bam in Dairy Bulls Altemate ID Current Status Bull_07 03 12 2007 100Pounds Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations Bull_03 03 12 2007 100 Pounds Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations Big Rock 03 12 2007 100Pounds Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations Bull_04 01B 03 12 2007 100 Pounds Vaccinated
10. Word for Windows document Then select Word for Windows Document from the Export dialog box 180 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports LT T Save in A My Documents cf eE History Desktop gt biy Documents a My Computer is Save as type word for Windows doc gt My Network P In the Choose Export File dialog box select My Documents in the left pane then select Save Farm Stock saves the report in My Documents with the default file name Market_Report doc qa Back gt gt ty 2 Reh Folders J CE X E Address A My Documents Chris _PPC My My eBooks My Pictures Documents Select an item to view its description Stores and manages documents See also ty Network Places Type Microsoft Word Document My Computer Size 4 78 KB object s To view the report you saved double click on the file in My Documents 181 Farm Stock Step by Step J market_report dec Microsoft Word Be Eck wew peet Format Tods Table RobPOF widow Hep Thesaurus ask eee 100 BAI tees ewan 10 AEN TE Market Report 31 2007 430007 Sorted by Animal ID Buil _05 081205 Block Tag 903 4302007 1 o 1 20000 5514 1 20000 5 51400 70233 Bust 04 087805 4302007 1 O 1 20000 5 514 1 20000 5 51400 708 33 Buil_07 081805 Blue Tag 430 2007 1 i 1 200 00 5 514 1 200 00 5 51400 708 33 Budi _0 081205 White Tag 4302007 1 i 1 200 00 5 514 1
11. 94 Ef inventory sell SE Weight Reports E Feed B Milk Test a Setup Notes EB Calendar BloodLine S Maing Bih S weon Hean Birth Record AnimallD Cow_8514 Altemate ID White Doll Current Status Parity Dete Calving ID NumBorn Birth Weight Comments 1 05 21 2006 Calf8514 01 1 50 000 lbs No complications duning birth Junior s birth record is now displayed in the Birth tabbed window 96 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Customizing an Offspring s Records You took a fine looking digital photo of Junior not too long after his birth so lets add the photo and add an icon for Junior Animal ID lt All Animals gt Bull 09 Choose Bull 10 from the Animal ID list box FN Farm Stock 5 x File AddjEck pan ArimalID Query Hebb Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Bull s Pasture eager Bull 10 X P invemoy ser weigh Repos Breed G MikTest BEN Z Notes E Calendar Bloodline S Maing sith Sa Weon Heath Arimal ID Bul 10 Date Weight a Cen a S z RREA Stat 52172006 H n tetEa Ta Binh 72006 p C _ _e Wemed OY noo Mkt Death 3 vr E i Wy Mied Panty 8 Binths D T amp White J tatus z Sre aao J Mort pa Damit cond HesthCode Sd Sa Group Bul s Pasture gt I Al Sre z Dee Locetion Daiy Breeders Swani E Add Edk gt Setup Select the Setup tab Farm
12. Triggers in fol j days You want to be sure to weigh every calf that on the day it is weaned so select Weighing from the Triggered Event list box and type 0 zero for the number of days this lets Farm Stock know to schedule the weighing the same day as the weaning Then select OK 77 Farm Stock Step by Step Predefined Events k Predefined Events Event Details Event Length days Bar Color Triggers Event Days After r Select Record Predefined Events Predefined Events Event Details Event Length fi days B r Color EE Triggers Event Days After You also want to have Farm Stock remind you to weigh every animal annually so select the Weighing event and select Add 78 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Triggered Event Setup Triggered Event Weighing gt Triggers in 365 days In the Triggered Event Setup dialog box select Weighing from the drop down list type 365 in the text box and select OK Farm Stock also gives you the freedom to add new events that are not even listed in the Predefined Events dialog box For example say that your veterinarian advises that your calves ought to be vaccinated to prevent certain diseases one week after weaning because that is when the calves colostral immunities begin to weaken You may accomplish this by adding a Vaccinate event that is triggered seven
13. information and then displays the next animal in the group or location that you have chosen This is a convenient way to enter milk tests and milking statistics for a herd quickly and easily 30 Chapter 6 Using the Sample Project Bits The sample project on the Farm Works Software compact disc CD is a tool you may employ to give you practical experience using the Farm Stock program Importing the sample project into the Farm Stock gives you mockup livestock records for an entire fictional farm which you may utilize to take the tutorials in the following chapters Using the sample project to complete the tutorials is optional However it is strongly recommend you do so The hands on skill you reap will be invaluable After you complete the tutorials and are comfortable with Farm Stock you may then enter the actual livestock records for your own farm with confidence Importing the Sample Project with Farm Stock Importing the sample project is easy If you are using Farm Stock as a stand alone program you should first make a backup of a blank project as explained in the section called Making a Backup with Farm Stock in the previous chapter A D Caution If you have installed Farm Stock as a stand alone program but have not installed other Farm Works office suite software it is strongly recommended that you make a backup copy of a blank project as explained in the previous chapter Doing so makes it easy to restore Farm Stock to th
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15. EE My Computer e Ag EJ E History G Desktop i Chris on Serverik drive ctn Employee K My Documents My Computer ac amp SE rene O d e Cancel J le My Network Pe Files of type Backups Y In the left pane of the Explorer window select My Computer In the right pane double click the optical drive where your Farm Works Software CD is located 32 Chapter 06 Using the Sample Project Restore Project 2 x Look in Fwx_050502 D ex e ey History G Desktop on Li My Documents My Network P The folders of the Farm Works Software CD will appear in the right pane of the Explorer window Double click the Samples folder Folders within the Samples folder will appear Double click the Projects folder I zx Look in E Proeets J ck ee Cy History amp Desktop aN My Documents Pro_demo2002 nT ae My Computer My Network P Inside the Projects folder select the sample project file called demo2004 and select Open 33 Farm Stock Step by Step Restore Project Backup File Project Backup From dAsamples projects demo2004 zip hg M Backup is from a version earlier than v4 1 The Restore Project dialog box displays the name of the file that Farm Stock will restore Select OK to import the sample project into the Farm Stock program Project Backup xj Werning This will completely d
16. or for your entire herd Now for the final tutorial where you will save and print reports of all the documentation you made In this tutorial you will learn to print Farm Stock s built in reports Animal Mother and Father Animal Weights Calendar Report Health Action Inventory Report by Location Market Report Mother Performance Detailed Mother Performance Lifetime Total Mother Pre Weaning Loss Notations Report Offspring Report Service Report Service Report with Details Service Report with Location Weight Chart You will even learn to easily create your own custom report where Farm Stock lets you choose exactly what you want to include in the report In addition to printing reports you will learn how to save reports in various standard formats Farm Stock gives you the freedom to save a report as a CSV Comma Separated Value File DOC Microsoft Word Document File 161 Farm Stock Step by Step HTML or DHTML Hyper Text Markup Language or Dynamic Hyper Text Markup Language i e Web Page File PDF Adobe Acrobat Reader Portable Document Format File RTF Rich Text Format Document File TXT Text File XLS Microsoft Excel Version 5 0 8 0 Spreadsheet File XML Extensible Markup Language i e Web Page File Paginated Character Separated Space Separated or Tab Separated File Q On the Web _ File extensions that is the letters
17. 09 Working with Groups Scroll through the list and you see that all the calves are in the calf shed 123 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 900 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 900 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs Farm Stock Step by Step Enter Health Records for Groups Your veterinarian arrives on Monday to vaccinate your bulls Go ahead and record the results Select the Health Heath tab and then select the location where the bulls reside the free stall barn and the correct group dairy bulls in the list box bar Then select Add 124 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Health Record Farm Stock displays only the bulls in the Health Record dialog box In the Date combo box highlight the date and type 03 12 2007 125 Farm Stock Step by Step Displaced Abomasum Mastitis Milk Fever Annual Vaccinations In the Reason list box select lt Add Edit gt to record that your bulls are receiving their annual vaccinations The Reason dialog box appears In the Reason dialog box type Annual Vaccinations and select Add and Done Date 03 12 2007 Reason Annual Vaccinations Treatment Select lt Add Edit gt from the Treatment list box 126 Chapter 09 Working with Groups i Treatment Vaccinated pesmet Shoulder In the Treatment dialog box type
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20. Inventory 3 This tabbed window is where you add and edit identifying information for each of your animals When you begin using the program you will frequently employ this window to enter information for your livestock Use this window to 21 Farm Stock Step by Step Add identifiers for specific animals such as an Animal ID Alternate ID Right Ear Tag Left Ear Tag or Electronic ID number Enter specific characteristics for each animal including gender breed color status management code and health code Keep weight statistics such as birth weight current weight weight when weaned and weight when sold or deceased Record livestock group and location sire and dam and whether or not the animal is breeding stock Include an icon or an optional digital photo to make identification of the animal easy Append any other records you yourself create using the User Defined Items feature The Notes Tab Notes Notes Animal Date Note Type Bull 09 08 11 2005 Mating Service First service observed for him Bull 09 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSY 0801 2005 S 0373172007 T Update Select this tab to view or add notations for your livestock You may use this window to see the memorandums for a single animal or for an entire group of animals You may display the notes for a single day or every note for a series of dates ranging from several days to
21. Ponies and select Record and Done Ponies now replaces Horses in the Animal Types list box Animal Type 43 Farm Stock Step by Step Add New Animal Type id Avimal Types eee Description Ponies Icon Group Horses M All animals have ID numbers or names fe Record dairy statistics To remove Ponies from the list simply select Animal Types from the Add Edit menu once more In the Add New Animal Type dialog box select Ponies from the list box and select Delete Ss CAUTION Be careful If you delete an animal type you will delete all of the animals recorded for that type The records will be erased and you will have to reenter them or restore a backup made before the deletion If you decide the name you give to an animal type is incorrect you may correct this by simply renaming the animal type as described in this tutorial Farm Stock xj Z2 Are you sure you want to delete all records for the animal type Ponies Select Yes to the message box that asks you if you want to delete Ponies 2 FAQ Q I accidentally deleted an animal type and lost my livestock Is there any way can get them back A Don t worry If you made a backup of your project after you entered your livestock records you should be able to restore the backup to get all of your herd data back Keep in mind that it is always a good idea to make frequent backups when entering a lot of new informati
22. Record 143 Farm Stock Step by Step aioli Fle AddiEdt Main AninalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Dairy Bam Dairy Cows Dairy Cow_01 a amp Sewp Z Notes EB calender BtoodLine F Mating sin Si Ween Heath fF inventory sen Bweignt GBRepots amp Feed E Milk Test Lactation 1 Colved D Cow_01 01 20000 125 090 000 01 07 2004 110000 6500 21500 124090000 ozv 2004 130000 62359 18000 2 000000 a3 0 2004 150000 550 22000 22200000 os 07 2004 135000 830 20000 2000000 osz05 2004 127000 6300 17500 23500000 06022004 115000 7 209 21 000 23253000 gz207 2004 e5090 5709 18200 _ 24 15 000 Scentody up M When you select Record Farm Stock automatically displays the next dairy cow in the list which has a lactation number of one or higher Each time you select Record the milk test information for the currently shown cow is saved and the next cow s milk test history is displayed Go ahead and enter milk tests for the rest of the cows E KE March 2007 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 4 A Select the Date combo box and Farm Stock conveniently displays the same date that you entered for the previous milk test Since all your milk tests this week were done on that date select it for Dairy Cow_01 as well 03 20 2007 12
23. Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Varcmated 1 00m Anne Indramuscular Calf_0010 3r 42007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Annt Intramuscular Dairy Cow_0t 3132007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Yarccinated 1 00mi Annu 2 4 Farm Stock displays the first of three pages of the Health Action Report Total 40 To locate one animal on the report type the animal s name in the search text box and select the search button Bb Health Action XM 4 33 BSH lho z Totat40 100 40 ot 41 H Page Health Action Report Sorted by Date 31 2007 3931 2007 Shot Location Lot Animal ID Date Shot Type Administrator Treatment Number Dose Rea Big Rock 3 2 2007 Rump of Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 7 00mi Annt Wate Tag Iniramustular Bull_04 018 at 22007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Anne Red Tag Inframusculer Bull 09 3122007 Rump or Thigh Dr Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Aan Bui Brutus Iniramuscular B ant 22007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolitile Vaccinated 7 00mi Ann wil 10 y a Intramuscular CLOEERILERCLEREL ELLER EO BE Farm Stock finds the animal for you 178 Market Report Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Report Name Animal Mother and Father Animal Weights History Calendar Report Health Action Inventory Report by Location Market Report Mother Performance Detailed Mother CAm T Mother Notatio Offsprin Service Service Service Weight Start
24. W w 1 5 D d 63 B b o Maternal Index MI 100 7 0 L l 40 W w 1 4 D d 53 B b o Paternal Index PI 100 2 0 L I 1 9 D d 110 B b Where L Adj no born alive Adj no born alive average for contemporary group W Adj wean wt w Adj wean wt average for contemporary group D Adj days to 230 lbs d Adj days to 230 lbs average for contemporary group B Adj back fat at 230 Ibs b Adj back fat at 230 Ibs average for contemporary group No of Litter Records X Y 1 25 20 2 40 32 3 50 40 4 58 46 5 63 50 6 67 53 o Adj 21 Day Litter Wt actual wt 2 218 0811 actual age 0011 actual age 2 o Adjustments for Parity Parity L No Born Alive 1 1 5 199 Farm Stock Step by Step o Cattle 2 0 9 3 0 3 4 7 0 0 8 10 0 4 gt 10 1 6 Parity W 21 Day Litter Weight 1 6 5 2 3 0 0 4 1 5 5 7 4 5 8 10 8 5 gt 10 12 0 Adjustment for Number of Pigs in Litter No Pigs After Transfer Adj to 21 Day Wt lt 3 65 4 50 5 37 6 26 7 17 8 10 9 4 gt 10 0 Adj Wean Wt Adj 21 day wt parity adj adj for no pigs in litter Days to a Constant Weight Adj days actual age desired wt actual wt x actual age 38 actual wt Live Back Fat to a Constant Weight Adj back fat actual back fat desired wt actual wt x actual back fat actual wt 25 Loin Muscle Area LMA to a Constant Weight Adj LMA
25. Works displays Junior s records that it automatically recorded when you entered the information for the calf s birth Change Picture You want to make Junior easy to identify so select the Change Picture button 97 Farm Stock Step by Step Icon Selection Se se 4 9 2 ae gt i In the Icon Selection dialog box select Dairy from the list box and select an icon to represent Junior He is Colors mostly white as snow so select the Colors button Set Icon Colors In the Set Icon colors dialog box select the appropriate color buttons and select OK 98 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Change 9 Picture Y ma View To 44 Photo You took a fine looking digital photo of Junior not log after his birth so add the photo Select the View Photo button a Photo lt No photo available In the Photo dialog box select Change Photo FYI If you are following along with the tutorial and do not have a sample digital photo of a calf you may simply select Cancel to the Photo dialog box Adding a digital photo is optional for the tutorials and for when you actually use the program to enter your own livestock 99 Farm Stock Step by Step I i ax Look in E My Pictures me e E History E Desktop ES 7 My Documents File name Files of type All Supported Types bmp jpa tif pox I Open as
26. Yee RedTag 3122007 Buli 09 Health Yes But Brutus 3122007 Bull 10 Health Yes Junior 3132007 Dairy Cow_0t Health Yes Tag 9234 132007 Dairy Cow_02 Health Yes Tag S602 3122007 Dairy Cow_03 Health Yes Bius Tag 3132007 Dairy Cow_04 Heath Yes White Tag 312007 Dairy Cow_05 Heath Yes The Calendar Report print preview window displays the results FA Farm Stock x Fie Add Edt Main Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Deiry gt lt All Locatons gt ar Groups gt gt lt Al Animals gt Je ff inventory sen Bweion BRepots Breed amp MikTest soup notes UM Calender Bloodline S Mating Binh S Wean Health M Show Actus acted x 2007 F Show Cow 8614 Dairy Cow v Dairy Cow 02 Dairy Cow 02 020 Dairy Cow 03 Dairy Cow_ 03 01 Dairy Cow _04 Dairy Cow GMA Dairy Cow_05 Dairy Cove_06 Dairy Cow Dairy Cow 0 Dairy Cow 09 Dairy Cow 10 Dairy Cowi i Dairy Cove_12 Dairy Cow_13 Dairy Cow_ 44 Dairy Cow_15 Dairy Cow_19 Dairy Cow_20 D Cow 01 04 he s You may choose the Calendar tab to see the events as they are displayed in this tabbed window 175 Farm Stock Step by Step Health Action Report Animal Mother and Father Standard Animal Weights History Standard Calendar Report Standard Inventory Report by Location Standard Market Mother Lot Number Now double click on
27. actual LMA desired wt actual wt x actual LMA actual wt 155 Adj Birth Wt Actual birth wt adj for age of dam 200 Appendix o Birth Wt Ratio BWR Ind adj birth wt ave adj birth wt x 100 Ave adj birth weight is for the contemporary group o Computed 205 Day Wt actual wt birth wt age at weaning x 205 birth wt o Adj Wean Wt 205 Days Computed 205 wt adj for age of dam o Wean Wt Ratio WWR Ind adj wean wt ave adj wean wt x 100 Ave adj wean weight is for the contemporary group o Adjustment for Age of Dam BIF Standard Birth Weight lt 2 2 3 4 5 10 11 M 8 5 2 0 3 8 5 2 0 3 Weaning Weight lt 2 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 M 60 40 20 0 0 20 F 54 36 18 0 0 18 o Most Probable Producing Ability MPPA H NR 1 N 1 x R x C H Where H 100 i e the herd average weaning wt ratio N Number of calves included in cow s average R 04 i e the repeatability factor for weaning wt ratio C Average for weaning ratio for all calves the cow has produced o Adj Yearling Wt Actual Wt Actual Weaning Wt No of Days Between Wt x Y 205 Adj 205 day wt Where Y 365 452 or 550 201 Farm Stock Step by Step Appendix B Copyright License amp Limited Warranty Copyright Information Federal copyright law protects this software Copying the software for any reason other than to make a backup is a violation of law Indi
28. conception to birth to weaning You will record a service between Brutus the bull you entered in the previous chapter and a cow from the sample project of livestock records that you imported into Farm Stock in a previous chapter You will then record the birth of a male calf named Junior and follow Junior though to the date he is weaned This chapter will teach you to use the Predefined Events Dialog Box to have Farm Stock automatically schedule events for you Setup Tabbed Window to change the group and location of the animal in this case the dam from the sample project and to enter the information for a newborn animal that is a calf named Junior Mating Tabbed Window to record a service between a sire and dam in this case between your bull Brutus and a cow from the sample project Birth Tabbed Window to record the successful birth of an offspring in this case the calf named Junior Bloodline Tabbed Window to see the family tree for the offspring that is for Junior Wean Tabbed Window to record weaning information for the offspring Weight Tabbed Window to add the weight for a newborn animal and to record its weight when weaned Notes Tabbed Window to see how Farm Stock enters notes automatically for you when you record a service birth weaning and weighing Calendar Tabbed Window to see how Farm Stock automatically records a service an expected date of the birth the actual dates of a birth and a weanin
29. dates for events on the same day that the events occur In this case however make sure to use the same dates as those in the tutorial This way your results will be the same as those in the tutorial Your heavy weight bull weighed in at 1 600 pounds so select the Start Weight text box type 1600 and press the tab key The weight 1600 00 appears in the Start Weight text box Since you just purchased Brutus today you do not have his weight at birth nor do you have his weight at market so you will leave these blank IV Breeding Stack N NEG Parity Births __ You should also be sure to select the checkbox next to Breeding Stock but since he is a bull you will not type anything in the Parity Number of Births text box Sef ts Dam pei Mande screenees Calving ID Al Sire Straw Inventory 0 Now add a sire for your bull The bull s father is not from your farm so select the down arrow for the Sire list box and choose lt Change gt 53 Farm Stock Step by Step Pick a Male Animal Location lt All Locations gt Group lt All Groups gt x Animal ID s5 Farm Bull 007 In the Pick a Male Animal dialog box click inside the Animal ID combo box type SB Farm Bull 007 and select OK Tip The Pick a Male Animal dialog box is an example of how Farm Stock gives you the convenience of entering information more than one way The Animal ID combo box is a combination
30. days after a Wean event Predefined Events g Predefined Events Vaccinate Event Details Event Length fi days B r coor C Tr Select the Predefined Events text box and type Vaccinate select the Event Length text box and type 1 and select the Bar Color list box and choose the color brown from the drop down list 79 Farm Stock Step by Step Predefined Events Predefined Events Vaccinate Event Details Event Lenath fi days Got aaa To add the Vaccinate event to the Predefined Events list box select Record Predefined Events Predefined Events Event Details Event Length f days Bor Color es Triggers Event Days After Weighing 0 x Wean Offspring Weighing Bt Now select the event that will trigger a Vaccination event Select Wean and then select Add The Triggered Event Setup dialog box comes into view 80 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Triggered Event Setup Triggered Event Vaccinate x Triggers in fa days Select the Vaccinate event from the drop down list then type 7 to schedule the reminder to vaccinate your calves one week after they are weaned and select OK Predefined Events Predefined Events Event Details Event Length fi days Bar Color gt r Triggers Event Days After Weighing 0 Vaccinate 7 Wean O
31. down list In the Farm Works Properties dialog box select the Icon tab then select the Change Icon button The Change Icon dialog box will appear Select the new icon you want in this case the hog and select OK Back in the Farm Works Properties dialog box select Apply and OK The desktop icon is now changed d Os ed Licensee Name E Warning This licensee name will only be entered once Please be sure thatitis correct before continuing as it will appear on some reports Example Norman L Teegardin or Teegardin Farms inc Licensee Name Christopher Irwin Entering Your Licensee Name amp Registration Numbers If this is the first time you have used the software the Licensee Name dialog box will appear Before you may begin using Farm Stock you must type your licensee name in the Licensee Name text box and select OK You are only required to enter the licensee name the first time you use Farm Stock After that the program will remember the name and not ask you to provide it again Once you enter the name select OK After you enter your licensee name the software prompts you to register your new Farm Stock program Registering the software is important as you will not have full use of all of the features of the program until you register You will only have to register once On Your CD For more information on the licensee name and software registration please view the Quick Start Guide e b
32. gt M lt All Animals gt Je amp Sewp Notes E3 Calendar Bloodline S Maning sith S Wean Hean Tt inventory sea weigh CHRepons Breed MikTest Inventory Record Check k Location au Locations 0 Inv Group Groups Animal Location Group Oty Avg Weight Total Weight Big Rock Free StallBam Osiry Bulls 1 1500 000tms 1500 000 Ibs Bull 09 Free StallBam Dairy Bulls 1 Bull 10 Free StallBam Osiry Bulls 1 550 000 lbs 550 000 Ibs Bull_04 018 Free StallBam Dairy Bulls 1 135 000 lbs 135 000 Ibs Bull_05 Free StallBarn Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_06 Free StallBarn Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 ibs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_07 Free StollBorn Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs z ecole ee ee Farm Stock displays all of your livestock To check on the location of your animals select the Inventory Check button Livestock Inventory Print Show Totals by In the Livestock Inventory dialog box select the Location Only option button to see that you have 10 calves in the calf shed 26 dairy cows or heifers in the dairy barn and eight bulls in the free stall barn Select OK to close the dialog box 150 Chapter 09 Working with Groups FA Farm Stock D x Fie Add EcR Msn ArimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy lt an Locations gt aT Groups gt lt All Animals gt J e seup B notes E Calendar Bloodline S
33. hand corner of each information box denotes the content of the box Tip These boxes give additional facts related to the topics at hand but not required to understand them AS D CAUTION These boxes present crucial essentials regarding the subjects that you are reading It is important that you read these warnings 5 Farm Stock Step by Step FYI These boxes point out subjects that this user guide covers in a different section of the Farm Stock User Guide as well as suggestions to help you get the most out of the guide On the CD These boxes point to additional topics found in the Quick Start Guide on your Farm Works Software compact disc CD For example the Quick Start Guide covers instructions regarding installing and registering your software in detail These boxes also let you know about other useful files on the CD 2 On the Web These boxes suggest optional links to our website and other websites that you may visit if you are curious and want to read additional information related to the topics on the pages 2 FAQ These boxes offer answers to queries Farm Stock software users often make in regards to the topics on the pages Chapter 4 Starting Farm Stock You may start your new Farm Stock software application the same way you start other programs in Microsoft Windows by way of the Start Menu Paint my Picturecip Gi Set Program Access and Defauks B accessor
34. like and modify them as you see fit At Farm Works Software we understand no two livestock enterprises are exactly alike that is why we have made Farm Stock as flexible as possible so that you may easily tailor the program to meet your individual needs Breed Breed Holstein Canadienne In the Breed dialog box type Canadienne and select Add and Done Gender Bull v Breed Canadienne v Color ad Aeee annee Status Add Edit Mgnt Code Black amp White le Health Code v Brutus breed is now added to the Breed list box Now select a color for Brutus Choose lt Add Edit gt from the drop down list of the Color list box 50 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal 2 On the Web There are many web sites where you may view photos of major livestock breeds found on farms in North America One such site is found at http Avww ansi okstate edu breeds Color Color Black amp White Rec Brownl Pie Rename In the Color dialog box type Red Brown and select Add and Done to add Red Brown to the Color list box back at the Setup tabbed window 2 FAQ Q When I start entering animals for my own farm should I enter all of this information A No entering information in several of the text boxes and list boxes in the Setup tabbed window is optional The boxes are provided as a convenience for you and you may choose to enter details
35. m E e My Network P O Files of type Backups Cancel l In the left pane of the Explorer window select My Computer In the right pane double click the optical drive where your Farm Works Software CD is located Restore Project E History G Desktop Li My Documents My Computer al My Network P Files of type Backups bd The folders of the Farm Works CD will appear in the right pane of the Explorer window Double click the Samples folder Folders within the Samples folder will appear Double click the Projects folder 36 Chapter 06 Using the Sample Project Restore proier ax Look irx a Projects x e oec Fae History Desktop Laat 4 My Documents iz My Computer File name demo2004 Files of type Backups 7 My Network P Inside the Projects folder select the sample project file called demo2004 and select Open Restore Project Backup File Project Backup From d samplesiprojects demo2004 zip Browse I Backup is from a version earlier than v4 1 The Restore Project dialog box displays the name of the file Farm Stock will restore Select OK to import the sample project into Farm Stock Project Backup x Werning This will completely delete the project directory that you are restoring Make sure that this directory does not contain any files other than those created by the program suc
36. mating information with the notation you made to remind you to have your veterinarian examine her Viewing Automatic Entries Made by Farm Stock Now you may check the Notes tabbed window to see how Farm Stock automatically added a notation about the service 88 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning N Farm Stoc k oon e514 08 11 2005 meron Have veterinarian examine her 08 11 2005 d Update F Note With Cow_8514 still selected in the Animal ID list box select the Notes BF Notes tab The notation of the date of the mating service is displayed along with the comment we added to remind you to have the veterinarian examine her to confirm the pregnancy 89 Farm Stock Step by Step FN Farm Stock 5 x file Add EdR Msn ArimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy x Bul s Pasture lt Al Groups gt Ee 4 TF inventory ser weigh aRepons Breed MikTest Setup Notes Calendar BloodLine S Mating im sinh S amp Ween amp Health a See Tues Thu i Calendar Now select the Calendar tab Make sure that there is a checkmark in the checkboxes next to both Show Actual and Show Expected Use the left arrow Ka or right arrow to cycle through the months until you come to August 2005 Once there you see that Farm Stock automatically added the Service event to the calendar too a M Show Actual Way 2006 fy M Show Expected You may reca
37. of a text box and a list box so you may select the down arrow to choose an animal from the list or you may click inside the box and type a new animal identifier This is particularly handy if you purchase an animal whose sire is from another farm or if an animal is conceived via artificial insemination Sire SB Farm Bull 007 Dam x I Al Sire Straw Inventory u Now select the bull s dam choose lt Change gt in the Dam combo box Pick a Female Animal Location lt All Locations gt Group lt All Groups gt Animal ID l The bull s dam is one of your own cows so select the down arrow of the Animal ID combo box and choose Dairy Cow_20 from the drop down list Then select OK 54 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal Sire SB Farm Bull 007 7 Dam Dairy Cow_20 x Calving ID Farm Stock now shows your bull s parents File AddjEdt Import Main Animal An 4Snimal Types Locations De Groups Contemporary Groups N Defined Events Groups of Animals Lets say you want to stay in compliance with the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations CAFO regulations of the U S Environmental Protection Agency EPA So you decide to add a management code to indicate when Brutus is in confinement and when he is out to pasture Select Add Edit and choose Property Lists from the drop down menu 2 On the Web If you are curious about the CAFO r
38. read only My Network Pos In the left pane of the Change Photo dialog box select My Documents then double click My Pictures and then double click the digital photo of Junior Our new calf s records are now customized Do not forget to select Record to save the changes Viewing Automatic Entries for a Birth Animal ID Now look at what Farm Stock entered for you when you recorded Junior s birth Select Junior from the Animal ID list box 100 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Cr 2d Gie Add Edt Main AnimalID Query Heb Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Burs Pasture Dairy Breeders Eumo A W iwenoy ser weim GiRepors Feed Milk Test d seup Notes E calender E Bloodline amp Mating Bin S Wean Health Notes AnimaliO Dote NoteType Noe oo Bull 10 05 21 2006 Born Ef Notes Select the Notes tab and then select the two date text boxes and type 5 21 2006 in each and select the Update button Farm Stock displays the notation indicating the date of Junior s birth Animal ID M lt All Animals gt ia Bull 09 Bull 10 ctual Next select Junior s dam Cow_8514 from the drop down list of the Animal ID list box 101 Farm Stock Step by Step LT ao Bile Addjidt Man aArimelID Query Heb Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture z Breeders Eow 6514 zla Y inwenoy sa weigh GaRepors Setup
39. required to master a new software application This chapter is designed to give you exactly that kind of practical experience using Farm Stock so you may gain a solid understanding of the program in a short amount of time As you take the tutorial of this chapter you will walk step by step through the process of entering records for a fictitious bull named Brutus Even if you are a novice computer user you should find the tutorial in this chapter and the tutorials of the subsequent chapters easy to follow and fun too In the three chapters after this one you will continue the step by step tutorials The second tutorial will take you through the steps to enter records at each stage of a livestock animal s life You will track the life of a made up calf named Junior from conception to birth to wean to maturity The third tutorial will guide you through the process of entering records quickly for entire groups of animals in a heard with just a few clicks of the mouse The fourth tutorial will give you actual experience using Farm Stock to save and print various livestock reports In the tutorial of the current chapter you will learn to Add and edit an animal type location and group Add a new animal Enter the required and optional information for the animal and determine what information is necessary to enter and what is voluntary Individualize an animal s records by adding a non compulsory icon and a digital ph
40. support technicians to answer your questions via telephone Our support technicians work in Indiana not India They understand farmers most of them have grown up on farms or have relatives who are farmers They are knowledgeable about our software because they have installed and used the programs themselves We are confident you will find them to be capable friendly and worth the small price that you will pay for their valuable assistance Premium phone support is available for a reasonable monthly or annual fee Call 800 225 2848 for current prices You may start phone support at any time and it is available Monday through Saturday except United States national holidays For current support hours please visit our website at www farmworks com Tip The phone number to call for technical support is 260 488 3492 The toll free number is reserved for our customers who wish to speak with a sales representative When you call to speak to one of our professional support staff members please be ready to provide your customer key number or the area code and phone number you provided when you purchased Farm Stock 197 Appendices Appendix A Performance Indexes Hogs o Sow Productivity Index SPI 100 6 5 L l 1 0 W w o Most Probable Sow Productivity MPSP 100 b average sow index 100 o Breeding Value for Sow Productivity BVSP 100 c average sow index 100 o General Index GI 100 6 4 L I 40
41. the Health Action report The Reports dialog box lets you choose the dates to display in the report the sort order and the report item by which to sort the report 176 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Verify the Start and End dates are between the 1 and the 31 of March 2007 Select Descending as the Sort Order and select Date to sort by date Then select Print Reports S When asked if you want to print each animal s documentation on a separate page select No 177 Farm Stock Step by Step Bb Health Action xi 4 n eee Gelfo z OOOO A Tato is aoai Health Action Report i Sorted by Date 31 2007 N312007 Shot Location Lot Animal ID Date Shot Type Administrator Treatment Number Dose Rea Calf_000t 342007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00m Aan Intramuscular Calf_0002 31492007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Anne Intramuscular Calf_0003 31 492007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolitile Varcinsted 1 00m Ann Intramuscular Calf_0004 3 492007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Anant Intramuscular Calf_0005 31 4 2007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolitie Vaccinated 1 00mi Aan Intramuscular Calf_0006 31452007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Avant Intramuscular Calf_o007 3142007 Rump or Thigh Dr Doolittle Yacomated 1 00mi Anne Intramuscular Calf_oo0s 342007 Rump or Thigh Or Doolittle Vaccinated 1 00mi Annt Intramuscular Calf_0009 3142007
42. the two 83 Farm Stock Step by Step Recording a Service fE Farm Stock Doy z feu Now enter mating information in Farm Stock Make sure that Dairy Bull s Pasture lt All Groups gt and Bull 09 are selected in the list box bar ae aa PS SSe ee es R weight amp 1s B Feed E in S Sell r nal IL f r Y F Select the Mating tab and select Add 84 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Date 08 11 2005 Z KE August 2005 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 31 1 2 3 4 85 7 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 r 4 5 6 zZz 8 S 10 Today 9 11 2005 lt All Locations gt Bull s Pasture Select the calendar button x and use the left arrow button Eo cycle through the calendar months until you come to August 2005 then select the 11 day of the month In the Mating Service Record dialog box select the down arrow of the Location list box and choose Bull s Pasture Mating Service Record Options Location ails ID Bull 09 Group lt All Groups gt AR ID Bull Brutus Animal ID AWD LeftEar Tax Status Ready for Breeding Cow_8514 White Doll Date 08 11 2005 Type gt Straws used per Animal Main Animal Comments Same as main animal Mate Comments gt Cow_8514 is now listed as available in the same pasture as Bull 09 85 Farm Stock Step by Step Date 08 11 2005 tywel
43. them valuable time and money Farm Stock Step by Step Farm Site This program adds global positioning system GPS referenced mapping of your farm to enhance Farm Trac Farm Site supports a limitless number of virtual mapping layers that represent everything from soil tests and soil types to last year s field maps and next year s planting intentions It is the perfect way to see at a glance the current state of your farming operation and visually plan your future endeavors Farm Site reads information from all major yield monitors and Farm Works Software is committed to supporting the widest possible range of yield monitor data Site Pro Made specifically for crop consultants co op managers seed representatives and other professionals Site Pro gives you the features of Farm Trac and Farm Site for an unlimited number of your customers With Site Pro you may have all of your clients virtual layers of mapping data readily available You also get the U S Geological Survey Roads and Waterways compact disc which has the roads and watercourses for all of your customers Farm Works Mate Software Modules The Farm Works Mate programs Trac Mate Site Mate Guide Mate and Stock Mate are designed for handheld computing devices with the Windows CE Pocket PC or Windows Mobile 2003 operating system They may also be installed on notebooks laptops and tablet PCs with the Windows 98 or later operating system Farm Trac Mat
44. to Sell Location Al Locations Animals Sold Group All Groups Sold Products Poduts a y Anma Ags ayl O Cow_02 01A 4398 days DsiryCow_20 5565 deys Dairy Cow_18 5565 deys Dairy Cow_16 5565 deys Naire Cow 14 SEAS daws we mi d d d ad Pick this tabbed window to record sales of animals as well as sales of animal byproducts such as milk wool or eggs You may view previous sales or view animals or animal byproducts that are ready to be sold Alternately you may view a history of past sales of livestock or byproducts The Weight Tab oye Weight Weight Record AnimallD All Animals Altemate ID Current Status gt Animal ID Dairy Cow_01 05 07 1990 50 000 lbs Birth Weight Dairy Cow_02 05 07 1990 1100 000lbs Birth Weight Dairy Cow_03 05 07 1920 1100 000 lbs Birth Weight Dairy Cow_04 05 07 1980 1100 000 Ibs Birth Weight Nairz Cow 05 ANF S90 TINA AAA ths Firth Wrinht xl This is the window for keeping track of your livestock s weight gain Use it to compare weights of animals or to record the weight gain for a single animal 27 Farm Stock Step by Step The Reports Tab fh Reports Report Name Animal Mother and Father Standard Animal Weights History Standard Calendar Report Standard Health Action Standard aw Edi Inventory Repor by Location Standard Market Repor Standard Mother Performance Detailed Standard Delete Mother Performance Lifetime Total Stan
45. when you have time Of course there is no need to decide how to add your herds to Farm Stock right now You may make this decision after you complete the tutorials and are ready to start entering your own herd Current Status Current Status id Ready for Breeding Delete Pie Rename In the Current Status dialog box type Ready for Breeding Select Add and Done Group Bull s Pasture x Location ha lt Add Edit gt lt Unassigned gt Dairy Breeders You put Brutus in the private pasture you created for him So select the Group list box and choose Bull s Pasture which you added earlier to Farm Stock You have a high calling for Brutus so list him as one of your Dairy Breeders by selecting this category which you also previously added to the Location list box 52 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal Date Weight Current 08 09 2005 z 7600 00 Start 08 09 2005 E 1600 00 EZ August 2005 gt Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat ff l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 1681 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 CD Today 9 11 2005 You started recording Brutus weight on August 9 2005 so select that date Select the calendar button L and use the left arrow Le and right arrow e buttons to cycle through the calendar months until you come to August 2005 then select the gi day of that month FYI Normally you will enter
46. you will find just what you need in Farm Stock Your purchase of Farm Stock includes one full year of software updates or the latest improvements of the software The program is completely compatible with other Farm Works Software computer applications such as Stock Mate for handheld computing devices and our Farm Funds accounting software Once you have tried Farm Stock we are sure you will want to purchase other Farm Works Software applications too Chapter 2 About Farm Works Software Bits Farm Works Software is located at CTN Data Service Inc in Hamilton Indiana Farm Works Software is the creator of farm management programs used by today s farmers Norman Teegardin the president of CTN Data Service Inc founded the company in the summer of 1992 Once a farmer himself Teegardin knows how time consuming and boring record keeping can be The object of Farm Works Software is to create a comprehensive farm management system while keeping it simple and fun Farmers have long respected CTN Data Service Inc for serving the computer needs of grain elevators and co ops throughout the Midwest Since 1992 they have trusted Farm Works Software a division of CTN Data Service to meet their software needs Software Modules Offered by Farm Works Software Farm Works Software offers a complete suite of farm management programs to meet a wide range of needs for the today s producer The programs work seamlessly together each adding f
47. 0 000 6 000 22 000 26 000 000 Remember to enter a parity of 2 Enter 120 for Lbs Milk 6 for Fat 22 for Protein and 26000 for SCC This cow is lactating again since she gave birth but you forgot to add one to enter the birth so type Remember to enter a parity of 2 in the Comments text box This comment will appear in the cow s notations displayed in the Note tabbed window Then select Record 144 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Drams aidix Fie Add EdR Min ArimalID Query Heb Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam e Dairy Cow 02 oa S setup Notes E Calendar BloodLine S Maing Sith Sa wean amp Heath TF inventory set SB Weight CH Repons Feed E Milk Test Lactotion z gt Caked D airy Cow_02 02A Date Lbs Milk Fat Protein SCC Comments z 037202007 105 000 4500 20 000 140 000 000 Do the same for Dairy Cow_02 and select Record EA Farm Stock Op Xx Bile AddjEdt Mein AnimalID Query Hel Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam E Cows Dairy Cow_03 gt B seup notes E Calendar E Bloodtine S Mating sith Se wean Heath W iwenoy sei Wweigh GRepons i Feed 8 Milk Test Lactation Ei Caivad Dairy Cow _03 01 Date Lbs Milk Fat Protem SCC emes st gavay 19000 esoo i000 4500000 In addition do the same for Dairy Cow_03 FA Farm Stock jo x Dle Add Edt Main AnmalID Qu
48. 00 ibs 135 000 Ibs Bull_06 Free Stall Barn Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 Ibs 1200 000 Ibs Bull 03 Free Stall Bam Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 bs 1200 000 Ibs z Farm Stock confirms that all of your bulls are recorded as in the free stall barn Now do the same for your cows Animal ID Big Rock Bull 09 Bull 10 Location Free Stall Barn X H lt All Locations S Bull s Pasture Calf Shed Bull_04 01B Dairy Barn Bull_05 Free Stall Barn Bull_06 North Pasture Bull 0 Select lt All Locations gt from the Location list box then select the Transfer button Select Animal ID to sort the animals by name foal ucooton Group E E Total Wevatt 15 Barn 10 000 Ibs y Barn 1 100 000 bs 1 ange ps airy Bam hairy C 1 1 Barn TIAE 1 100 000 bs 1 00 000 v Barn JG D 1 100 000 lbs Barn Joiry Cows 1 100 000 Ibs 1100 000 tbs bd Then scroll through the list and select the first cow then hold down the shift key as you scroll down and select the last cow on the list to highlight them all 121 Farm Stock Step by Step Moye Animals UP lt lt Unchengea gt 2 gt v Keep the date 3 10 07 and select Dairy Barn and Dairy Cows from the list boxes then select OK to record the move lt All Groups gt J lt All Groups gt Now make sure Farm Stock has all of your calves in the correct location Select Dairy Calves as the group for Farm Stock to display 122 Chapter
49. 000 DaryCow 03 Blo Tag 98 98 5300 53 00 DairyCow_03 01 White Tag 000 000 0 00 DaryCow_04 Write Tag 92 00 92 00 DairyCow_04 014 White Tag om 0 00 DaryCow_05 oco 000 DairyCow_06 ore 000 DairyCow_07 White Tag oo 0 00 DaryCow_08 Blw Tag oco 0 00 DatryCow_09 Red Tag 000 0 00 DaryCow_t0 Green Tag 000 000 DairyCow_l Wate Tag oro 0 00 DairyCow_t2 Wate Tag oco 0 00 DowyCow_t3 Blo Tag 000 000 Dairy Cow _t4 Green Tag om 0 090 DaryCow_t5 Green Tog o0 0 00 oo oc oco ono O00 oco 000 oco oco 000 om oco CE E E E E R E E E E T AAAA A a oocooocooooococooooeo ooqgoeooocooooeoce eoocooae The Mother Pre Weaning Loss Report eeeeoeocoesaeaooaeeosceosoese eccoocooocooocrno cwre AI 6 Mother Pre Weaning Loss x 44 ott Wm BSA foe Hl Totes o tw k Page 1 of1 Mother Pre Weaning Loss Sorted by Animal ID Animal ID Alternate ID Parity Stillborn Other Died Cow 0514 White Dall 1 0 0 Dairy Cow_01 Tag 9234 1 0 0 Dairy Cow_02 Tag 5932 2 0 L Dairy Cow _02 02A vinie Tag 0 Dairy Cow_02 Blue Tag 1 0 0 Daly Cow_03 01 venna Tag 0 Dairy Cow_04 yinne Tag 4 0 0 Dairy Cow_04 014 Vente Tag 0 Dairy Cow_0S 0 Daly Cow 06 0 Dain Cow _07 venna Tag 0 Dairy Cow_08 Blue Tag 0 Dairy Cow _ 09 Red Tag 0 Dairy Cow_10 Green Tag 0 Dairy Cow_11 Wih e Tag 0 Dairy Cow_12 Vente Tag 0 Dairy Cow_12 Blue Tag 0 Dairy Cow _14 Grean Tag 0 Dairy Cow_15 Green Tag 0 Daiv Cow 16 Blue Taa 0 184 The Notations Report E Notation Repo
50. 07 Alfalfa Silage 19 231 Ibs Dairy Cow 02 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9615 lbs zi Choose this tab to record feedings for your livestock The information you enter in this tabbed window is important if you are going to print feed conversions or other feed reports from the Reports tabbed window If you are using Farm Funds the program will take the data you enter here to automatically calculate feed conversions for groups of animals in Farm Funds Tip If you have installed Farm Stock as a stand alone program then you will find that the Feed tabbed window is disabled You will not be able to view this window or use any of its features To enable the Feed window you must install Farm Tract You may find out more about Farm Trac and other useful software by visiting the Farm Works Software website at www farmworks com products or by calling the Farm Works sales team toll free at 800 225 2848 The Milk Test Tab Milk Test Lactation fi gt Calved Bull 10 owor 2005 150000 5500 25 000 50 090 Wall under legal kmit lor Somatic Cel Court Choose this tab to see and record milk tests and dairy statistics Farm Stock lets you match the lactation with the parity for a cow or goat and the program even calculates the milk sales for each animal for you Each time you select the Record button to save a milk test and milking statistics for an animal Farm Stock saves the 29 Farm Stock Step by Step
51. 200 00 5 51400 70333 Average 1 ond 120090 5514090 120090 551490 708 33 i Total 4 0 480000 22056 480000 22056 283333 all i F gt fei ost i Kirn a a REE REE ER T Microsoft Word opens the Market_Report doc file 182 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Other Reports Other reports you may print or save are The Mother Detailed History Report Mother Performance Detaled Ci XM 4 505 B Bem po ah Tats iow Gl Mother Detailed History Cow_8514 4130 2007 Animal ID Cow_8514 Birth Group ID Alt 1D White Doll Sire Current Sire Bull 09 Dam Alt 1D Bull Brute Breed Holstein Age days 3 556 Color Black amp White Parity 1 Status Date of Birth 874 1997 Location Dalry Barn Date of Entry 8 4 1997 Group Dairy Cows Date of Death MPPA 0 00 No Born No No Others Bith Adj Birth Calving No Age Alwe _Stiliborm Mummies Died Weight Weight Ease Weaned Weaned 0 50 00 50 00 1 No difficulty 1 204 0 50 00 50 00 1 204 0 50 00 50 00 1 204 5 fZ 183 Farm Stock Step by Step The Mother Performance Lifetime Total Report her Perlorty Lifetime Total 4 tot me BBO OOOO JA Tes toe ht Mother Performance Lifetime Total Sorted by Age Adj Born Diedat Birth Birth Transfer Prewean Number Animal ID Alt ID Parity MPPA f Cow 3514 Wate Doll om 500 50 00 DairyCow_01 Tag 9234 101 08 4200 50 00 DairyCow_02 Tag 5982 199 92 145 00 155 00 DawyCow_02 024 Write Tag on 000
52. 3 Farm Stock Step by Step Health Record f Animals Treated Date Calf_0001 fos 4 2007 y Reason Annual Vaccinations Treatment Vaccinated X Shot Location Lot Number Rump or Thigh Shot Type Intramuscular Administrator Dr Doolittle Dose Units i mil Comments Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirasi Animals Treated 10 Cond template Pease Enter the same information for your calves and you are done Farm Stock Fie Add Edt Main AnimalID Query Heb Location Group Animal ID Animal Type Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt lal Now select Dairy for Animal Type lt All Locations gt for Locations lt All Groups gt for Group and lt All Animals gt for Animal ID then check out your calendar 134 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Cow Dairy Cow 01 Dairy Cow _02 Dairy Cow _62 02A Dairy Dairy ti Dairy Cow _04 Dairy Cow _06 Dairy Cow 07 Dairy Cow _08 Dairy Cow _03 Dairy Cow _10 Dairy Cow _11 Dairy Cow _12 Dairy Cow _13 CaN oomi Dairy Cow 14 Calf 0002 Big Rock Dairy Cow _15 ait 0003 Buli 09 Dairy Cow 16 aif 0004 Bull 10 airy Cow 17 Cai 0005 Bull 04 015 airy Cow 18 Cai 0006 Bull _05 Cai 0007 Bull_06 iry C Calf 0008 Buli OF 04 01 Ca 0003 Bull _08 D Cow_i CaN 0010 Farm Stock has recorded all of the shot records for you too 135 Farm Stock Step by Step FA Farm Stock Fie AddJEdt Main Animal f Que
53. 4 lt Add Edit gt Artificial Insemination Straws used Main Animal Co Now you observed Brutus servicing the cow today on 8 11 05 so keep that as the date It was a natural mating of course so select the down arrow of the Type list box and choose Natural from the drop down list j Mating Service Record i F Options Location Bull s Pasture ID Bull 09 Group lt All Groups gt ARID Bull Brutus Animal ID Left Ear Tac Status Ready for Breeding Le w_85 4 Avhite Doll Date 08 11 2005 Type Natural gt Strews used per Animal Main Animal Comments First service observed for him l Same as main animal Mate Comments w Have veterinarian examine her You want to enter notes for the animals Under Main Animal Comments type the note for the bull First service observed for him Under Mate Comments type the notation for the cow Have veterinarian examine her Select Cow_8514 as the mate to highlight her and select OK 86 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning anton st EN ae Na oh PANS Se en tuo 4 Note li Bull s Pasture Fi ig Se i d Farm Stock now shows the service by Brutus in the Mating tabbed window lt All Animals gt To see that Farm Stock recorded the service for the cow in her records select Cow_8514 in the Animal ID list box 87 Farm Stock Step by Step EFA Farm Stock SS You see the cow s new
54. 5 a Farm Stock displays the Print Calendar dialog box where you may choose the options you want to be included in the report and how you want the program to display the report 173 Farm Stock Step by Step Print Calendar Format C Window aiii DailyEventReport oto March 2007 C Defined Event Repo Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Defined Event 25 26 27 28 P 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 Sort by 18 19 20 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 Date Akka C Animal C Defined Event O Today 4 30 2007 i v C Completion For this report you want to print all of the events for one month So select March 1 2007 as the start date Print Calendar Format r Show C Window C Completed Events Daily Event Report Non Completed Events C Defined Event Report _ AllEvents Defined Event r Sor Order Ascending Sorby C Descending Date C Animal Date Range C Defined Event Start End c PaT 03 01 2007 070172007 H Josvsvvzo07 3 03731 2007 yj ey R Then select 03 31 2007 as the end date and select Print to display the print preview and Done to close the dialog box 174 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports E Calendar Report xus 102M BBS fore z Me Tato iw soost Calendar Events Page 1 of 2 Sorted by Date 32007 3312007 Date Animal Event Information Completed 31272007 Big Rock Heath Yee White Tag 3132007 Bull _04 018 Health
55. 6 154 210 Printing Report Of eeeeeeeeeeeeeeee 196 Record Dialog BOX sses 96 Tabbed Window c csseseceeeeeeees 26 95 Viewing Automatic Entries for 104 Weight oir hierait 22 67 98 211 Bitmap IMages n se 65 Blends of Feed cscccceesecceeeeeeeeeetees 147 Bloodline ce eececeeeeeceeeeeeseeeees 25 73 108 Bloodline Tabbed Window 25 73 BMPEFIIGS 03 nei eseicn i tildie Glee wees 65 Borm Eventer nanna i 76 107 Farm Stock Step by Step Bread nade iente 22 52 97 175 Breed Dialog BOX ccceceeteeeeeeees 53 97 Breeding Stock ccceesseeeeeeees 18 22 56 BRS asian eae aeu aan 138 142 BUINS Sastearatita tte SA cdl tities 17 21 44 BY D EE E E aneevaetie tine 138 142 Cc CAFO bs a tuipelie a aA 58 59 Calendar Automatic Entries Made to 92 104 Events Report eeccccceescceeeesseeeeeeneees 183 PHN ae d p cae ee alae 183 Tabbed Window escceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 24 TIMENE o raroa aA at ated ad feta nas 75 Calf ianea aana iene thee 73 95 Calves eeeeeeee 17 21 126 130 143 211 Calling 800 225 2848 i 9 12 20 30 128 207 260 488 3492 00 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees i 207 Farm Works Software cccccseeeees i 207 Sales T am ccc 0ccscseseeseeeeeeeeeeeeees i 207 Technical Support i 207 Calving Date ea eE dattiie A eet eecbean 97 ESO iii Aoi vee eee 97 Dick Satew cong E E T 97
56. A W seup Notes E Calendar E Blood Line S Mating Aen amp wea Health FF inventory set Wweight GWirepots Breed OB MikTest Inventory Record Location Al Locations E Group All Groups Check Bull_03 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_0 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1200 000 Ibs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_06 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_05 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1200 000 Ibs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_04 01B North Pasture Ce ee 135 000 ibs 135 000 Ibs Bull 09 Bulls Pasture Dairy Breeders qo 1 491600 000lbs 1600 000 j r 1 1600 000 Ib 1600 000 Ib Bia Rock North Pasture Dairy ee 1500 000 lbs 1500 000 Ibs eo Pl a a ok a anh alt a WE Select the Inventory tab to see that Brutus is added to your inventory with the bulls that you imported from the sample project His location group and weight that you added are displayed too 65 Farm Stock Step by Step FYI You will see other ways Farm Stock makes automatic entries in the next tutorial FA Farm Stock A Bile AddEdt MainAnimalID Qu y Heb Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt A 2 Setup F Notes Calendar 4E Blood Line F Mating T Birth Wean Health FF inventory Sell hk Bweight GiRepors reed GB mMikTest Sell Record G Animals to Se
57. Animals gt IA amp Setup A Notes Calendar Pinentoy set weit ing Seim Ween Heath eports Feed 8 Milk Test Now select Dairy for Animal Type Dairy Barn for Location Dairy Cows for Group and lt All Animals gt for Animal ID 141 Farm Stock Step by Step aioxi ile Add Edt ManAnmallD Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam Dairy Cows lt All Animals gt amp seup Z Notes E calender Bloodline F MAEMESE Dairy Cow_02 ET inventory E seu S Weight Eh Rep Dairy Cow_01 Dairy Cow_02 02A Dsiry Cow_06 Select the dairy cow at the top of the drop down list in the Animal ID list box which is Cow_8514 Lactation fi Calved Bull 10 Farm Stock shows that Cow_8514 has given birth to one calf which is Bull 10 so she is not a heifer and you may record a milk test for her Tip Farm Stock will only allow you to do milk tests for female animals that are dams with a lactation number of one or higher If you cannot enter a milk test for a cow or goat chances are the animal has an incorrect lactation number of zero and you will have to change this on the setup tab or enter a birth before you may record a milk test Date _ Lbs Milk Fat _ Protein SCC 03 20 2007 A Select the Date combo box and type 03 20 2007 for the date and then select the Lbs Milk text bo
58. Annual Vaccinations Bull 09 03 12 2007 100Pounds Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations Bull 10 03 12 2007 100Pounds Vaccinated Annual Yacoimations Farm Stock has recorded the vaccinations for all your bulls in just a few easy steps The program has also automatically taken some notes for you To see this select the Notes tab EN Farm Stock loj x Fie AddjEdt Mein Animel 1D Query bsp Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Free Stall Bam aex Bulls lt All Animals gt I B P iwenoy se weigh CoRepors Breed MikTest Sep amp Notes Calender E Bloodline amp Meting sih S Wean Heath Notes Bull_05 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD Pi3 BRS Bull_06 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Bull_07 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P3 8RSY Bull_08 03 12 2007 Healh Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Big Rock 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P3 BRSY Bull _04 01B 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Bull 09 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD Fi3 BRSY Bull 10 03 12 2007 HealthActon Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD FIJ BRSY 0371272007 0371272007 Eupeme In the Notes tabbed window select 03 12 2007 in each of the calendar combo boxes and select Update Farm Stoc
59. Annual Veconalions Dairy Cow_04 03 13 2007 100m Vaccinated Annuel Vaccinations Dairy Cow_05 03 13 2007 1 00 ml Vaccinated Annual Vaconations Dairy Cow 06 03 13 2007 100ml Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations Dairy Cow 07 03 13 2007 100ml Vaccinated Annual Vaccinations I Use this tabbed window to record vaccinations and other health actions to treat or prevent diseases or injuries You may also use this window to document pregnancy testing castrations and other events You may select one animal or an entire group of animals Farm Stock makes it easy to enter health records for an entire group of livestock with just a few clicks of the mouse The Inventory Tab E inventory Inventory Record Location All Locations FE Group All Groups Check 126 000 Ib 126 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs D Cow_02 014 Dairy Bam Dairy Cows 1 Dairy Cow_20 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 Dairy Cow_18 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs DeiryCow_16 Oairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1700 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs Nain Cow 14 Main Aam Nain Cows 1 TINN NAN Ihs T7NN NNN ths i ee e A fee Choose this tab to record the movements of animals between locations and groups You may display all of the animals on your farm or every animal that is in a certain location or group With this tabbed window you may also document deaths of individual animals 26 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock The Sell Tab Sell Sell Record Animals
60. BRSY X Farm Stock displays all of the notes for your herd sorted by Animal ID For example you see a nearly complete history of all the events we have recorded for Cow_8514 which is White Doll the dam of the bull Junior Notice that we documented a service for her on 8 11 05 and take note that she gave birth to Junior on 5 21 06 and that she weaned the calf on 12 11 06 Farm Stock also shows that she was vaccinated on 3 13 07 and that her milk test on 3 20 07 had a SCC well below the legal limit 159 Farm Stock Step by Step FA Farm Stock E oj x File AddjEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt gt lt ll Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt 34 TP inventoy sei weigh Reports Fea Mik Test Setup Notes E Calendar Bloodline S Mating Bith S Ween Heath Notes AnimaliO Date _ p NoteType Nota Cony_8514 08 11 2005 Moatina Serice Have veterinanan examine her Bull 09 06 11 2005 Moating Sernice First sence observed for him Cow_8514 06 21 2006 Gave Birth No complications with birth Bull 10 06 21 2006 Bom Cow _8514 12 11 2006 Weaned Offspring Big Rock 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BRSV Bull_04 016 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Bull 09 03 12 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Bull 10 03 12 2007
61. Creating Management Codes 18 22 58 99 Management Codes Dialog Box 59 ManlalStia cc atin tanita ane 207 Market Report ceeseeeees 171 190 Mate Programs recce cernir aaan 4 Mating Tabbed Window 25 73 88 91 Mating Service ccccccsceeeesseeeeeees 89 93 Mating Service Record Dialog Box 89 Menu Bat 2200006 13 16 34 45 69 74 MOOV tviesegisseecee aeons a See Change Microsoft Excela ninth tebten catenin atk 29 172 Windows Operating Systems i 7 15 WINCOWS 98 esii orraa 4 WINCOWS XP eeeeeeeeneeeeeeenaeeeeeeaaeeeeeenes 7 WOM e eoira er uana aieia 29 172 191 Milk Percent Fabraic eia 152 SEO ces e na a aa rA 155 Tabbed Window ccccsseseseeeees 31 150 TOStSiivaei ath aie tiets 24 31 150 169 Milking Recording Tessenek na 150 Mixed Breed sssessissssrrssrrresrrrresrerresren 97 Mother And Father Report seese 178 Detailed History Report ee 194 Lifetime Total ccccceceeeeeeeeees 171 195 Performance cceseeeeeeeeeeeeeneees 171 195 Pre Weaning Loss Report 171 195 Move Animals Dialog Box 127 161 Moving Groups of Livestock c ceeeeeeeeee 126 Individual Animals 86 N Name Alternate ID eee 19 22 52 98 New Animal AOGING ie ec23 Sie het Ais een 51 Type Dialog BOX ceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 45 New Average Weight 120
62. Farm Stock Step by Step pe Custom Report t Lolummns Farm Stock displays the Custom Report dialog box Type Animal IDs in the Report Title text box and then select the first item to add to your report Animal Name and select the Add button Select Alternate Name next and select Add 188 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Do the same to add Left Ear Tag Right Ear Tag Electronic ID Breed Color Group and Location 189 Farm Stock Step by Step Custom Report Then select Animal Name and select the Ascending button to have Farm Stock format the report in ascending order by Animal Name Select Record to save the report and Done to close the dialog box 190 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports FN Farm Stock 5 xj Fie Add EdE Main AnimalID Qu ry Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt J e amp Seup F Noies Calendar Bloodline S Maing Ww sith S Wean Health TF inventory sea weight CH Repons Bree MikTest Report Name Sye Animal Molher and Father gt Standard Animal Weights History Standard Calender Report Standard af Edt Health Action Standard inventory Repor by Location Standard Market Report Standard Mother Peformance Detailed Standard To Mother Performance Lifetime Total Standard Mother Pre Weaning Loss Standa
63. Farm Stock Step by Step Version 11 0 and higher for Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Farm Works Software is a division of CTN Data Service Inc 6795 S State Road 1 P O Box 250 Hamilton IN 46742 0250 Phone Sales 800 225 2848 Phone Technical Support 260 488 3492 Fax 260 488 3737 E mail farmwork farmworks com Website www farmworks com Credits Chief Executive Officer Norman Teegardin Project Manage s 2 sceceeee ees R Scott Nusbaum Deb Hurraw EqmtorSssc ssurenracechorsh E Saa Deb Hurraw Claudia Weesner Technical Writer Christopher Irwin Desktop amp Electronic Publisher Christopher Irwin Research Consultants 0 05 Tony Bowers Joe Caprino Jeff Geiger Cover Designer amp Creator 55 Brian Stark Special thanks to all the dedicated professionals at Farm Works Software who made this publication possible Table of Contents Chapter 01 Welcome to Farm Stock cccccccceeeceeceeeeeeeeeaeeeeeaeeeeeeecaeeesaaeeseaeeseneeesaeessaeeeeeeeee 1 A Powerful Program That s Painless to USC eeecceeseteeeeeenneeeeeeaeeeeeeaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeneaaes 2 Chapter 02 About Farm Works Software cccccccccccesceeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeesaaeeeeaeeseeeeeseaeeeeaeeneneeee 3 Software Modules Offered by Farm Works Software cccccceeeececeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeseeeeeseeeesaaeeseeeesaes 3 Chapter 03 Using Thi
64. Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_01 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_02 03 13 2007 Heslih Acon Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_03 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PIS BASY Dairy Cow_04 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_05 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PIS BASY Dairy Covr_06 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BD P13 BRSY xj fosraoyeo0s 5 043072007 Update J You may also sort the notations by date by selecting the Date column header Doing so reveals that Bull 09 serviced Cow_8514 on 8 11 05 and that she gave birth to Bull 10 on 5 21 06 and weaned him on 12 11 06 You may also notice that all three were vaccinated on 3 12 07 In the next chapter you will learn how to print and save reports for these records and others 160 Chapter 10 Saving amp Printing Reports Bits You have come a long way from the beginning of the first tutorial and should give yourself a hardy pat on the back You entered records for your first animal You recorded all the information for the life cycle of an offspring from the mating of its sire and dam to the offspring s birth to its weaning You learned how to enter records quickly and efficiently for groups of animals
65. INGE 200 DeiryCow_02 Tag 5982 Bul_437 092295 T LW1993 400 DairyCow_02 Tag 5982 DazyCow_02 02A 321 1996 45 00 DairyCow_02 024 White Tag DeuyCow_03 Blew Tag DazyCow_03 01 T1996 33 00 DairyCow_03 01 White Tag DeiryCow_04 White Tag DaxyCow_O401A AILN996 5200 Dairy Cow _04 White Tag Bul 0401B8 L19965 oo DetryCow_04 014 White Tag DetryCow_05 DeiryCow_06 DeiryCow_07 White Tag DetyCow_08 Blue Tag DeiryCow_09 Red Teg Pinieee Tms 1 Menn Ten J 185 Farm Stock Step by Step The Service Report Bd Service Report with Details x4 tot BSA e Tots o Sat e Service Report e 4 90 2007 Animal ID Current Alt ID Mate Date Gender DewyCow_01 Bull_05 081805 1271991 Cow Teg 9234 Blach Tag 903 DeiryCow_02 Bull_05 081205 SNS Cow Tag 5982 Black Tag 903 DairyCow_02 Boll_06 021205 910992 Cow Tag 5982 DeiryCow_03 Bull_07 081305 SBNGSS Cow Blue Tag Blue Tag DetryCow_04 Big Rock 4 1995 Cow White Tag White Tag DairyCow_06 Bull_07 081205 orinses Cow Ble Tag DairyCow_07 Boll_08 081205 3221999 Cow While Tag Wihote Tog DairyCow_08 Bull_05 081305 8131 1999 Cow Blue Tag Black Tag 903 Cow 3514 Boll 09 812005 Cow W date Doll Bull Bratue Total Animals Animal Weights History Chart E Weight Chart x4 id rha BSA J C M Tate ios sos Animal Weights History 49 2007 Animal ID Bull 10 Junior Date Weighed 186 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Customizing Your Ow
66. Mating sith S Ween Heolth Tt inventory sei weigh CHRepons Breed MikTest Inventory Record Location All Locations Inv aa Check Group Groups Arima ID eee a a ee 550 000 Ibs 135 000 Ibs Free Stall Bam Dairy Bulls 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull 06 Free StallBorn Dairy Bulls 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs A 07 Stoll re Doiry Bulls _ ___1200 000 ibs 1200 000 Ibs xi Now you move the bulls that you do not want to sell out to pasture and keep the ones you do want to sell in the free stall barn So so record the move this way Select the first bull from the list that you want to sell that is Big Rock Hold down the Shift key and select the last bull from the list that you want to move that is Bull_04 01B Farm Stock highlights the two bulls you selected plus all the bulls in between Record the movement by selecting the Transfer button Tip You may also select several animals by holding down the Control key and clicking one animal at a time with your mouse For example you might leave Bull_06 unselected but select Bull_05 Bull_07 and Bull_08 by using the Control key and clicking on the three bulls 151 Farm Stock Step by Step Farm Stock displays the Move Animals dialog box You moved the bulls at the end of March so type 03 31 2007 in the Date combo box In the Location list box select North Pasture to record the movement of the bulls to that location Then se
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68. Notes Breed O mikTes Notes E Calendar 4E BloodLine S Mating Bih 2 Ween Health Dae P Cow 8514 05 21 2006 Gave Birth No complications during bith The notation indicating the date of Junior s birth is displayed EN Farm Stock Gie AddjEdt Hsin Arimel 1D Query Help o x Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture Breeders Cow 8514 zla PPivenoy ise Wweign MBRepos Breed MikTest setup BF notes E colendor Bloodline S Mating Binh 2 Weon Heath May 4 2006 Show Actual Tue M Show Expected Thu Calendar Select the Calendar tab Notice that the Give Birth event is recorded for Junior s dam 102 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning t lt All Animels gt Bull 09 To view the Born event on the calendar for the calf select Bull 10 from the Animal ID list box ree zi p F Bull s Pasture x Dairy Breeders amp LE The calendar shows the date of birth for Junior 103 Farm Stock Step by Step EN Farm Stock Daiy z Burs Pasture Dey Breeders i a ATA wa i EH ia tab Double click Junior s icon x Cow_9514 Pag White Doll There is Junior s family tree showing the calf his sire and his dam 104 Pr Bull 09 Show Parents Show Offspring y Bull 10 Show Ancestors jc i Junior S Born 05 21 2006 Died v Show Icons Ahad at Chapter 08 Mating Birthi
69. Products Mik MarketWeight Num Sold Bull_05 087805 04 30 2007 1200 000 lbs 1 Bull_06 081605 04 30 2007 1200 000 lbs 1 Bull_O 087805 04 30 2007 1200 000 Ibs 1 Bull_03 081805 04 30 2007 1200 000 Ibs 1 Bull_487 092295 09 22 1995 1200 000 Ibs 1 See Farm Stock displays a list of every animal listed as sold Now go ahead and check out the notes Farm Stock entered for all the information you have entered in this tutorial FN Farm Stock 5 xj Eie added Main ArimalID Query heb Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy B Locations gt feal Groups gt lt Al Animals gt gt a inventory sea weigh GoRepons Breed MikTest S setup Z Noies E3 calender Bloodline S Maing eih S Ween Health Notes R AnimaliD Date Note Type Note o prer apeo eee Make sure the list box bar displays Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt and lt All Animals gt and then select the Notes tab 158 27 3 10 17 24 1 28 4 11 18 25 2 as Lil 2005 29 5 12 19 26 3 30 6 13 20 27 4 31 14 21 28 5 Today 4 30 2007 Sat 1 2 8 39 15 16 22 23 29 m 6 7 Chapter 09 Working with Groups 04 30 2007 Ea Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Change the start date for the Notes display to April 30 2005 and then select the Update button LE o File Add Edk pan ArimalID Query Help Animal Type Dairy Location FF inventor
70. Setup Dialog BOX ssassn 177 Printer SelSCtiNg A oo eienen iiaa 177 Product Sales Dialog BoX cee 157 Project Creating vis dreina durard ainei nden ndana eaaa aia 9 MOONIN a isinen E 33 36 Dialog BOX rare en ire 9 Managers ernaia e a i SAMPle esae a R 33 36 Selecting sseesseesseesseessrnssrneonnessnessnesenessse 9 Selection Dialog BOX ssseeeeeeeeeeeeeen 9 Farm Stock Step by Step Property Liste roccia 58 Protein Percentage sseeereerrrnnnenn 152 Q Quantity Sold 20 0 0 eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeneees 157 Query M Nu ccccccecsseeeessteeeeessteeeeess 16 19 Quick Start Guide s es 6 9 20 47 Quick Tour of Farm Stock 15 R Raven Industries 4 Reason Dialog BOX 133 Recommended Vaccinations 4 138 Recording seeen See Entering Registering Farm Stock 0008 6 8 20 Registration NumberS ccceee 8 20 Renaming AN Animal esineen 52 Animal Type ceanna aa 45 GlOUP eithin ie a a 50 LOCatON etita A a eaten 49 Reports Animal Mother Father ccc0e 178 Animal Weights History 0 180 Calendar Event cccsseeeseeeeeeeee 183 GUSTOMIZING he eaea annadsa eina 198 Dialog BOX ssie 186 Health Action cccceecseeeeeesteeeeeeeteeeeees 186 Inventory by Location 172 Market ste ivtcn acter A 190 Mating ServiCe cccececccceeeesteeeeees 197 Mother Detailed History 194 Mother Performance 195 Othetasr ia
71. Show Both Show Zero Groups v Show General Living deceased or either m Breeding non breeding or either Males females or either 7 Identified unidentified or either 2 FAQ Q Some menu items have letters that are a lighter color and nothing happens when click them Why A When a menu item is grayed out this means that the option is not currently available for example if the Print menu item is grayed out you may not have a report that is ready to print Another reason that menu items may be disabled is that you may have not registered your software For information regarding how to register Farm Stock see the Quick Start Guide e book included on your Farm Works Software CD or you may purchase the Quick Start Guide booklet by calling 800 225 2848 Use the Help Menu to 19 Farm Stock Step by Step Help Contents Context Sensitive About Search the Farm Stock help file contents View Farm Stock help by context View the About Farm Stock window which includes information regarding the program s version number and the phone number website and e mail address you may use to contact the Farm Works Software sales and software support teams The List Toolbar Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt x Like the menu bar the list box bar makes it easy for you to enter or find reco
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73. Vaccinated and select Add and Done Your veterinarian is giving the vaccinations intramuscularly so select lt Add Edit gt from the Shot Location list box Shot Location Shoulder Rump or Thigh Hs 4 In the Shot Location dialog box type Rump or Thigh and select Add and Done 127 Farm Stock Step by Step Date 03 12 2007 Reason Annual Vaccinations Treatment Vaccinated X Shot Location Lot Numb Rump or Thigh Shot Type lt Add Edit gt Subcutanious In the Shot Type list box select Intramuscular Administrator Administrator Dr Doolittle To enter your veterinarian s name select lt Add Edit gt from the Administrator list box Type Dr Doolittle in the Administrator dialog box Select Add and Done In the Dose text box type 1 and choose lt Add Edit gt from the Units list box 128 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Unit of Measure Unit of Measure In the Unit of Measure dialog box select Pounds then type ml in the text box and select Rename and Done Q On the Web Many web sites provide information regarding immunization recommendations for livestock One such site is hosted by the University of Arkansas which may be viewed at these links www uaex edu Other_Areas publications HTML FSA 4012 asp www uaex edu Other_Areas publications HTML FSA 3009 asp www uaex edu Other_Areas publications PDF FSA 3059 pdf
74. Weight tab Farm Stock shows you have not recorded the 205 day weight or weight at weaning for Junior Select Bull 10 and select the Edit button 113 Farm Stock Step by Step Livestock Weights 7 Options Location Bull s Pasture Group Dairy Breeders Date 12 11 2006 Reload Animais Reload Animals Animal Name Count Avy Days Old Avg Wt New Avg Wt rotal Gain il 204 550 Junior weighs in at a whopping 550 pounds In the Livestock Weights dialog box enter 550 in the New Average Weight text box and select OK FA Farm Stock slo oj x File AddJEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture gt Dairy Breeders Bull to 34 Setup Notes EA Calender Bloodtine S Mating Bith S Wean Health FF inventory sell SR Weight EH Reports Feed Milk Test Weight Record AnimallD Bull 10 Altemate ID Junior Current Status Newborn with Dam Bull 10 12 11 2006 550 000 ibs 205 Dey Weight Junior s 205 day weaning weight is now recorded 114 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Entering a Health Record Now all you have to do is record the vaccinations that your veterinarian gives Junior Vaccination Calendar tab and then double click the Vaccinate event Select the Calendar Add Edit Event F Animalo Bull 10 Alt ID Junior I General Event Event Type Vaccinati
75. ating either a natural mating or one by hand or by artificial insemination Wean Symbolizes the actual date you wean an animal from its dam or foster dam Wean Offspring Stands for the expected date you will wean an animal Weighing Represents the actual date an animal is weighed or the expected date you have scheduled to weigh the animal Farm Stock automatically adds expected or scheduled events only if you designate these events as triggered by other events For example you may have the program automatically trigger a Give Birth event 280 days after you record a Service event As soon as you record a mating Farm Stock automatically schedules a reminder in both the Notes and Calendar tabbed windows on the date the dam is expected to give birth This eliminates guesswork and is a handy way to keep track of expected events for a limitless number of animals 70 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning File Add Edit Main Animal ID Que An nimal Types Locations De Groups Property Lists Contemporary Groups Groups of Animals Now you will practice adding a triggered event Begin by opening the Predefined Events dialog box Select Add Edit from the menu bar and choose Defined Events from the drop down menu Predefined Events e Predefined Events Event Details EventLength fi days Ber Color rs Triggers Event Days After Wean 115 N
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77. ault Icons Options Convert UDFs Days View Syne StockMate M anois Return to Main Program Recalculate Inventory Semen Inventory Make a backup copy of a project Farm Stock displays this menu item only if the software is installed as a stand alone program otherwise you may make backups from the Farm Works office interface Restore a backup copy of a project Farm Stock also displays this menu item only if the software is installed as a stand alone program Print a report 16 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock Set up a new printer or have Farm Stock print to a different printer Change the default icons or pictures used to represent your livestock animals Change the program s options a fly out menu presents you with menu items to convert user defined fields UDF s to modify the days viewed to change measurement systems used to recalculate inventory and to document semen inventory Synchronize Farm Stock with a handheld computing device running the Farm Stock Mate program Return to the main program which is the Farm Works office interface if Farm Stock is installed as a stand alone program you see the Exit menu item instead On Your CD You may view demonstrations of Farm Stock Mate and other Farm Works Software applications on the Farm Works Software CD To view the demonstrations select the Tutorials Demos and Manuals option from the Farm Works Software CD splash s
78. ax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BRSV Calf_0007 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSV xj 0371272007 EE 03714 2007 smmirm ts fta me A quick check of the Notes tabbed window shows all the vaccinations recorded for your entire herd Entering Feed Records for a Group Another convenient feature of Farm Stock is its ability to let you document feeding for an entire group of livestock Now you fed the cows in the dairy barn so go ahead and record this FA Farm Stock File Add Edt pain Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Deiry Deiry Barn Dairy Cows z Select Dairy for Animal Type Dairy Barn for Location Dairy Cows for Group and lt All Animals gt for Animal ID 136 Animal ID lt All Animals gt A Chapter 09 Working with Groups Tip Farm Stock will not allow you to view the Feed tabbed window if you have installed the software as a stand alone application This window will be disabled until you install Farm Trac To inquire about Farm Trac please call one of our helpful sales team members toll free at 800 225 2848 Be sure to ask about other Farm Works Software applications too such as the Farm Funds accounting program for desktop computers and the Farm Stock Mate program for handheld computing devices mM Farm Stock 5 xj Bile AddiEdk Mein Animal ID Query heip Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy
79. by Step Now record the same wean event for your dams Select the Give Birth event and select Add to add an event that Farm Stock will trigger whenever you record that a cow gives birth Triggered Event Setup The Triggered Event Setup dialog box appears 74 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Triggered Event Setup Triggered Event Predefined Events Event Details Event Length fi days Bar Color E Triggers Event Days After Select Record to save the changes then select Service from the Predefined Events list box 75 Farm Stock Step by Step i Predefined Events Now you know that the normal gestation period for most dairy cows on your farm is around 280 days so go ahead and change the number of days for Farm Stock to wait before scheduling this event Select the Service event then select the Give Birth triggered event and select Edit Triggered Event Setup Double click the 320 in the text box type 280 and select OK 76 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Predefined Events i Predefined Events Event Details Event Length fi days Ber Color gt Select Record to save the change to the number of days after a Service event that Farm Stock will trigger the Give Birth event Now select the Wean event and select Add Triggered Event Setup Triggered Event Weig hing X
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82. creen that automatically appears when you put the CD in your optical drive Tutorials Demos and Manuals Use the Add Edit Menu to EAlFarm Stock Eile Add Edit Import Main Animal An be Animal Types Locations Groups Property Lists Contemporary Groups Defined Events Groups of Animals Add an animal type such as dairy cattle hogs or horses Add locations for the animals Such as pastures or barns Add animal groups such as bulls calves dry dairy cows and wet dairy cows Add optional properties for animals such as gender color vaccinations and more Add contemporary groups Add predefined events such as births health records mating weaning and weighing for which Farm Stock will enter automatic records for you Enter documentation for entire groups of your herd such as status health codes management codes breeds colors and breeding stock 17 Farm Stock Step by Step FYI Do not be concerned if you have questions regarding how to use the items in the drop down menus You will have an opportunity to practice using them later when you take the tutorial Use the Import Menu to Import Main Animal IC Import Animals Import EPD s Import Health Import Weights Import animal records Import expected progeny differences EPDs data Import health records for your herd mport weights of your livestoc
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84. ct a percentage under 100 from the list box or select Whole Page from the drop down list E Inventory Report by Location x4 in hm RA foe Totnes 100 Inventory Report by Location qmr Oro Aa mallo Bbi G ove Wianey T Farm Stock reduces the size of the display 166 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Ep Inventory Report by Location x id 4 1 of 1 gt rl n le amp roox Inventory Report 4 30 2007 Location Grou Animal ID Status To print the report select the Print button Print x Printer System Frinter IR330 400PCL Print Cancel Copies 14 Collate Copies alt Pages Erom 1 To Farm Works displays the Print dialog box which indicates the printer to where it will print the report and the printing options Select All for the print range one for the number of copies and select OK O gla fox To change the printer where Farm Stock will print the report select the Printer Setup button 167 Farm Stock Step by Step Print Setup f 2j x Printer Name MIR330 400PCL Print Properties WIR3S3SO 400PCL Print 1 Step RaboPDF Acrobat Distiller Canon GP300 405 PS Ver 1 0 In the Print Setup dialog box that Farm Stock displays choose another printer from the Printer Name list box and select OK BS Inventory Report by Location ld 4 1of1 b ose current report view To close the
85. cts Alternately you may call to speak to one of our friendly and knowledgeable sales team members toll free 800 225 2848 ny Farm Works Test A File View Mapping Open Project Save Map Make Backup Print Printer Setup Preferences gt Import Export Map Setup Sync Trac Mate Run Farm Stock To open Farm Stock from the Farm Works office software interface select File from the menu bar and choose Run Farm Stock from the drop down menu that becomes visible 12 Chapter 04 Starting Farm Stock FA Farm Stock 15 o xl Fie AddiEdt Main Animal tO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID m H inventory E sell SR Weigt Reports B Fee gt Setup Notes Calendar E Blood Line F Mating Birth Sa Wean Fn Health Aroen I Date Weight User Defined Items Cou M hears o OOO O OOOO ee a Electronic p Weaned z m Ganda 7 E dreano T EE J E Pasty 8 Births n a ga This opens the Farm Stock program File AddjEdt Query Help Print Printer Setup Default Icons Measurements Syne StockMate To return to the Farm Works Office interface select File and choose Return to Main Program from the drop down menu 13 Farm Stock Step by Step Farm Works Software If you have installed Farm Stock as a stand alone program you will not see the Project Selection dialog box or the Farm W
86. d and Done Tip Do not be confused by the fact that Farm Stock offers more than one way to accomplish similar tasks The Record and Rename command buttons may both be used to change the name of a category in the program For example to rename a location in the Location dialog box you use the Rename command button To rename a group however you use the Record command button in the Add New Animal Type dialog box Adding a New Animal Now it is time to add your new bull Brutus to the location and group you just added to your farm 48 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal FA Farm Stock loj x File AddjEdt Import Main AnimaliD Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt gt lt All Groups gt gt lt New gt X SP inventory E sell SE Weight GH Reports E Feed 8 Mik Test S Setup Notes Calendar Blood Line F Mating fe Birth Sa Wean Health Animal ID E Date Weight User Defined Items k w 3 S Iz ooo Right Ear 3al Oo Sia E Lett Ear Tag ga 2 Change Electronic ID 7 _ Mik Death yj can a I Breeding Stock Bee Pasty Births Coke Status 7 Sref x Mor Code z Damf a ee E E zi aaa Sivas very ren Start out by selecting the Setup tabbed window where you will enter the information for Brutus your new bull Select Dairy as the Animal Type lt All Location
87. dard Lf a Mother Pre Weening Loss Standard Noteaton Report Standard Offspring Report Standard Service Report Standard Service Report with Details Standard Service Report wth Location Standard amp Pi Weight Chart Standard i Select this tab to view and print out a wide range of livestock documents With the tabbed window you may display and print reports for Sires and dams of calves Weight gain of animals over time Calendars of scheduled and recorded events Health events such as vaccinations Inventory and market reports Birth and weaning records for cows Service and mating records Plus several other reports Farm Stock also lets you print customized reports by selecting the Add button and then choosing just the items you want to print The Reports tabbed window enables you to save reports in many different formats too You may save a report as a Microsoft Word document Microsoft Excel spreadsheet Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format PDF file Or as one of many other formats 28 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock The Feed Tab D Feed Feed Record AnimallD All Animals Alternate ID Current Status Cow_8514 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9 615 lbs Cow_9514 03 19 2007 Com For Feed 38 462 Ibs Cow 98514 03 19 2007 Alfalfa Silage 19 231 Ibs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9 615 lbs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 2007 Com For Feed 30 462 lbs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 20
88. dd locate edit and print livestock records For now you may take this quick tour of Farm Stock to familiarize yourself with the program The Title Bar fE Farm stoe iox As with most programs made for Microsoft Windows Farm Stock has a title bar that displays the name of the program and has a command button El and a minimize ml restore 5 and close x button 15 Farm Stock Step by Step Tip If you find that you are cannot activate the Farm Works office interface window by selecting it you have probably minimized Farm Stock Before you may use other Farm Works office software such as Farm Funds or Farm Site you must locate the minimized Farm Stock program on your Microsoft Windows desktop and close it To close the minimized program simply select its title bar and choose close from the pop up menu Once Farm Stock is closed you can use the Farm Works office interface to access Farm Funds and the other office programs amp Restore Move Size Minimize O Maximize Asor Ae BY Asa of BS The Menu Bar File Add Edit Import Main AnimalID Query Help The menu bar contains a collection of six drop down menus that you may use to take advantage of many features of Farm Stock the File menu the Add Edit menu the Import menu the Main Animal ID menu the Query menu and the Help menu Use the File Menu to FA Farm Stock File Add Edit Import Main Print Printer Setup Def
89. ders Bul 10 IEN TF inventory sea wein Ch Repots Breed MikTest amp Setup Notes EE calender 4 Bloodline S Mating Bim S Wean amp Hesam December gt Iv Show Actual e Decembar 2006 we e Iv Eoee Bull 10 Yaccination 26 a7 28 36 Selecting the Wean event and holding down the left mouse button displays a pop up message that Farm Stock marked the event as completed for you Double clicking the Weighing event displays the Add Edit Event dialog box that indicates the event is not completed Next you will record Junior s weight 112 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Entering a Weighing The next day you put Junior on the scales to see how much weight he has gained since birth He weighs in at a whopping 350 Ibs Go ahead and record his weight Animal ID lt All Animals gt lt All Animals gt Big Rock Calf_0002 In the Animal ID list box select Bull 10 to display Junior s records I aor File AddjEdt Main Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt euirs Pasture Dairy Breeders Bun 10 Je S Setup Notes EB Calender E Blood Line F Mating a Birth amp Wean Health t iwenoy sen SE Weight DD Repons Feed E MikTest Weight Record AnimallD Bull 10 Altemate ID Junior Current Status Newoom with Dam gt Animal Date Wight WeightType 0 000 Ibs 205 Day Yveioht SE Weight Select the
90. e The perfect companion to Farm Trac Farm Trac Mate integrates with Farm Trac to provide exact field record keeping Farm Trac Mate lets you enter field data when it is convenient for you while you are still in the field It takes the hassle out of keeping records to give you more time on the farm and less time in the office Farm Site Mate This software gives you the power of Farm Site in the palm of your hand Farm Site Mate lets you use a handheld computing device and a GPS receiver to get site specific mapping scouting and soil sampling while you are in the field You may then save the data to your personal computer running Farm Site when you return home Farm Site Mate also works with most variable rate controllers to assure that you have precise application of your product Farm Stock Mate This software application takes the pain out of entering records when you return to the office With Farm Stock Mate all you have to do is take your handheld device with you to the barn or pasture and enter records on the fly When you return to the office just save the information to your desktop computer that is running the Farm Stock program Farm Stock Mate makes it that simple Guide Mate The guidance module of Farm Site Mate adds an on screen light bar to keep you on an almost perfectly straight path Guide Mate is the first product to provide an affordable guidance solution that works on industry standard handheld devices Rav
91. e 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Calf Shed 12 3 4 5 6 7 Dairy Barn Free Stall Barn OE R ante f rm h North Pasture Select the calendar button to choose 3 12 07 as the date to move the bulls Now select Free Stall Barn from the Location list box Location Fre e Stall Barn Group lt Unchanged gt lt Unchanged a Dairy Breeders Dairy Calves Dairy Cows Then select Dairy Bulls from the Group list box 119 Farm Stock Step by Step 2 On the Web To find out more about Farm Funds and other Farm Works Software applications check out the Farm Works Software website at www farmworks com products or call our friendly and knowledgeable sales staff toll free 800 225 2848 FA Farm Stock Gie Add Edt Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt l lt All Animals gt A lt All Locations gt amp Setup 4 Bull s Pasture E Blood Line F Mating T Birth Wean Health F inventory Cot Shed weight GHRepots Feed E MikTest Inventory Reco Location All Locations A Group All Groups Check Avg Weight Total Weight D Covw_02 014 Dairy Bam Doiry Cows 1 126 000 Ib 126 000 Ibs Dairy Cow 20 Dairy Born Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_18 Dairy Barm Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_16 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs Dai
92. e prior written consent of CTN TERM This license is effective upon opening the package and shall automatically terminate if you breach any of the terms and conditions herein Upon such breach you agree to destroy all copies of the Software and discontinue use thereof Limited Warranty The Software is sold AS IS You assume the entire risk as to the selection result and performance of the Software However CTN warrants the magnetic diskette or CD on which the Software is recorded to be free from defect in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of original purchase Upon proof of purchase CTN will replace a defective diskette or CD at no cost except for the cost of shipping which will be paid by the Purchaser YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF DEFECT IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF THE DISKETTE OR CD provided that the diskette or CD has not been abused in any way THIS LIMITED WARRANTY CONSTITUTES YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY AND THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY OF CTN AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ALL OTHER OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES OF SELLER IN NO CASE IS CTN LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES OR FOR LOST DATA You many not sublicense assign or transfer this license the program or the re
93. e sale of grade A milk for all of the dairy cows Then select OK 148 Chapter 09 Working with Groups D rarm stoa aicix fie AddiEd Man ArimalID Query Hel Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Deiny Bam lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt Je amp seup Notes E3 Calendar Bloodline S Mating Bih S Wean Hean FF Inventory Ssa Bweight CHRepons Feed GF MikTest Sell Record C Animals to Sell Location Dairy Bam C Animals Sold Group ail Groups Sold Products Products Milk 5000 000 Ibs 1000 000 Ibs 6000 000 Ibs macas Farm Stock records the sale of milk for April 2 2007 Checking Your Inventory rarm stoa E Fie AddiEdk Man ArimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt l lt All Animals gt le amp Seup Notes Calendar Demy Bree TR Inventory Sell sq Dairy Bulls Inventory Record ing Binh Sa Wean amp Health ns Fed amp MikTest Next it is time to sell some of your bulls at market To do this select the Inventory tab and then select Diary lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt and lt All Animals gt to display your entire herd 149 Farm Stock Step by Step FN Farm Stock if loj xj fie AddiEd Man AnimalID Query Hel Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt An Locations gt f lt AlGrous
94. e state that it was in before the time you import the sample project If you have installed other Farm Works office suite software you do not have to create a backup before importing the sample project because you may create a new project when you complete the tutorials Farm Stock does not include the feature to create a new project as does the Farm Works office suite If you do not create a backup in Farm Stock you will have to manually delete all sample project records after you have completed the tutorial After you restore the backup you may begin entering actual livestock records for your own farm Once you have made the backup follow these instructions Insert the Farm Works Software CD in the tray of your personal computer s CD ROM DVD or other optical drive and close the tray Exit _Inc All Rights Reserved If the Farm Works CD splash screen appears select Exit to close the splash screen 31 Farm Stock Step by Step A Farm Stock Restore Project File Add Edit Main A Backup File Make Backup Project Backup From ea I H Print Printer Setup y l Backup is from a version earlier than v4 1 Default Icons Options Sync StockMate Import Animals Exit Open the Farm Stock program Select File from the menu bar and choose Restore from the drop down menu The Restore Project dialog box appears In the Restore Project dialog box select Browse Restore Project 2 x Look in
95. eatures to the software suite Our software is designed to help you the modern farmer operate your farm efficiently and with greater profitably The software does the hard work so you do not have to work as hard Farm Works Office Software Modules The Farm Works office software Farm Trac Farm Funds Farm Site Farm Stock and Site Pro are programmed for IBM PC compatible personal computers with Microsoft Windows 98 or later operating systems Here is what these software modules offer you Farm Trac It is the next generation in crop record keeping software Farm Trac is a mapping and field documentation application designed with today s cultivator in mind This software enables you to draw and virtually farm your fields automatically keep records of field history and chemical usage apply direct costs to each field and plan future farming operations We know you will find Farm Trac to be a real plus when it comes to keeping track of your farm Farm Funds A complete farm cost management program that takes the hassle out of your finances Farm Funds fully integrates with Farm Trac and Farm Stock to maintain your books on both the accrual and the cash basis This full featured accounting program gives you the assurance of knowing exactly how profitable each enterprise actually is on your farm It accurately maintains all the records you need for tax purposes too Join the many farmers who are glad they let Farm Funds save
96. ect dialog box select OK to close the dialog box 10 Chapter 04 Starting Farm Stock Project Selection ap New 2 Change Project Project info Tee a roject Project sy The Project Selection dialog box appears once more and it displays your new project name To open Farm Stock make sure the project name is highlighted and select OK FYI Itis not necessary that you create a new project to take the quick tour of Farm Stock in the next chapter of this user guide If you have previously created a project with other Farm Works software you may open that project instead However if you do not create a new project now you will be required to do so before you load the sample project from the Farm Works Software CD in a later chapter You will employ this sample project to practice using the program 11 Farm Stock Step by Step iniz Bile wew Mapping Setup Hstoy parning Active Layer Hep Aug 01 2005 tapping Toots 3 RI BVINAoleH4 YT EL SR Click or rubber band to select The Farm Works splash screen displays a welcome message and then fades from view If you have installed other Farm Works office programs such as Farm Funds or Farm Trac the Farm Works office software interface appears 3 On the Web To find out more about Farm Funds Farm Tract Farm Stock Mate and other Farm Works Software applications check out the Farm Works Software website www farmworks com produ
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98. eef and milk Movements of Stock To track transfer of animals from one location or group to another location or group on your farm Printable amp Exportable Reports More than 15 comprehensive built in reports that you may print or save in many formats including Microsoft Word documents and Excel spreadsheets Saved reports may be printed or sent as e mail attachments In addition you may easily create your own customized reports of exactly the information you want Plus Much More Complete mating birth wean and health information as well as notations and calendar reminders Farm Stock even automatically takes notes and schedules reminders on its calendar for you Farm Stock Step by Step A Powerful Program that is Easy to Use Farm Stock is designed and developed by the professional programmers of Farm Works Software with a wide range of input from farmers just like you The program is robust full featured and powerful but it is not difficult to use Many of our programmers have agricultural backgrounds and realize that not a few of our customers may also be novice computer users Our programmers have painstakingly taken the time to make Farm Stock exceptionally user friendly The program is also completely customizable so that you may make your livestock records as detailed or as simple as you like and modify the documentation whenever you want Whether you are a seasoned software user or green behind the ears
99. egulations of the EPA you may read more at http cfpub epa gov npdes afo compliance cfm Add Edit Animal Properties Property List Genders Grade Products Health Codes Health Reason Il Health Treatment Locations Loss Reason In the Add Edit Animal Properties dialog box highlight Management Codes and select OK 55 Farm Stock Step by Step Management Codes Management Codes In Confinement Out to Pasture Foe Rename In the text box of the Management Codes dialog box type In Confinement and select Add then type Out to Pasture and select Add Then select Done Gender Bull Breed Canadienne ba Color Red Brown x Status Ready for Breeding T Mant Code al Health Code lt Add Edit gt In Confinement Location Dairy Breeders Now you can select Out to Pasture in the Management Code list box Tip The Property List menu item is another example of how Farm Stock gives you a choice of ways to accomplish tasks Whether you select the Property List item from the Add Edit menu or select lt Add Edit gt from the drop down list of a particular list box is completely up to you Customizing Farm Stock to Suit Your Needs Now the EPA may classify your farm as an Animal Feeding Operation AFO and require you to abide by the CAFO regulations only if your livestock is confined 45 days or more in a 12 month period Thus you
100. elete the project directory that you are restoring Make sure that this directory does net contain any files other than those created by the program such as scanned maps Do you wish to continue A message box warns that importing the sample file will delete your current project Select Yes to confirm that you want to import the sample project file from the Farm Works Software CD Restoring Backup p Restonng File 00000001 rbkK 00000008 tyrline0000 dat The software shows the progress as it imports the sample project Importing the Sample Project with Farm Works To import the sample project to Farm Stock from the Farm Works Software CD follow these instructions 34 Chapter 06 Using the Sample Project i Exit Inc All Rights Reserved Insert the Farm Works Software CD in the tray of your personal computer s CD ROM DVD or other optical drive and close the drive Project Selection When the Project Selection dialog box appears select Restore Project The Restore Project dialog box comes into view Restore Project Backup File Project Backup From d samples projects x l Backup is from aversion earlier than v4 1 In the Restore Project dialog box select Browse 35 Farm Stock Step by Step I siX Look inc EE My Computer x om EB 3 History Desktop Chris on Server k drive Ctn Emptoyee K My Documents p ia My Computer
101. en Industries which has a proven track record of years of experience with GPS guidance technology developed the software The Guide Mate light bar is easy to follow and the software integrates fully with Farm Site Mate so you may quickly access maps of your field while you are planting spraying or harvesting Chapter 3 Using This Step by Step Guide Bis Farm Works Software has designed this user guide for both the beginner who has never used the program and the experienced Farm Stock user who wants to get up to speed on the new features of the latest release of the software If you are a veteran Farm Stock user you should find this publication valuable as a reference source You likely will frequently utilize the Index to locate the specific information you need If you are new to Farm Stock you will likely get the most out of this user guide by reading the chapters in succession and completing each one before moving on to the next Here is asummary of each of the subsequent chapters Chapter 4 Starting Farm Stock Shows you how to start Farm Stock for the first time The chapter also explains the differences between opening the stand alone program and opening the program that you have installed with other Farm Works office software Chapter 5 Quick Tour of Farm Stock Is designed to get you familiar with the program The chapter takes you through a short excursion of the layout of the program and briefly describes its major features
102. eport you want to print To create a customized report to print select the Add button The Edit Delete and Copy buttons are used to change remove or make a duplicate of a customized report FYI You will learn how to make your own customized reports later in this tutorial FYI If you have not already imported the sample project from the Farm Works Software CD you may want to do so now so that you will have some of the same in formation displayed in your reports To install the sample project see the earlier chapter Using the Sample Project in this user guide In addition some of the information shown in these reports will be different if you have not taken the previous tutorials 163 Farm Stock Step by Step atior G mam ena r CAI Groupe Animal yaram and Father Animal Weights History Calendar Report Mother Performan Mother Pre Weani Notation Report Offspring Report Service Report Service Reportwit Weight Chart Double click Inventory Report by Location Farm Stock shows the progress as it readies the report to print 164 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports E Inventory Report by Location xia 4 tot Hm BA z Oe tain teat ot at P Page 1of1 Inventory Report by Location 41302007 Location Group Animal ID Status Age Breed Weight Unkxown Unkso on 8 Farm Bull 007 615 Ibs Total Animals T Calf Shed DairyCalves Can 0001 3 058 Holsten 120 00 Ibs Car 0002 3 058 Holste
103. ery Heb Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam my Cows a Dairy Cow_04 gt seup Notes E Calendar E Bloodtine S Mating sith Se Wean Heath W iwenoy ser weit GRepons Feed B Milk Test Lactation fi Caived Dairy Cow _0401A Date Lhs Milk X Fat X Protem Scc 22000 5000 20000 130 000 000 Do the same for Dairy Cow_04 also 145 Farm Stock Step by Step f E Farm Stock Dp aan ster When milk tests have been entered for all of the lactating cows have in the group or location Farm Stock displays a blank record Selling Milk for a Group Next you should record the sale of your milk 146 Chapter 09 Working with Groups FA Farm Stock O x File AddjEdt Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Dairy Barn Dairy Coves lt All Animals gt gt aa a Setup Notes EB Calender 4E Blood Line F Mating Birth gt Wean Health FP iovertoy ST Sel SE weigh oRepors Breed MikTest Sell Record Animals to Sell Location Dairy Bam C Animals Sold Group Dairy Cows C Sold Products Products J D Cowr_02 01A 9416 days D Corr_01 01 4684 days Dairy Cow_20 5583 days Dairy Cow_16 5583 days Dairy Cow_1 5583 days Dairy Cow 16 5583 davs ioe sl ES 1 1 1 Dairy Cow_1 5583 days 1 1 1 1 With your Dairy Cows group still selected choose the Sell tab EN Farm S
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105. f birth An error message box pops up to remind you that it is not optional to enter a date of birth for Brutus Select OK to the message box 63 Farm Stock Step by Step Animal ID Date Weight Current aa a ae Start 0870972005 E 1600 00 Birth 0870172000 E 60 00 Weaned aa a 0 00 Mkt Death EE Select the Birth Date combo box not the calendar button and type 8 1 02 and then select the Birth Weight text box and enter Brutus birth weight of 60 pounds Select the Record button again and this time Farm Stock saves the information You may view Brutus records by choosing Bull 09 from the Animal ID list box Calf_0002 Calf 0003 FA Farm Stock E i Bj xj File AddjEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt lt ll Groups gt Bull oF bd 94 TP inventory set weim Reports Feed 8 MikTest gt Setup Notes EA Calendar Blood Line F Mating Birth fa Wean Health Animal ID Bul 08 i Date Weight User Delined Items Ab ip Bul Brutus Curent 08 08 2005 a 160000 E U Stan osas 16000 oars Gontned Left Ear Tag Bith 0870172000 Dif m00 i 000 Picture Elechonic ID Weaned a z Mit Death 7 f Gender Bul re a Breed Canaderns gt Baye ss 3 3 Coke Fied Brown x a Statue Feadv ior Bieedna Ste sa Fam bao Mork Code Oit to Pasture X Dam osy co
106. ffspring Weighing Select Record to save the change then select Done to close the Predefined Events dialog box Farm Stock will now keep track of these predefined events and triggered events Born Triggers a Wean recorded for the offspring in 205 days Give Birth Triggers a Wean recorded for the dam in 205 days Health Service Triggers a Give Birth recorded for the dam in 280 days Vaccination 81 Farm Stock Step by Step Wean Triggers a Weighing the same day and a Vaccination in one week for the offspring Wean Offspring Weighing Triggers another weighing in 365 days for any animal Moving an Animal You may recall from the previous chapter that you put Brutus in the Breeder s group and the Bull s Pasture location Before you may record a service between Brutus and a cow you must let Farm Stock know that both animals are in the same location or group So move one of your cows to Brutus pasture zo i Ele AddiEdk Man AnimallD Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt z lt All Groups gt gt lt New gt MEI First make sure that Dairy is selected as the Animal Type lt All Locations gt is selected as the Location lt All Groups gt is selected as the Group and lt News gt is selected as the Animal ID in the list box bar Animal ID Calf_0009 Calf_0010 Dairy Cow_05 In the Animal ID list box selec
107. following the dot at the end of a file name indicate what type of file it is and tell your operating system what program will open the file To see an alphabetical list of common file extensions and the programs that use them check out this website http whatis techtarget com fileFormatA On the CD You do not need to install any additional programs to save reports in some formats such as Rich Text Format documents RTF or Text files TXT To save files in other formats you may need to install additional software For example to save a report as a DOC or XLS file you must first install Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel If you want to save reports in Portable Document Format PDF you will need to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader program installed on your system The option to install this free program is available on the Farm Works Software CD To install the program insert the CD in your optical drive and select Tutorials Demos and Manuals from the Farm Works Software CD splash screen Then select Install Adobe Acrobat Reader from the second splash screen that appears Inventory by Location Report zio xi Fie Add EcR Main AnimalID Quary Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID fo airy lt All Locations gt v lt AJI Groups gt lt All Animals gt gt 34 To print an inventory of all of the animals of a herd select Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt and lt All Animals gt
108. g and weighing a FYI As with the previous tutorial the tutorial in this chapter requires that you import the sample project from the Farm Works Software CD If you plan to follow along with the tutorial but have not imported the sample project please follow the instructions to do so in the chapter Using the Sample Project Adding Predefined Events One of the most convenient features of Farm Stock is its ability to record events for you When you record a mating weighing birth or other event the program automatically adds the events to both the Notes and Calendar windows For example when you add a service in the Mating tabbed window the program records the service in both the Notes and Calendar tabbed windows The events Farm Stock enters for you may be view in the Predefined Events dialog box which you may access via the menu bar 69 Farm Stock Step by Step Predefined Events Event Details Event Lenath days Bar Color E gt r Triggers Event Days After te Ace 4 Edit Remove Farm Stock automatically adds both actual events that have occurred and expected events that are scheduled These actual and expected events are Born Denotes the actual date an animal is born Give Birth Indicates the expected date a dam is scheduled to give birth Health Designates the actual date of any medical condition or treatment you record Service Signifies the actual date of a m
109. h as scanned maps Do you wish to continue ea A message box warns that importing the sample file will delete your current project Select Yes to import the sample project 37 Farm Stock Step by Step Restoring Backup amp Restoring File 00000001 rok O0000006 fyr inet000 dat 7 The software shows the progress as it imports the sample project Farm Works Pract File View Mapping Open Project Save Map Make Backup Print Printer Setup Preferences b Import Export File Add Edit Que Map Setup Animal Type Sync Trac Mate Cattle Cattle Hogs From the Farm Works office suite interface select File and choose Run Farm Stock from the drop down menu The Farm Stock program launches Select the Animal Type list box to see the animal types imported from the sample project Select Dairy from the drop down list 38 Chapter 06 Using the Sample Project ro acom a Select the down arrow of the Animal ID list box to view all the animals that Farm Stock imported Now that you have the sample project imported into Farm Stock roll up your sleeves and get some real hands on experience using the software In the next chapter you will practice entering the records for your first animal a fictitious bull named Brutus 39 Chapter 7 Entering Your First Animal Nie Hands on practice is the best way for most people to learn new skills including the skills
110. he Weaning Date combo box and type 12 11 06 select the Location list box and choose Calf Shed from the drop down box and type Calf needs vaccinations in the Comments text box Select OK 1 12 11 2006 Calf 8514 01 1 Farm Works now records the number weaned for Cow_8514 as one 109 Farm Stock Step by Step Next select the Calendar Offspring event tab to see that Farm Stock automatically recorded a Wean 110 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Add Edit Event Double click the Wean Offspring and you see that Farm stock also marked the event as completed lt All Animals gt Big Rock Bull 09 Bull 10 Calf_0002 Now select Junior Bull 10 from the Animal ID list box 111 Farm Stock Step by Step FA Farm Stock 40 x Fie AddjEdt Main Animal f Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture mm Breeders gt Bull 10 gt 34 Ef inventory sell SE Weight GH Reports B Feed Milk Test a Setup notes E Calender 4 BloodLine 9 Maing Birth Sa Ween Heem December 2006 A E The calendar now shows that Farm Stock has automatically added a Weighing event scheduled for the day the weaning took place and a Vaccination event one week after you weaned the calf FA Farm Stock Fie AddjEdt Main AnimalID Query Help 2 5 x Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dei Buis Pastura Dairy Bree
111. hedule Save as Blend Date 03719 2007 5 Comments Mo The Feed Record dialog box comes into view You fed your cows on 3 17 07 so select 03 19 2007 as the date of the feeding You fed them a blend so select the Blends option button 138 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Boar mineral blend Cow Mix Silage Corm Mineral Dairy Blg Mix Silage Com Mineral Dairy Calf Mix Clear Schedule Save as Blend Then select Cow Mix Silage Corn Mineral and select the Add to Schedule button Add Blend Farm Stock displays the Add Blend dialog box which has calculated the number of pounds it took to feed the 26 dairy cows you selected Select OK 139 Farm Stock Step by Step Feed Record Feed Items Boar mineral blend Cow Mix Silage Com Mineral Dairy Bull Mx Silage Corn Mineral Dairy Calf Mix C Supplies Blends Add to Schedule Feed Schedule 50 000 250 000 1 000 1 000 000 0 250 tens 2 000 000 500 000 E Clear Schedule Save as Blend Date 03 19 2007 Es _ Back at the Feed Record dialog box Farm Stock displays the quantity and total pounds of each type of feed in the cow mix that you used to feed your livestock Select OK to record the feeding record Tip When you record the feeding Farm Stock asks if you want to also document this in the Farm Funds accounting program If you have installed Far
112. ies G Mcrosctt Clp Gallery B Moosoft Office Tools yev yv yv YSA C documents s A Morosoft works amp Settings B Pictureclip LE Printte Internet Printing ER Search b Startup 2 Help FE Adobe Reader 6 0 E Internet Explorer gt pa Bun Merosoft Word GB Moosoft works Log Off dad E Notepad E Outlook Express E Picture It Express Astari G E Si 3 Select Start then Programs or All Programs in Windows XP then Farm Works Software and then select the Farm Works icon Another way to start Farm Stock is to double click on the Farm Works icon on your Microsoft Windows desktop Tip eaS aci a If you have installed Farm Stock but not the other Farm Works office software the default icon will have a livestock animal on a bright blue background The default name for this icon is Farm Works w Apa If you have installed other Farm Works office software such as Farm Funds or Farm Trac the icon will have a red barn in a green barnyard Farm Stock Step by Step 2 FAQ Q I have Farm Stock installed as a stand alone program On my farm raise pigs but no cattle Is there a way can change the icon on my desktop to show a hog instead of a heifer A Sure Farm Stock gives you several icon pictures from which to choose To change the picture simply right click the Farm Works icon on your Windows desktop and choose Properties from the drop
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115. in as many or as few of them as you wish to choose For example you might choose to give each animal an Animal ID but leave the Alternate ID Right Ear Tag Left Ear Tag and Electronic ID text boxes blank Later if you name an animal something like Brownie you might want to add that name to the Alternate ID text box If you do not care to record ear tags you do not have to add anything to the Right Ear Tag or Left Ear Tag text boxes Itis completely up to you how detailed you want your records of each animal to be in Farm Stock The only information that is obligatory at the Setup tabbed window is the Animal ID and the Date of Birth Even Location or Group may not be necessary if you have a small livestock enterprise where your entire herd resides in one pasture on your farm Gender Bull Breed Canadienne Y Color RedBrown Status Mant Code Health Code v Brutus is mature enough for mating so you should make a note of that in the Status list box Select lt Add Edit gt from the drop down list to add this information 51 Farm Stock Step by Step Tip When you finish the tutorials and are ready to begin entering your own livestock into Farm Stock you may find a good strategy is to enter only an Animal ID Date of Birth Gender Breed and Location for each animal Then after all of your livestock are entered with this general information you may go back and add more information that is detailed
116. is IBR BD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_14 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_15 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_16 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PIS BASY Dairy Cow_1 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BASY Dairy Cow_18 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BASY Dairy Cow_19 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD P13 BRSY Dairy Cow_20 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PIS BASY Bull_05 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI BRSV Bull_06 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSV Bull_07 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BRS Bull_98 03 12 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BRS Calf_0001 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BRS Calf_0002 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BRSV Calf_0003 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PI3 BASY Calf_0004 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSV Calf_0005 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD Pl3 BRSV Calf_0006 03 14 2007 Health Action Anthr
117. is suitable for beef cattle dairy hogs dogs horses donkeys sheep goats lamas bison deer elk farm raised fish chickens turkeys ducks pheasants other foul and nearly any other domesticated or semi domesticated creatures Farm Stock provides a complete record keeping system for every aspect of your livestock business The program records Complete Details of Livestock Including breed gender color health code management code five different ways to identify each animal by animal ID alternate ID right ear tag left ear tag and electronic ID and much more Complete History of Animals from Birth to Slaughter Including dates when born weaned and sold at market or deceased weights gain over time health conditions and treatments mating service offspring and parities milk production and milk test histories just to name a few Genealogy So you may keep track of the sire and dam for each animal including the offspring that are the result of artificial insemination and view a complete family tree Feed Fed and Weight Gained To help you to determine what mixture of feed produces the best increase in weight Milking Tests Statistics Which you may use to track results over time including dates of milk tests amount percent fat and percent protein of milk and somatic cell count SCC results Inventory Including both animals and animal byproducts such as milk sold and total weights of b
118. istory bhi Bee ifr d ah Toate 1of4 Animal Weights History bch 4 30 2007 Daily Gain Daily Gain Animal ID Alt ID Date Weight From Start From Last Big Rock white Tag in Oles 0 00 Ibs 000s 92999 1 500 00ike 0 35 Ibe 03s Average Weight Da Farm Stock displays the first of four pages of the report xX 4 4 1of4 a amp K To view the next page and the next animal s information select the Go to Next Page button ER animat Weights History x M4 264 gt 5 o last page To view the last page of the report select the Go to Last Page button 171 Farm Stock Step by Step E Animal Weights History x4 sd rH G amp A i A Tate 100 803 Animal Weights History Page 4 of 4 4 30 2007 Daily Gain Daily Gain Animal ID Alt ID Date Weight From Start From Last Bull 10 Junior 5212006 000lbs 0 00 Ibs 2 45s 12112004 550 00lka 2 45 Ibe Oos Average Weight SO8 00B s Farm Stock displays the last page of the report E Animal Weights History xe tot bw BSS for z Tate ios eos i i A Page 1of1 Animal Weights History 4 30 2007 Daily Gain Daily Gain Animal ID Alt ID Date Weight From Start From Last Big Rock White Tag GIANSES 50 00lbe 0 00 Ibs 000s ran 999 1 500 00lke 0 35 Ibe 03s Average Weight TTS O0Ds Bull_04 018 Red Tag 4 1996 lke 0 00 Ibs 00s l 5996 135 00lbe 1 27 Ibs 1 27 bs Average Weight 8750s Bull 09 Bull Brutus r12000 DOlks 0 00 Ibe SA
119. ivestock in a group for example you may add an event to your calendar to remind you on what date a group of newly purchased livestock should be vaccinated Actual events that you enter yourself for example you may record a mating service on the day you observe it Expected events that you anticipate for example you may have Farm Stock automatically schedule an expected birth 280 days after you record a mating Predefined events that the program automatically adds to the calendar after a triggering event occurs for example you might configure Farm Stock to schedule vaccinations for calves one week after they are weaned 23 Farm Stock Step by Step The Bloodline Tab Blood Line Bull 09 Pr Bull Brutus Barn 0801 2000 Died s e COW_B514 ie White Doll Born 080471 997 Died Choose this tab to see the genealogy for a specific animal or for a group of related livestock Farm Stock displays icons to represent each sire dam and offspring in a family tree The family tree conveniently shows each animal s ID date of birth and if applicable date deceased The Mating Tab S Mating Mating Record AnimallD Bull 09 Alternate ID Bull Brutus Current Status Ready for Breeding Atternate ID Comments 06 17 2005 Cow_8514 White Doll First serice observed tor him Pick this tab to record and view mating or service events for a specific animal In the tabbed window you may add a mating yo
120. k Farm Stock will import data from files saved by other programs such as spreadsheet or word processing applications These may be Comma Separated Value CSV files or Generic Import text TXT files Use the Main Animal ID Menu to Display Livestock by Main Animal ID Que v Animal ID Alternate ID Right Ear Tag Left Ear Tag Electronic ID Animal ID number or name Alternate ID number or name Right ear tag number or color Left ear tag number or color Electronic ID number The checked menu item is the item that Farm Stock will display in the Animal ID list box see The List Box Bar section below 18 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock Tip If you cannot remember where to find a specific menu item try selecting one drop down menu at a time and looking at the items in each menu Chances are you will find the item for which you are searching If you still cannot locate it try selecting Help and choosing Contents In the Farm Stock Help window select the Search tab and type the name of the item that you are trying to find A list of help topics will appear Choose a topic to read it Use the Query Menu to Display Only Animals That are tte Query Help Show Non Living Only v Show Living Only Show All Show Non Breeding Only Show Breeding Only v Show Both Show Males Only Show Females Only v Show Both Show Identified Only ied Only Show UnidentiF
121. k displays the vaccination records for the bulls including all of the names of all of the vaccines you just typed in the Health Record dialog box 131 Farm Stock Step by Step SEA Farm Stock res wareentarins how Now record the vaccinations for your cows that the veterinarian administered on Tuesday Select the Health tab then select Dairy Barn for the Location and Dairy Cows for the Group and then select Add 132 Chapter 09 Working with Groups EEE lll Date 03 13 2007 9 Reason Annual Vaccinations Treatment Vaccinated X Shot Location Lot Number Rump or Thigh Shot Type Intramuscular Administrator Dr Doolittle Dose Units if mil Comments Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosi Animals Treated 26 Cond template l Save Template Select 03 13 2007 for Date Annual Vaccinations for Reason Vaccinated for Treatment Rump or Thigh for Shot Location Intramuscularly for Shot Type Dr Doolittle for Administrator 1 for Dose and ml for Units Then type Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BRSV in the Comments text box Select All to record the vaccinations for all 26 cows and then select OK FA Farm Stock Eie AddjEdt Moin AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Col Shed Se lt All Animals gt al To wrap it up on Wednesday select Calf Shed and Dairy Cows in the list box bar and select Add in the Health tabbed window 13
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123. lays the print preview window for the Animal IDs report FN Farm Stock Calender Report Health Action inventory Repon by Location Market Report Mother Performance Detailed Mother Performance Lifetime Total Mother Pre Weaning Loss Notation Report Otispring Repor Service Report Service Report with Details Senice Report with Location Weight Chart To modify the report select the report in the Reports window and select Edit You may also create a backup copy of the report by selecting it from the list and selecting the Copy button 192 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Report Name Animal IDs Custom Animal IDs 1 Custom Animal Mother and Father Standard Animal Weights History Standard Calendar Report Standard Health Action Standard Inventory Report by Location Standard Market Report Standard Mother Performance Detailed Standard Farm Stock creates a copy of the report called Animal IDs 1 To delete this copy select it and select Delete Delete Report X Q Do you wish to delete Animal IDs 1 In the Delete Report message box select Yes to remove the report 193 Farm Stock Step by Step 194 Chapter 11 Support Options for You Bits The easiest way to get assistance with your Farm Works software is to select Help from the program s toolbar Hel Farm Tras Index About Farm Eund About Farm Stock How to Use Help About Farm Werks From the Help context me
124. lect OK N Farm Stock ation Locations gt Next check that Farm Stock no longer shows the bulls are as in the free stall barn Select Free Stall Barn from the Location list box 152 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Weight ee ne MM Total v 1200000 bs 1200 000 Ibs Free StallBarn Dairy Bulls 1200 000 bs 1200 000 Ibs Free Stell Barn Dairy Bulls 1200 000 ibs 1200 000 Ibs Free Stell Bam Dairy Bulls 1200 000 ibs 1200 000 Ibs Farm Stock only shows only the bulls you want to sell in the barn 153 Farm Stock Step by Step Selling a Group of Livestock Next record the sale of the bulls in the free stall barn FN Farm Stock im nimal type meen parean aan Dory z FeestatBom lt AlGroups gt feam Select the Sell tab and choose the Animals to Sell option button 154 Chapter 09 Working with Groups LV ox Bile AddiEdk Mein Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Free Stall Bam lt An Groups gt lt All Animals gt a D seup Notes EH celender 4E Bloodline S Mating Birth amp Wean Heath FF inventory set weint GhRepots Breed MikTest Sell Record Animals to Sell Location All Locations Animals Sold Group All Groups Products iilk Bull_08 4894 days 1 Bull_07 4894 days 1 Bull_06 4894 days 1 Bull_05 4694 days 1 A Ni Deselect ae You sell all the b
125. ll Location Ali Locations C Animals Sold Group All Groups Sold Products Products 6276 days 1835 days Big Rock Bull 09 Bull_04 01B 1 3418 days 1 Buli_05 4886 days 1 Bull_06 4936 days 1 Bull_0 4336 days 1 Bull 03 4336 devs 1 zj Select the Sell tab to see that Brutus is listed here as well and note that his age in days is also displayed File Add Edit Main Animal ID Query Help Print Printer Setup Default Icons ci oar Measurements Sync StockMate Semen Inventory You want Farm Stock to display Brutus age in years months and days To do so select File from the menu bar and choose Options from the drop down menu and then Days View from the fly out menu 66 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal Day Format r Day Format C Days ex 500 days C Months ex 25 months C Months and days ex 15 months 3 days C Years ex 2 years C Years and Months ex 2 years 3 months maara forse tonxtiensttemasYean stews tunmns timed somes tomer a ears and days ex 2 years 74 days In the Day Format dialog box select Years Months Days and then select OK FA Farm Stock p Bj x Fie AddiEdt Main Animal tO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt gt lt ll Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt gt 34 gt Setup Notes EB Calendar E Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean Hea
126. ll that you configured Farm Stock to trigger a Give Birth event 280 days after you the date of any Service event that you enter To see the Give Birth event select the right arrow of the calendar to cycle through the months until you arrive at May 2006 90 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning FA Farm Stock 5 x File AddiEdt Main Animal tO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture Dairy Breeders gt Cow_e514 34 TP inventory set weim Reports Feed MikTest a Setup Notes Calendar Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean Health eo V Show Actual Mey 2006 E amp Stowexpected Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat When you arrive at the month of May 2006 scroll down if necessary to see the Give Birth event scheduled for the 18 day of the month Entering a Birth The day you have anticipated has arrived Your cow gave birth and Brutus is the sire of newborn calf named Junior Now you should enter the birth in Farm Stock Birth Select the Birth tab In the Animal ID list box select Cow_8514 and Add Number Born Number born alive hil In the Number Born dialog box select the Number Born Alive textbox type 1 and select OK 91 Farm Stock Step by Step Birth Record The first thing you may notice is that Farm Stock automatically increases your cow s parity by one as this is the first birth for her
127. lth FEF inventory Sell SE Weight ED Reports Feed B Mik Test Sell Record c Animals to Sell Location Ail Locations C Animals Sold Group All Groups Sold Products Products 7 Big Rock 17 years 2 months 2 days Bull_04 07B Syears 4 months 4 days 1 Calf_0001 6 years 7 months 7 days 1 Calf_0002 6 years 7 months 7 days 1 Calf_0003 6years 7 months 7 days 1 Calf 0004 6vears 7 months 7 daws 1 zj pata Deselect aE Farm Stock now displays Brutus age in years months and days 67 Farm Stock Step by Step r eal Farm SI 03 25 1992 1200 000 Ibs 03 26 1992 1200 000 Ibs 03 26 1992 1200 000 Ibs 04 01 1996 40 000 Ibs 06 15 1936 135 000 lbs Finally select the Weight tabbed window to see that Farm Stock added Brutus to this window too FYI You will learn more about working with groups in the third tutorial in the chapter Working with Groups Now that you have the experience of entering an adult animal in Farm Stock under your belt the next tutorial will teach you to how to follow an animal from conception to birth to wean as you record a mating birth and weaning of a fictitious calf named Junior 68 Chapter 8 Mating Birthing amp Weaning Nie Now that you have completed the first tutorial and have a basic knowledge of how to enter an animal in Farm Stock you may move on to the next tutorial In this chapter you will learn how to enter records for an animal from
128. m Funds select Yes and the feeding will automatically be added as an expense in that program If you have not installed Farm Funds select No Feeding Info xt Would you like to record this action into Farm Funds ath No 140 Chapter 09 Working with Groups IK lox File AddJEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Deny gt Dairy Born gt Dairy Cows gt lt All Animals gt 34 4 Setup Notes Calendar at Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean Health TF inventory set Bweigh CH Reports Breed GB MikTest Feed Record AnimallD Animels at Dairy Bam in Dairy Cows Altemate ID Curent Status Cow 8514 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9 615 lbs Cow 8514 03 19 2007 Com ForFeed 38 462 Ibs Cow_8514 03 19 2007 Alfalfe Silage 19 231 Ibs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9 615 Ibs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 2007 Com For Feed 38 462 Ibs Dairy Cow_01 03 19 2007 Alfalfa Silage 19 231 Ibs Deir Cow 02 03 19 2007 Mineral Feed Mix 9 615 Ibs zi Farm Stock now displays the amount of each feed given to each animal Recording Milking of a Group Milking testing is something you do frequently on your dairy farm and Farm Stock makes it easy to record this when you do To record a milk test select the Milk Test tab ram stoa E Gie AddEdt Main Animal ID Query hep Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam gt lt All Groups gt x lt All
129. m to enter your own livestock 61 Farm Stock Step by Step change photo zx Lookin 2y My Pictures e ce a History amp Desktop ee My Documents w A My Computer ao My Network P T Open as readonly In the Change Photo dialog box you may browse to the folder where you saved the digital photo For example if you have an image of a bull saved in the My Pictures folder you may select My Documents then My Pictures then select the image file and choose Open Tip Farm Works allows you to add a digital photo that is saved as a bitmap BMP a j peg JPG a tagged image format TIF or a clip art image PCX Most digital cameras and image editing software have the capability to save a digital photo as either a j peg or a bitmap image file Bitmap files have better image quality than j peg files but bitmap files are larger and take up more space on a hard drive 62 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal There is Brutus Select OK to save the photo To view the photo from now on just select the View Photo button in the Setup tabbed window Tip Farm Stock even lets you print the digital photo of your animal Simply select the Setup tab then select the View Photo button then in the Photo dialog box select Print Photo Prec Now you are almost done entering Brutus Select the Record Ame button Add Edit Animals x A Invalid date o
130. m tutorial The tutorials are also on 196 Chapter 11 Support Options for You your Farm Works Software CD and may be viewed by selecting Tutorials Demos and Manuals on the splash screen that appears when you insert the CD in your optical drive Downloadable Software Manuals You may download complete guides to using our software to view from your computer or print for future reference at www farmworks com support manual html The manuals are also on your Farm Works CD and may be accessed by selecting Tutorials Demos and Manuals on the splash screen that appears when you insert the CD in your optical drive Online Discussion Groups Forums where you may post questions on our website and receive prompt replies from our software support experts Deb Hurraw and Scott Nusbaum CPA are at www farmworks com discuss E mail and Fax Support Convenient ways to receive assistance from our software support team You may expect up to a one business day response time a few hours most business days Our fax number is 260 488 3737 and our e mail address is farmwork farmworks com Premium Support Farm Works Software also offers personalized professional support at reasonable prices At Farm Works Software we understand that on the rare occasions where you require assistance with our software you may prefer to save time and effort by speaking with a real person That is why we offer a full time dedicated staff of software
131. n type Bull 10 for the Animal ID type Junior for the Alternate ID and then select Bull from the Gender list box Your new addition to the farm is all white in color so select lt Add Edit gt from the drop down list of the Color list box In the Color dialog box type White and select Add and then Done are Information Add Edit Ready for Bree a Double click the Birth Weight text box and type 50 and then select the Status list box and select lt Add Edit gt 94 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Current Status Current otatus Ready for Breeding In the Current Status dialog box type Newborn with Dam and select Add and Done Bull 10 NewbomwithDam o lt Add Edt gt In Confinement pa 2 In the Management Code list box and select In Confinement 95 Farm Stock Step by Step TK x Options Fil Dam Calving ID Cow_8514 Date 05 21 2006 No Born Alive Pay Calving ID Car 8514 01 No Stillborn No Mummies Sire Ease hi No dithoulty x No Other Died ID Bull 09 X Breed Mixed Breed Me F Offspring Information Comments No complications during bith CAC 2 Finally type No complications during birth in the Comments textbox and select OK to save the birth record FA Farm Stock x Fie AddiEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture gt Somers gt Cow_ 8514
132. n 120 00 Ibs Car 0003 3 058 Holstein 120 00 Ibs Cat 0004 3 058 Hoisten 420 00 Ibs Car 0005 3 058 Holstein 120 00 Ibs Cat 0006 3 058 Holsten 120 00 Ibs Car 0007 3 058 Holstein 120 00 Ibs Car 0008 3 058 Holstein 12000 Ibs Car 0009 3 058 Holstein 120 00 Ibs Cat 0010 3 058 Holsten 720 00 Ibs Dery Barn DanyCows Dairy Cow_01 6 202 Holsten 1 700 00 Ibs Dairy Cow_02 6 202 Holsten 1 100 00 Ibs Dary Cow_03 6 202 Holsten 1 700 00 Ibs Dairy Cow_06 6 202 Holstein 1 100 00 Ibs Dairy Cow _05 6 202 Holstein 1 10000 Ibs Dairy Cow_06 6 202 Holsten 1 100 00 Ibs Dairy Cow 07 6 202 Holstein 1 10000 Ibs The Inventory Report by Location print preview window displays a print preview of the report The report includes all the dairy livestock of your herd grouped by location along with their ages breeds weights and identifiers Also displayed is the number of animals in each location You see there are 10 calves in the calf shed E Inventory Report by Location xas tot SBS for eh on o nan airy Cow_0 01A 3 438 Holstein 126 00 Ibs Dairy Cow_02 028 3 449 Holstein 153 00 Ibs Dary Bull Big Rock 6 296 Holstein 1 500 00 Ibs Sun 04 018 3 438 Holsten 135 00 Ibs Bull 09 Ready for Breeding 1 655 Canadienne 1 600 00 Ibs Bull 10 264 Mixed Greed 90 00 Ibs Scrolling down you see 26 cows in the dairy barn and four bulls in the north pasture 165 Farm Stock Step by Step To reduce the display of the report so you may see a whole page sele
133. n Reports FA Farm Stock ki olx Fie Add EGE Man AnimalID Query Heb Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt An Locations gt Dairy Bulis lt Al Animals gt Je Sewp E notes Calendar Bloodline S Maning sith Wean Health T inventory sei SR weigh CH Repons Breed amp MikTest Report Neme Sye Animal Mother and Father Standard oe 2 Animal Weights History tancerd K Calendar Report Standard Health Acton Standard Inventory Repon by Location Standard Market Report Standard Mother Performance Detailed Standard Pe Mother Peformance Lifetime Total Standard Bi Mother Pre Weaning Loss Standard Notation Repon Standard Otispring Report Standard gt Service Report Standard Service Reportwith Details Standard Serice Report with Location Standard amp Pint Weight Chart Standard Another convenient feature of Farm Stock is the program s ability to let you easily create a customized report with just the information you want Just about any item you enter in one of the tabbed windows of the program may be added to the report that you make Once you create a customized report you will not have to create it again because the program adds it to the list of reports you may choose to print in the Reports tabbed window Say you want to make a customized a report that lists all of the identifiers for your livestock To do so select the Add button 187
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135. ng and Weaning Cow_8514 White Doll Born 08 04 1997 Died If you forget who the sire is you may refresh your memory by right clicking the sire s icon and selecting View Photo from the context menu Photo a Photo Oh now you remember The photo of Brutus jogs your memory 105 Farm Stock Step by Step Entering a Weaning Now winter arrives and you notice when you see the calendar for December 2006 that Junior should be ready to be weaned Make sure Bull 10 is selected from the Animal ID list box Then select the left or right arrow to find December 2006 FA Farm Stock i loj x Fle AddjEdk Msin ArimalID Query hel Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy Bui s Pasture pres Bui10 oa TF inventory ser weigh Repos Breed Milk Test S seup Z Notes Calendar Bloodline S Mating sith S Ween amp Health e December gt 2006 fv BBP Shox exreced gt Sun Mon Tues Wed Fri Sat a The Wean event is scheduled for Junior for 5 12 06 106 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Tip The Farm Stock calendar is a great way to keep on top of scheduled events for any of your livestock Each day that you start the program it is a good practice to set the Location list box to lt All Locations gt the Group list box to lt All Groups gt and the Animal ID list box to lt All Animals gt Then select the Calendar tabbed window and make sure tha
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137. nu you may select Index to view an alphabetized index or select the Search tab to find a help topic o x File Edit Bookmark Options Help Gorients Index Bock Bim se 2 gt Cose WINHELP Tree Eunds ie _Stock_ Contents Index g Search Quick Yield Import E23 but on The Quick Yield Import box is where you will go to import a yield Add Btton map Quick Yield Import will automatically read in the data assign it Add Label to a layer and create a default legend for the information Add Layer Advanced Options To use the Quick Yield Import Affect All Layers 1 Click on the Import Yield button on the Quick Yields toolbar to start the Quick Yields Import Wizard Yield Import Filename File Type Ag Leader Case AFS Bina Folder fx share yields albinary 92110701 YLD 950377 19682 F LC jiii 96101301 yld 941301 33049 amr oe 4 bi 2 The program s help window comes into view which you may use to search for topics by contents alphabetical index or keyword search 195 Farm Stock Step by Step rash iojx Fie Yiew Control Help t Farm Trac Farm Fund Farm Stock Farm Site Farm Trac Farm Site F Farm Stock Mate Farm Site Pro bose the training tutorial on the eft that you want to watch Phone Support 260 488 3492 FAX Suppor 260 488 3737 E mail Support farmwork farmworks com You may also view tutorials which are moving and narra
138. o the User Defined Items box and you are good to go The kind of information you may add includes character strings choice fields currency dates or numeric values Character strings are words or numbers in a sentence or phrase Choice fields are information where you answer Yes or No Currency are monetary values such as United States dollars British pounds or Euros Dates are for entering a date when the event is scheduled or completed Numeric values are numbers but not letters Farm Stock also gives you the option of individualizing each animal s records by adding a unique icon and digital photo for each 59 Farm Stock Step by Step Change A Picture To add an icon for Brutus select the Change Picture button Icon Selection In the Icon Selection dialog box select Dairy from the list box and then select the bull that looks closest to Brutus who is red brown in color and select OK Change Picture Brutus icon is now displayed in Farm Stock 60 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal To add the digital photo you took of Brutus today select the View Photo Pemove Foto Pritt enoto In the Photo dialog box select Change Photo FYI If you are following along with the tutorial and do not have a sample digital photo of a bull you may simply select Cancel to the Photo dialog box Adding a digital photo is optional for the tutorials and for when you begin using the progra
139. on Description Vaccination Notes Days Dates 12 18 2006 5 a 1271872005 3 Meo nce Length days fi 2 He Ber Colcr es In the Add Edit Event dialog box select Event completed and in the Notes text box type All vaccines for weaned calf given and select OK 115 Farm Stock Step by Step Selecting the Vaccinate event now shows it is completed FA Farm Stock ioj oj xj File AddJEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture gt Dairy Breeders Bull 10 X TF inventoy ser Wweigh Repots Feed OB MikTest gt Setup E Notes EA Calendar 4 Blood Line F Mating h Birth lt a Wean Health Animal ID But 10 Ab ID Junior Rieu Ta Le Ear Tal Elechoric DE OOOO Gender Bul gt Breed Mired Cake white x Status Newton vith Dam 7 Mort Code in Confinemert gt Heath Cods gt Group Bus Pashue x Location Dairy Breeders Date Weight Curent paaa p Stant 27772006 j 100 sin aa S aan Mkt Deh fa l F Breeding Stock Pasty Biths 0 Sre fui 0S nd Cor 954 Dam Calving ID Cal 8514 01 F Al Sre Straw invertory f User Delined Items ey Setup Now select the Setup The Next Tutorial tab and you see that Junior s records are complete In the next chapter you will take the third tutorial which will teach you step by step ho
140. on For instructions regarding how to backup and restore a project please see the Quick Start Guide on the Farm Works Software installation CD Adding a Location Your bull Brutus is going to have his own pasture where he will reside until it is time for him to begin servicing your cows So add this pasture to Farm Stock 44 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal i Animal ID To add Brutus private pasture select Add Edit from the menu bar and choose Locations from the drop down menu Location E In the Location dialog box type South Pasture without the quotation marks in the text box and select Add 45 Farm Stock Step by Step Location North Pasture South Pasture is now added to the list Select Done to save the change Farm Stock A Do you wish to save the current information alID Query Help Location lt All Locations gt lt All Locations gt Calf Shed Dairy Barn Free Stall Barn North Pasture Farm Stock asks you to confirm the change that you made Select Yes South Pasture is now added to the list of Locations on your farm Now say you decide to change the name of Brutus pasture All you have to do is this Select Add Edit and choose Locations from the drop down menu 46 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal Location Location Calf Shed Dairy Barn Free Stall Barn North Pasture Add In
141. ook on your Farm Works CD or you may purchase the Quick Start Guide booklet by calling 800 225 2848 Chapter 04 Starting Farm Stock Tip Do not worry if you later decide to change your personal information You may change this in the Farm Works office software interface by selecting File then Preferences and then User Info This will open the User Info dialog box where you may enter your new personal information and select OK Selecting or Creating a Project If you have installed other Farm Works office software besides Farm Stock such as Farm Funds or Farm Trac you must let the software know what project Farm Stock should open Do this via the Project Selection dialog box that comes into view Project Selection Restore Co Bae Oe j New 2 Change Project Project info Using the Project Selection dialog box to Choose a previously saved project by highlighting a project name from the list and selecting OK Restore a backup copy of a project from a CD floppy disk hard drive or other source by selecting the Restore Project button Create a new project by selecting the New Project button On Your CD The Quick Start Guide e book on your Farm Works Software CD also has more information on copying and restoring projects Farm Stock Step by Step Adding a New Project If this is the first time you have used Farm Works software you will not see an
142. or down until you see the bulls in the list box AnimallO Location Grup Qy Avg Weight Total Weight CalfShed Doiry Calves 120 000 lbs 120 000 lbs Calf Shed Dairy Calves 1 120 000 Ibs 120 000 Ibs North Pasture 1200 000 Ibs a North Pasture Deiry Bulls 1 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull_06 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Ti Bull_05 North Pasture Dairy Bulls 1 1200 000 lbs 1200 000 Ibs Bull 04 018 North Pasture Deirv Bulls 1 135 000 lbs 135 000 Ibs zi Select the first bull in the list that is Bull_06 to highlight its record North Pasture lorh Pasture 04 01E North Pa pull 10 Bull s Pasture ders 1 550 000 Ibs Bull 09 Bull s Pasture 1 Biq Rock North Pasture leiry Bulls 1 1500 000 lbs While Bull_06 is still highlighted select the scroll bar and drag it to the bottom until the last bull is displayed Now press and hold the shift key on your keyboard and select the last bull the one named Big Rock This will select all of the bulls Now select the Transfer button 118 Chapter 09 Working with Groups Move To Date 03 12 2007 Locetion lt Unchanged gt Group lt Unchanged gt Farm Stock displays the Move Animals dialog box Date 03 12 2007 27 EZ March 2007 fa Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 25 26 27 28 1 2 lt 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 D 11 13 14 15 16 17 Location lt Unchanged gt gt 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Group Bull s Pastur
143. orks office software interface Instead when you select the Farm Stock icon the barn doors of the Farm Works splash screen open wide and welcome you to begin using your software Let us accept the invitation In the next chapter you will take the Quick Tour inside your new Farm Stock program 14 Chapter 5 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock Bike FA Farm Stock 5 x File AddJEdt Import Main ArimallD Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt lt AllLocations gt lt Al Groups gt Bunos lt FF inventory amp sell SE Weight Sr Reports E Feed 8 Mik Test gt Setup Notes Calendar Blood Line F Mating T Binh Sa Wean Health Animal 1D Bul 09 Date a User Delined Items RET Ean E A 500 0 5 i mi Stan 08072000 S e000 i Bith 0870172000 Dif e00 Lett Eat Tag Weaned a oo Electronic 1D Mkt Death y Gender Bul X FF Breeding Stock Breed Canaderne 7 Paty 8 Binths E Coke Fed Erovn x See oN as mee Status Ready for Breeding Sre 58 Fame 007 z Mark Code Fz Dam Oay co 20 x Heath Code Cwi rase Straw invertory Farm Stock is designed to help you quickly and easily record find modify or print exactly the livestock records you need There are four sections of the program s interface the title bar the menu bar the list box bar and the tabbed windows FYI Later chapters of this guide explain in depth how to a
144. otice that each of the events in the Predefined Events dialog box is given a number of days that it takes for the event to be completed This is the number of days Farm Stock will give to the event s timeline in the Calendar tabbed window Note also that each event is given a bar color which is the color that the program will display for the event s timeline on the calendar In addition two of the events have triggers which are child events that are triggered or scheduled when the parent events occur Farm Stock does not have any triggers configured by default The sample project that you imported previously added these triggers to the program To see the triggers the sample project added select the Service event and the Born event The event triggered when you record a successful service is a Give Birth event which is added to the Calendar and Notes 320 days after you record a mating The event triggered by a Birth event is a Wean event which the program automatically adds to the Notes and Calendar 115 days later 71 Farm Stock Step by Step You may add as many triggered events as you desire For example if you weigh your animals annually you might add a Weighing event as a triggered event 365 days after a previous Weighing event This way no matter what month of the year you weigh a particular animal you will be sure to not forget to record its weight every 12 months You decide to add a few triggered events and modify the one
145. oto m Customize Farm Stock to meet your individual needs as you use the program s feature that lets you attach a new text box to record any information not already tracked by the software View information that Farm Stock automatically enters for you FYI If you have not already imported the sample project from the Farm Works Software CD you should do so now before you take this tutorial and the tutorials that follow Importing the sample project is necessary as the animal records from the sample project are needed to take the tutorials For instructions regarding how to import the sample project please see the chapter Using the Sample Project Adding amp Editing Animal Types The first step to take when entering a new animal into Farm Stock is to add an animal type that represents the kind of creature that it is Examples of animal types might be horses goats sheep hogs dogs dairy or cattle 41 Farm Stock Step by Step Tip Think of an animal type as representing all the animals in your heard of the same kind that may mate or are offspring of one another For example you may use the animal type Dairy to represent heifers cows calves bulls and steers or the animal type Cattle for all of the livestock you raise to sell as beef By having Cattle as a separate animal type from Dairy Farm Stock will allow you to keep these animal types separate in the program s database You may choose any name
146. print preview dialog box select the close button Animal Mother amp Father Report Group lt All Groups gt lt All Groups gt Dairy Breeders Dairy Calves Dairy Cows To print a report of the sires and dams for just your dairy bulls select Dairy Bulls from the Group list box 168 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports Calendars Report Health Action Mother Pre Weaning Loss Notation Report Ofspring Report Serice Report Senice Report with Details Senice Report with Location Weight Chart Mother amp Father Report Fanno 4 30 2007 Animal ID Alt ID Father Mother Big Rock White Tag Bul_124 070296 Cow 8514 Bol 04 018 Red Teg Big Rork DairyCow_04 Bol 09 Boll Broter SB Fars Bell 007 DairyCow_20 Bull 10 Jusior Bul 09 Cow 8514 Total Animals 4 Farm Stock displays a print preview of the Mother amp Father Report for just your bulls Select the print button to print the report 169 Farm Stock Step by Step Animal Weights History Report Mother Performance Detailed Farm Stock gives you the option to print reports on separate pages with each animal s record displayed on a separate page One example is the Animal Weights History report To print the report double click on Animal Weights History and then choose Yes when asked if you want to print each animal s report on a separate page 170 Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports E Animal Weights H
147. rd Notation Repor Standard Otispring Report Standard Service Repon Stondaore Service Report with Details Stondard Pint Semice Report with Location Standard Weight Chart Standard Now your report is added to the list of reports you may choose to save or print Select the Animal IDs report and select Print Create Custom Report Animal IDs AnimalName Alternate Name Left Ear Tag Right Ear Tag Electronic ID Breed Big Rock White Tag Holstein Bla Bull 09 Bull Brutus Canadienne Res Bull 10 Junior Mixed Breed wih Bull_04 01B8 Red Tag Holstein Calf_0001 ii Holstein Bla Calf_0002 if Holstein Bla Calf 0003 Holstein Bia Calf 0004 Holstein Bla Calf_0005 Holstein Bia Calf_0006 Holstein Bla Calf_0007 Holstein Bla Calf_0008 Holstein Bla Calf_0008 i Holstein Bla Calf_0010 Holstein Blax stint i Z In the dialog box that appears select Print 191 Farm Stock Step by Step IEA Preview Page 1 of 1 Animal IDs Animal Name Alternate Name Left Ear Tag Right Ear Tag Electronic ID Big Rock White Tag Dairy Bulls North Pasture Bull 09 Bull Brutus Dairy Bulls North Pasture Bull 10 Junior Dairy Bulls North Pasture Bull_ 04 016 Red Tag i Dairy Bulls North Pasture Cak 0001 ii Dairy Caws Calf Shed Cak 0002 i Dairy Cabes Calf Shed Cak 0003 ii Dairy Cabes Calf Shed Caki 0004 i Dairy Cabes Calf Shed Farm Stock disp
148. rds of your livestock animals The list box bar has five list boxes the Animal Type list box the Location list box the Group list box and the Animal ID list box FYI If this is the first time you have used Farm Works software you probably will not have any animal types locations groups or animal IDs displayed in the list boxes of the list box bar You will have an opportunity to practice using the list boxes later when you restore the sample project from your Farm Works Software CD When you select the down arrow al button to the right of each list box the list for that box drops down displaying all the items in that category This allows you to search for the records of exactly the animals you need EN Farm Stock File Add Edit Main Ani Animal Type For example if you have both dairy livestock and hogs on your farm you may select Dairy from the Animal Type list box to search for records of your heifers cows bulls and calves or you may select Hogs to find your gilts sows boars and piglets Alternatively say you want to find only the calves in the south barn You would select South Barn in the Location list box and Calves in the Groups list box If you then want to narrow your 20 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock search to just one calf in the South Barn you would choose the calf s Animal ID The list toolbox bar also has a search button a4 which you may use to find a specific animal
149. rt Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports xX 4 totis phe Gelfo A Totat4 100 AP ot 74 Date 31 2 2007 8 11 2005 31272007 53212006 312 2007 312 2007 371472007 371412007 371412007 371412007 Name Big Rock White Tag Bull 09 Bull Brutus Bull 08 Bull Brutus Bull 10 Junior Bull 10 Junior Bull_0 016 Red Tag Cat 0001 Cat 0002 Cal 0003 Can 0004 Notations 81 2005 4 20207 Notation e Notation Heallh Action Anthrax Blackley Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSV W atingi First service observed for him Service Health Achon Born Heallh Action Health Action Heallh Action Heallh Action Health Action Heallh Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYO P13 BRBY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSV Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSYV Anthrax Blackleg Laptospiro sis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYO P13 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYO PIJ BRSVY Anthrax Blackleg Laptospiro sts IBR BYD P13 BRSY The Offspring Report Eb Offspring Report X4 tolt tH B amp amp fror Mm Tasta 10 Wot 3D Offspring Report Bibi 4 30 2007 Animal ID Alt ID Offspnng Date Born Weight Cow_ 514 White Doll Big Rock Ei 983 50 00 Cow_85l4 White Doll Bul 10 SAL 30 00 DeiryCow_01 Teg 9234 D Cow_01 01 1022 1992 ao DaryCow_02 Tag 5982 D Cow_02 014 FR
150. ry Cow_14 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1700 000 Ibs 1100 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_12 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 ibs 1100 000 Ibs Dairv Cow 10 DairvBsm Dairy Cows 1 1700 00 lbs 1100 000 Ibs x e 52 a ee te ee Now you may verify that Farm Stock recorded the new location for your bulls Select Free Stall Barn from the Location list box Please Note If you have installed other Farm Works software besides Farm Stock the program asks if you want to record the information in Farm Funds as well Selecting Yes to this message box is a good idea as this will keep your Farm Funds accounting records up to date Move Animal Group X Would you like to record this action into Farm Funds RCA No 120 Chapter 09 Working with Groups FA Farm Stock l x File AddiEdt Main Anima tO Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dary Fres Stall Bam F lt pE Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt 34 Setup Notes EA Calendar Blood Line S Mating T Birth Sa Wean Heath PF inventory sen SRweigh reports Breed D MikTest Inventory Record Location Free Stall Barn Group fan Groups Oca Bull_05 Free Stall Bam Dairy Bulls 1 1200000ibs 1200 000 Ibs Bull 10 Free Stall Barn Dairy Bulls 1 550 000 ibs 550 000 Ibs Big Rock Free Stall Barn Dairy Bulls 1 1500000 bs 1500 000 Ibs Bull 09 Free Stall Barn Dairy Bulls 1 Bull_04 01B Free Stall Barn Dairy Bulls 1 135 0
151. ry Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Dairy gt lt All Locations gt z lt pp Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt 34 TP inventoy sei weigh Repots Feed E MikTest a Setup Notes E Calendar BloodLine S Mating Bith Sa Wean Heath Notes Animal Dete NoteType Noe o O Dairy Cow_01 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BRSY Dairy Cow_02 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD PIS BASY Dairy Cow_03 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD PIS BASY Dairy Cow_04 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BD P13 BASY Dairy Cow _05 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PI3 BASY Dairy Cow_06 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_0 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BD P13 BRSY Dairy Cow_06 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_09 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_i0 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD PIS BASY Dairy Cow_11 03 13 2007 Health Action Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR SVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_12 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BVD P13 BASY Dairy Cow_13 03 13 2007 Health Acton Anthrax Blackleg Leptospiros
152. s S005 1 600 00lbe 0 04 Ibs O 00tbs Average Weight BID s Bull 10 Junior 5212004 50 00tha 0 00 Ibe 24Sa 12 11 2006 550 00tke 2 45 Ibs DOs Average Weight 3000D s If you choose to not display each animal s information on a different page Farm Stock formats the report this way 172 Calendar Events Report Group Dairy Bulls Dairy Breeders Dairy Bulls Dairy Calves Dairy Cows Chapter 10 Saving and Printing Reports To print a report of all the events on your calendar for your entire herd select lt All Groups gt from the Group list box FA Farm Stock 3 O xj Fie AddjEdt Main Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Day gt lt All Locahons gt g lt All tare gt lt All Animals gt Ja W Setup Notes EB Calender Blood Line FP inventoy Sse 5 weigh Animal Mother and Father Standard Animal Weights History Standard Health Action Inventory Report by Location Standard Standord Then double click on Calendar Report Print Calendar Show Format Window Daily Event tReport C Defined Event Report Defined Event C Defined Event Completion F Meting w Birth Ween Health CH Repons Breed OU MikTest Fea Completed Events Non Completed Events All Events Sort Order Ascending C Descending Date Range Start 01701 2005 ji End fr2 317200
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154. s gt for Location lt All Groups gt for Group and lt New gt for Animal ID Inventory Sell gt Setup E Notes Cal Animal ID Bull 09 Alt ID Bull Brutus Right Ear Tag Left Ear Tag Electronic ID You named your new bull Brutus but the Animal ID for other bulls on your farm gives each bull a number Therefore you will enter both a number and a name for him Select the Animal ID text box and type Bull 09 then select the Alt ID or Alternate Identification text box and type Bull Brutus Tip Do not be concerned if you enter a wrong name for an animal Simply select the animal s name from the Animal ID list box and then change the name in the Animal ID combo box of the Setup tabbed window Farm Stock will then display the new animal name 49 Farm Stock Step by Step Gender Bull v Breed w eee OT li cit Status Holstein A Mant Code Health Code v Brutus is a male of course so select Bull from the Gender list box Then choose a Breed for Brutus Right now you only have Holsteins available in Farm Stock Brutus is a different breed so select the Breed list box and choose Add Edit from the drop down menu Tip You may notice that the lt Add Edit gt option is available in most lists in Farm Stock This is just one way our programmers made the program simple for you to customize You may add as many different items to each list box as you
155. s that the sample project added On your farm you go by the tradition of weaning at 205 days not 115 days so go ahead and modify the Born event Predefined Events Predefined Events Event Details Give Birth Event Length 1 days Health Service Bar Color M Ween Triggers Wean Offspring Weighing Event Days After K In the Predefined Events dialog box select the Born event from the list of events then select the Wean triggered event and select Edit Triggered Event Setup Triggered Event Triggers in 205 days In the Triggered Event Setup dialog box double click the 115 in the Triggers In Days text box then type 205 and select OK 72 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Predefined Events Predefined Events Born Event Details ea Give Birth Event Length fi days Health Ber Color gt Triggers Event Days After Now select Record to save the change and Farm Stock will now automatically schedule a reminder that a calf should be weaned 205 days after it is born Tip As always when you make a change in Farm Stock be sure to select the Record button before you make a new modification This assures that the program saves the modifications you made If you make changes and do not wish to save them do not select the Record button just select Done to close the dialog box 73 Farm Stock Step
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157. several years Tip One of the most convenient features of Farm Stock is that it automatically takes notes for you For example let us say you record a service or mating between a bull and a cow As soon as you do so the program makes a note of the service in both the bull s and the cow s Notes window and even makes a notation of the expected date when the cow will give birth All this information is automatically added to the Farm Stock Calendar window too Configuring Farm Stock to do all this will be explained later in the tutorials FYI Do not be concerned if you have questions regarding how to use the tabbed windows You will have an opportunity to practice using them later when you take the tutorial 22 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock The Calendar Tab Calendar e December gt 2006 a P Show espe Sun Mon Tues Wed Fri _ Sat Bull 18 Cow_8514 18 Bull 18 Use this tabbed window to view a date book of scheduled and completed actions for a single animal or for a group of livestock You may easily change the month that the calendar displays Farm Stock lets you view events for a month from the current year a past year or a year to come Use the calendar to add or view Specific events for individual animals for example you may document the results of a milk test for one of your dairy cows General events for all of your animals or for all of the l
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160. stock in this tutorial make sure that you select Dairy from the Animal Type list box lt All Locations gt from the Location list box lt All Groups gt from the Group list box and lt All Animals gt from the Animal ID list box Moving Groups Your veterinarian is scheduled to give your livestock their annual vaccinations during several days next week so you decide to move separate them into groups to make the job easier The veterinarian will vaccinate your bulls on Monday so you will move them all to the free stall barn The veterinarian will give your cows 117 Farm Stock Step by Step vaccinations on Tuesday so you will move them to the dairy barn She will wrap up the visits on Wednesday by vaccinating your calves so you will move them to the calf shed TF Inventory To record this select the Inventory tab Animal ID N p Dairy Cow_20 Dairy Barn Doiry Cows 1 Dairy Cow_19 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 lbs 1100 000 ibs Dairy Cow_18 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1 1100 000 los 1100 000 Ibs 1 1 1100 000 lbs 1100 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_17 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1100 000 lbs 1100 000 lbs Dairy Cow_16 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1100 000 lbs 1100 000 Ibs Dairy Cow_15 Dairy Barn Dairy Cows 1100 000 lbs 1100 000 tbs Dair Cow 14 Dairv Barn Deir Cows 1 aa T lbs 1100 000 Ibs zi In the Inventory Record tabbed window select Animal ID which will sort the Animal ID names alphabetically Select the scroll bar and drag it up
161. t the down arrow and choose Cow_8514 from the drop down list 82 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning FA Farm Stock 3 loj x File AddjEdt Main Animal iO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Burs Pasture gt Dairy Breeders gt Cow_8514 X a4 SP inventory sell SE Weight Reports E Feed Milk Test 4 Setup Notes EA Calendar E Blood Line F Mating Birth lt a Wean Health Animal ID Cow_est4 Ak ID White Dall Right Ear Tea Coke Bleck amp Whte Status 7 Mor Code Haah Code gt Group us Pashire z Location Day Breeders x Date Weight Curent 1070872004 Di Tmn v Stat fess SA 8000 Pie Bith 0870471937 Dif 90 00 Thage wen J 000 piere Mkt Death of F Breeding Stock Pasty Binhs 0 Sref x a L Pe id _ Z iiia Farm Stock displays the cow s records Group 7 Location lt Add Edit gt lt Unassigned gt Bull s Pasture Calf Shed Dairy Barn Free Stall Barn Location lt All Locations gt lt All Locations gt Calf Shed Dairy Barn Free Stall Barn North Pasture Select the down arrow for the Location list box and choose Bull s Pasture Select the Record button Now select the Bull s Pasture from the Location list box Animal ID Cow_8514 is now in the list of Animal ID names that are in the Bull s Pasture location You may now record a mating between
162. t there is a checkmark in both the Show Actual and Show Expected checkboxes Now all you have to do is use the left and right arrow buttons to view the current and upcoming month s With Farm Stock you will not have to worry about missing an important event again Animal ID Calf_0008 Calf_0009 December 12 arrives and you decide to wean Junior as scheduled To record the weaning event select Junior s dam Cow_8514 from the Animal ID list box FA Farm Stock E loj o xj File AddjEdt Main Animal IO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Burs Pasture Dairy Breeders gt Cow_8514 Ja fF inventory sen wWein CHBRepots Breed OG mikTest amp Seup amp Notes Calender E Blood Line S Meting F Birth wean amp Heath IV Show Actual December 2006 a I Show Expected gt Sun Mon Tues Wed Thu Fri Sat da The calendar shows a Wean Offspring event scheduled for the dam 107 Farm Stock Step by Step SE Farm Stock T nal Typ ven FcAitocstors gt sl lt alcrows gt _sjfomisa J Repo catio nat IL Lo pri Foc A Milk Tasi O Mimeroy A Select the Wean tab and choose Calf8514 01 which is Junior and Edit 108 Chapter 08 Mating Birthing and Weaning Weaning Record Date 12 1172006 EF Car 9514 01 3reed Mixed Breed In Cow_8514 s Weaning Record select t
163. ted demonstrations of how to use the software To do so insert the Farm Works Software CD into your optical drive and then select Tutorial from the Help menu of your Farm Works Software program Additional Free Support At Farm Works Software we are committed to providing you with many options for obtaining assistance for our software A full list of support options is available at our Web site at www farmworks com support and includes free assistance such as Farm Works Journal A free online publication that is released three or four times a year The Farm Works Journal contains the latest news on important updates to our software new products and answers to commonly asked questions from our software users You may read current and previous issues of The Journal at our website at www farmworks com news newsletters Visit this web page to subscribe to an e mail that notifies you when the latest edition is available FAQ You may read a complete list of frequently asked questions FAQ that provides quick answers to the most common questions at www farmworks com support faq html Online Demos You may view actual moving and narrated demonstrations of the features of each of our software products which our customers say are fun to watch at www farmworks com demos Online Tutorials You may find complete step by step instructions that easily teach you how to use your new Farm Works Software programs at www farmworks co
164. the Location dialog box select South Pasture and type Bulls Pasture in the Location dialog box Then select Rename South Pasture is now renamed Bull s Pasture Select Done to save the change If you later decide to delete Bull s Pasture form the list of locations on your farm all you have to do is highlight the location you want to remove in the Location dialog box and select Delete Adding a Group One last thing you should do before you enter the information for your bull Brutus is to add his pasture to the group to which he belongs Add Edit Group Current Group lt New gt Group Name zi Jis Change File Add Edit Main Animal ID Que Breeders 2 Picture An Animal Types De Locations Property Lists Contemporary Groups e a Fam Trac Picture Group l Hide Group Defined Events Groups of Animals Select Add Edit and choose Groups from the drop down menu In the Add Edit Group dialog box type Breeders in the Group Name and select Record and then Done 47 Farm Stock Step by Step You then decide to change the name of the group so select Add Edit and choose Groups from the drop down menu Add Edit Group Current Group Breeders Group Name Dairy Breeders M Hide Group In the Add Edit Group dialog box select Breeders In the Group Name text box double click Breeders type Dairy Breeders and select Recor
165. the menu that drops down The Add New Animal Type dialog box appears 42 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal add new Animal Type Animal Types lt New gt Description Horses koncu Eile AddjEdt Main Ani Animal Type V All animals have ID F ecoerd dairy statist Humans Type Horses without the quotation marks as the Description select Horses from the icon group and make sure All Animals Have ID Numbers or Names is checked Select Record to save the new animal type and then select Done to close the dialog box Selecting the down arrow of the Animal Type list box shows Horses is now added to the list of animal types FYI You will not use the Horses animal type in the tutorials This is included in the lesson to give you practice adding and editing animal types This knowledge should help you when you begin adding your own animals to Farm Stock after you complete the tutorials What if you make a mistake by entering the wrong animal type No problem Simply change the animal type by selecting Add Edit from the menu bar and choosing Animal Types from the menu Animal Types Horses Description Ponies Icon Group Horses Y EA Farm Stock File Add Edit Main Ani VV All animals have ID numbers or names F Record dairy statistics In the Add New Animal Type dialog box select Horses from the list box Double click the word Horses in the Description text box and type
166. tock 3 x Bile AddiEdk Main Animal ID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Dairy Born gt lt a Groups gt lt All Animals gt la amp Seup Notes EB Calendar Bloodline F maing Bih S Ween Health E Inventory set Mweigt EBRepons Breed Mik Test Sell Record F Animals to Sell Location fA Locations C Animals Sold Group al Groups Sold Products Products Mik Date Produa Oyl 05 0871 98 Milk 1000 000 Ibs 01 05 1999 Milk 5000 000 Ibs 03 04 1999 Milk 6000 000 Ibs Select the Sold Products option button and choose Milk from the Products list box Farm Stock displays all milk sales recorded for the group To record a new sale select the Sell 147 Farm Stock Step by Step Product Sales Product Milk Date 04 02 2007 Qty Sold 7000 fini lt Add Edit gt Sale Allocatio arade A TCow_8514 Equally Dairy Cow_01 E ves Dairy Cow_02 Use Last Milk Test Dairy Cow_02 024 C Manually Dairy Cow_03 In the Product Sales dialog box select the Date combo box and choose 04 02 2007 Type 7000 in the Quantity Sold text box and choose Grade A from the Grade drop down list Product Sales ProductMilk Date 04 02 2007 Oty Sold 7000 rm Grade Grace A Sale Allocation Equally C Use Last Milk Test C Manually Make sure Equally is selected under Sale Allocation and select All to record th
167. u observe or see at a glance all services recorded for an animal When you enter a service in this window Farm Stock automatically records it in the Notes and Calendar windows for you 24 Chapter 05 A Quick Tour of Farm Stock The Birth Tab T Binh Birth Record AnimollD Cow_8514 Altemate ID ite Doll Current Status 7 1 05 21 2006 Cell 6514 01 1 50 000 lbs No complications wih birth This is the tabbed window for entering and displaying the birth records for a given dam Use this window to add a birth for a dam or to view every birth recorded for the female Farm Stock also adds the births recorded here to the Calendar and Notes windows The Wean Tab 2 Ween Wean Record AnimallD Cow_8514 Alternate ID ite Doll Current Status Parity Dste Weaned CalvingIO_ NumWeaned Waen Waight Comments 1 12 11 2006 Calf 8514 01 1 No complicstions with birth Select this tab to enter data related to the weaning of offspring fora dam You may transfer foster animals to the female and record the dates when offspring are weaned the weights when weaned and other pertinent information 25 Farm Stock Step by Step The Health Tab Health Health Record AnimallD All Animels Altemate ID Current Status x Animal ID Dairy Cow_01 03 13 2007 100m Vecansted Annual Veconalions Dairy Cow_02 03 13 2007 100ml Vecaneted Annuel Veconalions Dairy Cow_03 03 13 2007 100m Vaccinated
168. ulls in the free stall barn so choose Select All Livestock Sale Record Eill Bull nen 04 30 2007 Bull Bull_06 081805 04 30 2007 Bull_0 081805 04 30 2007 1 200 000 Bull_08 081805 04 30 2007 1200000 In the Livestock Sale Record dialog box select OK to record the sale 155 Farm Stock Step by Step Sell Animal ix Would you like to record this action into Farm Funds eeey If you have Farm Funds installed Farm Stock asks if you want to also record the sale in this program Select Yes to the message box if you do LT T Fie AddiEdt Main Animal f Query Help Animal Type Location Animal ID Deiry gt Fres Stall Bam gt z lt mae Groups gt gt lt All Animals gt gt 94 4 Setup amp Notes EA Calendar 4 Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean Health EF inventory Sell SE weight Reports Feed B Milk Test Sell Record Animals to Sell Location Ai Locations Animals Sold Group All Groups Sold Products Products HAIK pose Desclect sas pA E Since you have closed the deal the bulls are no longer listed as animals to sell Sell Record Animals to Sell old Produce Next select the Animals Sold option button 156 Chapter 09 Working with Groups KK aicxs File Add Edt Main Animal tO Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy gt Fres Stall Bam lt All Groups gt gt
169. viduals who make unauthorized copies may be subject to civil and criminal penalties Farm Stock Step by Step Version 11 0 and higher for Microsoft Windows copyright 2006 Farm Works Software a division of CTN Data Service Inc All rights reserved Farm Works Software copyright 1992 2006 is a registered trademark of CTN Data Service Inc All rights reserved This document is the property of Farm Works Software This document as well as the software described in it are furnished under license and may only be used in accordance with the terms of such license Except as permitted by such license no part of this document may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without written permission from Farm Works Software All use disclosure and or reproduction not specifically authorized by Farm Works Software are prohibited The information in this document is provided on an as is basis and for reference only Although every precaution was made to make the material herein as complete and accurate as possible no warranty or fitness is implied and no liability is assumed for errors or omissions Farm Works Software and CTN Data Service Inc shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this document or from the use of the CD or programs accompanyi
170. w 20 E m Calving ID Group Dany Breeders gt M A Sre zi E Location Burs Pasture Straw invertory Add Edt You are done Now that Brutus is entered in Farm Stock the only time you will need to add information to his records is when you want to record some event or make some changes Farm Stock will always have the bull s records available for you to access with just a few clicks of the mouse or taps of the stylus 64 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal Automatic Entries Farm Stock Makes For You One of the best timesaving features of Farm Stock is that it automatically adds information to each animal s records for you Next you will see what entries Farm Stock has already made EE Efe AddjEdt ManAnmaliD Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt ll Locations gt lt All Groups gt D Setup E Notes E Calender 4E Blood Line S MaBig Rock Tt inventory sei weim CaRepqSil Bull_05 Inventory Record Bull 06 Bull_07 Location All Locations Bull_08 Group All Groups Calf_0001 Caif_0002 Calf _0003 On the list box bar select Dairy for Animal Type lt All Locations gt for Location lt All Groups gt for Group and lt All Animals gt for Animal ID FR Farm Stock Ne 5 xj Gle AddjEdt Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt Al Animals gt
171. w to enter records for groups of animals and print reports 116 Chapter 9 Working with Groups Bike Now that you have completed the second tutorial and have a thorough understanding of how to enter records for individual animals you are ready to take the third tutorial to learn how to save time by entering records for entire groups of animals This tutorial will also explain some how to print reports FYI As with the previous two tutorials the tutorial in this chapter requires that you import the sample project from the Farm Works Software CD If you plan to follow along with the tutorial but have not imported the sample project please follow the instructions to do so in the previous chapter named Using the Sample Project This chapter will teach you to use the Inventory Tabbed Window to move several animals from one group to another Health Tabbed Window to enter health records for an entire group of animals Feed Tabbed Window to record feed records for groups of animals Sell Tabbed Window to record the sale for groups of animals File Add Edit Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy lt All Locations gt gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt w Setup Notes Calendar E Blood Line F Me Big Rock TH inventory ser wein EE RepgE 9 Bull_04 016 Bull_05 Bull_06 Calf_0002 Before you may begin working with groups of live
172. want to have Farm Stock keep track of just how many days each year you have Brutus confined 56 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal The only problem is there is no text box to enter the number of days confined Not to worry Farm Stock is easy to customize You may use the Add Edit command button to add this feature to the program this way Under the User Defined list box select the Add Edit button User Define Fields In the User Define Fields dialog box select the Add button to add the Days Confined text box to Farm Stock 57 Farm Stock Step by Step a User Define Fields P Numeric r TART ka Select the Description text box and type Days Confined Select the Type list box and choose Numeric from the drop down list Then select OK 58 Chapter 07 Entering Your First Animal User Defined Items fennane seen Days Confined 0 00 User Defined Items fienNane seein J Add Edit Days Confined The Days Confined text box is now added to Farm Stock You may add as many other text boxes as you like it is completely up to you You had Brutus confined in the barn two days before you put him out to pasture so select the Selection text box and type 2 Tip Farm Stock is truly unique in its ability to be customized For example if the EPA introduces a new regulation that requires you to document something not in the program just add the item t
173. x and type 150 142 Chapter 09 Working with Groups S Scc 03 20 2007 150 000 Then select the Fat text box and type 5 5 and select the Protein text box and type 25 03 20 2007 150 000 5500 25 000 25 000 000 Somatic Cell Count test done by coop In the SCC text box enter the number of somatic cells counted by typing 25000 An official from your local dairy coop did the milk test so type Somatic Cell Count test done by coop in the Comments text box States you may find this document of interest www ext nodak edu extpubs ansci dairy as1131 pdf A copy of the Food and Drug Administration form for documenting milk tests on products transported across state lines may be viewed and printed by o the Web For descriptions of some of the types of milk tests that are done on dairy farms in the United visiting this web page www fda gov opacom morechoices fdaforms fda 2359i pdf Fa Farm Stock ol x Ela Add Edt Main AnimalID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID Dairy Dairy Bam Dairy Cows Cow_8514 ja amp Setup F Notes Calendar E Blood Line Mating e Birth amp Ween 2 Health FF inventory E Sell SE Weight TH Reports Feed E Milk Test Lactation 7 Calved Bull 10 03202007 150000 5 500 25 009 25 000 000 Somatic Call Court tast dors by coop To save the milk test record for this cow select
174. y S Setup Notes Bull 09 D Cow_02 01A4 Big Rock Cow_B514 Cow_8514 Cow_8514 Cow_B514 Cow_B514 Dairy Cow_03 01 Dairy Cow_04 014 Bull_04 018 Dairy Cow_02 024 03 13 2007 03 12 2007 08 11 2005 05 21 2006 12 11 2006 03 1 3 200 03 20 2007 03 13 2007 0373 2007 03 12 2007 03 1 3 200 08 11 2005 03 12 2007 05 21 2008 03 1 2 200 Group Animal ID lt AJl Locations gt lt All Groups gt lt All Animals gt J Ssa GWweigh OoRepons Breed MikTest F Notes E3 calendar Bloodtine S Mating sith Se wean Heath Health Action Health Action Mating Service Gave Birth Weoned O spring Health Action Health Action Health Action Health Action Health Action Maling Senace Health Action Born Health Action pasooo J foasor2007 3 Update J Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Hove veterinarian examine her No complications with birth Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD PIJ BRSY Well under legal limit for Somatic Cell Count Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis BR BYD Pi3 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13 BRSY First sevice observed for him Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD Pi3 BRSY Anthrax Blackleg Leptospirosis IBR BYD P13
175. y projects listed in the Project Selection dialog box To create a new project right now so that you may follow along as you take the quick tour of the Farm Stock program follow these instructions In the Project Selection dialog box select the New Project button The Project Selection dialog box closes and the Add New Project dialog box opens Add New Project In general a producer will only use one projectthat includes all of his equipment and fields Other projects may be used as practice and trial areas In Farm Fund a project represents one set of books Project Name Practice Project Password Optional In the Add New Project dialog box type the name of your new project for example you might type Practice Project If you want you may also type an optional password in the Password text box however a password is not required A CAUTION Using password protection may keep prying eyes from viewing your project but be careful If you forget your password it will keep you from your project too Forgetting a password is like losing the key to the lock on your barn door Should you decide to use this security feature make sure the password you enter is one you will remember If you cannot recall your password you may not be able to access your project any longer and the information you have entered will be unrecoverable After you enter the name of your new project in the Add New Proj
176. you want to represent an animal type However it is not recommended that you create separate animal types for males and females of the same species If for instance you name one animal type Cows and one animal type Bulls Farm Stock will think these are two different species and will not allow you to enter mating information for them To differentiate between males and females of a species use the Group list box instead to add a group for females and a group for males FA Farm Stock x File Add Edt Import Main ArimslID Query Help Animal Type Location Group Animal ID FF Inventory E sell e Weight Br Reports B Fee S Setup amp Notes EE Calendar 4 Blood Line F Mating T Birth Sa Wean l En alth Animal 1D 1 Date _ Weight Uzer Delined Items aol Baen L 3 Right Ear Taf J a e oe Mkt Death 3 Gender t Ir Sredi Sios p e a Party Binhs swaf K ef o o a a eee o Heath Code w S fae Before you enter information for the bull Brutus you should practice adding and editing an animal type so you will have the experience under your belt when you start entering animals for your own livestock enterprise EA Farm Stock File ANR Import Main Animal EPN Property Lists Contemporary Groups Defined Events Groups of Animals To add a new type of animal select the Add Edit from the menu bar and select Animal Types from

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