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1. _ button to download a Tru test file data Trulest Weight Files Please select the TruTest File to inport Cancel Then select a file and click ok Note you may have multiple files here they will have a date in the file name so be sure you pick the right one Page 32 Tru lest R3000 Control Please ensure the indicator is on then press the get data button Data Downloaded Recordo ETN Weight Draft Date BREED SEX DAYS SIRE DAM 5C T PE EID 0 67 5 0 05 09 2006 1535 1 UK F009772420 63 5 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1977 0000000964000000018919 2 UKFO09774000944 66 0 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1598 A000000096400000048109 3 UK 70097 74000063 64 5 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1624 A00000009640000005192781 Once the file has downloaded click ok you will be prompted to save the data to file bly A ecent Cows Documents ey TestDe i E Desktop My Computer a File name Sheep enghtsUS07 2006 bt hal save My Network Save as type Cancel Page 33 Give the file a name and then click save If you do not want to save the file simply click cancel You will then be prompted to select the column by which to Group the available animals For example to group the animals by the drafting direction select the Draft column We would NOT recommend the Weight column as it is likely you will have far to many variations Column Selection Cull ewes Dairy Ewes Ewe Lambs Ewes2. p pi fk Page 25 Downloading the Life data file to your computer using Link 3000 Start the Link3000 software and make sure the TRU Test is connected and turned on File Download Help Download C Selected File All Files Download C Life data only Indicator file Save file location CATru Test3000 csv Browse V Prompt before overwriting a file Connected to XR3000 indicator on COM1 Mode Download Select Life data only and click download Download C Selected File C All Files Overvrite File LifeData coy Cancel The file should look like Life data FOLETN 30 isID F 1 1EID 30 isID F21SEX 10 notID F31CG TYPE 30 notID F41G TYPE 5 notID ETN EID SEX CG TYPE G TY PE Then open the file in Excel and open the file that contains the data you wish to upload Page 26 Copy the columns from the file containing the data to the appropriate life data column in the life data file Ed Microsoft Excel LifeData csv File Edit view Insert Format Tools Data Financial Manager Window Help Dake Glayv ts BY oo Life data FOWETN S0 isID FITEIDS0 isID F21SEX 10 notID F31C6 TYPEGOinot ID EID SEX ETM EA Microsoft Excel LifeData csv C T E amp 313 WE D Co TYPE File Edit wiew Insert Format Tools Data Financial Manager Window Help D eHe 2ar te ev OO 4 a Be hdd A Life data FOLETN 30 isID ETN UK edd26 13360 UK
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4. anning Banking Reports w Toolbar w Status Bar wf Tree view Customise Toolbar Customise Havigator Movements Plann Stocking Levels r F You may select the toolbar icon to launch specific tasks CTS Exit Ea FarmiT 3000 Gold BORDER SOFTWARE Todays Tasks List Sheep Dairy Sheep Deer Pigs Dogs Cats and Others mn iyi ip File Farm Customers Suppliers Cattle Dairy Fields i i aoa jE A u A Ga Mail GESII Agrident TruTest Web Find Stock Find About Help Tiath Tasks Print Refresh Refresh am Todays Tasks List ae Maps Fields wile Li I m 1 C t Page 16 Control Panel Buttons The panel provides seven button along the top these button are sometimes disabled depending on the operation required Au Downloading Weight Data Downloads weight data from the unit Ve Downloading Life Data XR3000 and SR3000 only Downloads the list of animals EIDs and Tag Numbers from the reader for importing into the software SN Downloading the Unit Serial Number and Software Version Downloads the readers serial number and software version just in case we need to check it Upload EID s Ear Tag Numbers and Drafting Codes Uploads EIDs and associated Ear Tag Numbers from the FarmIT Database you are prompted to select a group of animals and specify a drafting code which the Tru test unit may then be configured to automatically draft on For example 1 Left 2 Right m vi Upload EID s and
5. E es ee E Adjust to fit drafting requirement Page 29 Using the TRU Test XR3000 to do movements treatments and creating management groups Whether treating animals or selecting animals for movements or management groups the system works the same When entering details of animal movements feeding treatments etc the only real problem is where to get the list of animals from that are involved For individual animals this is very easy however creating a movement document for 85 animals is much more difficult especially if you have to pick the animals off a list FarmIT provides a single interface for this process the Multiple Animals Selection view Mulitple Animal or Field Selection Available Groups lle w Display with Ear Tag Number Specify PY C Add Flock Mo Apply Age Filter o jo Apply Breed Filter Available Animals Ty UK3048921 00 Ty UKS0489299 W UK307210300599 W UKSOF210300773 W UKFOOI500106 Ty UK FO09500152 Ty UK FO09502159 Ty UK FOO9 7000001 C W UK 700977000001 R W UK O09 7000002R W UK F009 7000003R Ty UK F009 7000004R W UK 70097 7000005R W UK 70097 7000008R W UK 70097 7000009R W UK 7009770000100 W UK F009 700001 0F W UK FOO 70000110 Ty UK FOO 700001 40 W UK 70097700001 4A W UK FO09F 700001 70 W UK 70097700001 7R W UK FOO9 70000180 Ty UK 70097700001 8R aL aL aL I I I KOR A ad 1 l 1 1 a 7 ae Selected Animals Total Selected jo
6. DJ Jones sev anaes Keep Holding G E Parker amp Sons sassy sae Keep Holding Wheeler amp Son exes ee Keep Holding Wallace Bebb Farms Lhd seve see Male Hoggets Male Lambs Mules Fame Single ewes test Theaves Theaves Callfryn Theaves Dauddvr Top ram lambs 2004 Triplet ewes Tin ewes Vasectomised ram TruT est 4ll4nimals T ruT est Dratt O button to select all the animals from the group Page 39 After you select the group press the Page 40 Mulitple Animal or Field Selection Available Groups Apply Age Filter Display with Ear Tag Number w Ear Tag Number w Number S pecity O Coa Add Add Flock Mo Apply Breed Filter Available Animals Selected Animals W UK FOOSF 700001 8c W UK FOO FOo0024C W UKFOOSFFOO0024R oy W UK F009 FO000Z6C W UK FOO Foo002FC W UK F009 FO00028C Y Ur F009 7000055R Y UE F003 0000ER W UK F009 70000430 W UKFOOS FO00059R jy W UK 70097 7000065R W UK F009 7000072R i W Uk700977000075F W UK F009 FOO0076C Y UE 0097 7000078R Y UE F003 7 r0000g0R W UK FO0977000081F W UK 70097 7000085R W UK 70097 7000086R W UK F009 7000087R W UK F009 7O00088C Y UE 009 7000089R W UK 70097 7000094R W UK 70097 7000099R eo Y Total Selected Stock Movement From Holding Border Software we Software To Holding adasRedesdale ADAS Consulting a Movement Type Sending Address ae elivery Address Animal Type Borde
7. Ear Tag Numbers from the FarmlT Database Uploads EIDs and Ear Tag Numbers from the FarmIT Database based on current animals On Holding and including animals identified as Lost or selected animals only for example all ewes m z Upload configuration settings XR3000 and SR3000 only Uploads the specific configuration for life data and weigh data files Wt Modify the Life Data Settings Select the life data fields to be uploaded Select the communication port COM1 or COM2 and modify other settings Modify the Communication Settings Page 17 Downloading Weight Data Ensure the unit is connected to the computer and switch on Click the L amp E button to download the required data The software will then attempt to communicate with the unit and download the data You will first be prompted to select the Tru Test file you wish to download Trulest Weight Files Please select the TruTest File to inport The available files will be listed on the drop down box Trulest Weight Files Please select the TruTest File to inport Available Files O File 1 06 07 2006 14 ok Select the file and click on the OK button Page 18 When downloading data from the unit a small window with a status bar will pop up Communicating with reader Cancel As the data is downloaded it will appear in the text box on the Tru test Control window Tru Test XR3000 Control Data Downl
8. S pecity O o Add Add Flock Mo W UK F009 FO00075R W UK F009 FOO0076C W UK 70097 7000078R Y UE F003 7 r0000g0R W UK FO0977000081F Y UK F009 r0000g5R W UK 70097 7000086R W UK F009 7000087R W UK F009 7O00088C W UK F009 7000089R W UK 70097 7000094R W UK 70097 7000099R Page 35 Creating a Animal Movement from Weighing and Drafting Data mhne Planning Banking Reports View Wine Mew Movement OFF New Movement Of New Purchase OM Mew Sale OFF List Movements Send Animals To Market Return Animals From Market or Confirm Sale Send Animals To Slaughter Return Animals From Slaughter or Confirm Sale Send Animals To Keep Return Animals From Keep List Slaughter House Reports List Sale and Market Reports To do a movement go to the Movement menu and select the type of movement we will do an Off Movement Stock Movement From Holding Church Farm Enterprises wt Movement Ho To Holding Movement Type Animal off Holding Ww Sending Address Deliveru Address Animal Type SHEEP Ww hurch Farn Enterprises i cine Farm Sue Confirmed _ North Piddle Wi ores Holding No 17 418 0004 Holding No Movement Date 18 09 2006 ltem Ear Tag Humber Class Mo Breed Status Age Mths Confirmed Jen Total Animals jo Select All Tick animals to confirm movement Export Animal Details Haulage Details Hotes Means of
9. the time of writing this manual most EID tags are normally printed up with your Farm prefix and a 6 digit animal number in the form UK700977100001 however the EID chip has a unique 16 digit number in the form 0974500003452 It is this rather useless number that most readers display The Tru test units have the ability to store an electronic tag number and an associated farm tag or full UK tag number SR3000 XR3000 DR3000 only As an animal enters the crush its EID is read by the panel reader which passes the EID to the Tru test unit The unit will then search its memory to find the EID and then display the associated ear tag number animal record Page 10 Connecting the Tru test unit EID panel reader and weigh bars Connect the output of the panel reader to the Tru test unit via one of 1ts communication ports Connect the load Bar s to the load bar socket Page 11 Weighing Animals With EID First of all ensure that the Tru test unit is pre loaded from FarmIT with the EID and associated animal details see page 22 As the animal enters the crate the EID panel reader will automatically read the EID and pass the EID via the communications cable to the Tru test unit The Tru test unit will search its records for the EID and display the associated animal data if found If no associated animal data is found you will be prompted to create a new animal record If we assume for a moment that the animal has been found the u
10. Traneport Save nd Confirm Save Confirm Later Click on the Select Animals button to bring up the Multiple Animal or Field Selection dialog Page 36 Mulitple Animal or Field Selection Available Groups HE Display with EarTagNumber w EarTagNumber w Number Specify Ooo Ea ad Add Flock No Apply Age Filter njo Ja o Apply Breed Filter Available Animals Selected Animals W UKS048921 00 W UK 700977000005R Ty UKS0489299 W UK 70097 7000008R W UKSO7210300598 YY UK F009 7000009R W UKSOF2Z10300773 UK700977000010C W UKFOOI500106 W UK F009 700001 0F Ty UK FO09500152 Ty UK FOO 70000110 W UK FO09502159 Ty UK FOO 700001 40 Ty UKFOOIFFOOOONIC UK F009 700001 4R Ty UKFOOIFFOOO00IR Uy UK FOO9FFO0001 70 W UKFOOIFFOO0002R W UK F009 700001 7R Ty UKFOOIFFOO0003R yy UK F009 7000018C Ty UKFOOIFFO00004R e UK 700977000018A 4 1 1 he i i i i BE Total Selected booo isi i zCY Group Import Dlg ARZ Click the button to import the data directly frmo the device Please select the file to import and the Format of the file data Then click OK to import the ear tags and group information Import File m Format Cancel Td Then click the I button to bring up the Tru Test Control dialog Tru Test XR3000 Control fx malal T Please ensure the indicator is on then press the get data button Data Downloaded Click on the button to download the data Tru
11. and Drafting Codes 0 0 cccccccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 16 ki Upload EID s and Ear Tag Numbers from the FarmIT Database neennenennnnnnnnnnnnnnnsssns 16 a iii Upload configuration settings XR3000 and SR3000 only ceessseesesseeeeeeeeeeeeees 16 Crs Mame Modify the Life Data Settings wssscieseiscatvssinaneceesstenishsasdiasieaceies ares amie a iantadioriaateweerdesinses 16 LJ j Modify th Commu nication SLIM OS iic 305cecesavasenenanceegursssaennntoeesaeubonwtnadseceeeonsetsaousdecannsandees 16 Downloading Weight Data cccccccccssssssncnceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesssneaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssseeeesaaaaaaaeeeeeeeeeeeees 17 Uploading EID Dataand LS Diti Ree pene eee een N 21 Uplod me Dran ne Di e E E E T E EE 22 Setting up the Life Data File using the Tru lest Ufitesessisisrisniarrio rsa iaie aeiaai 24 Downloading the Life data file to your computer using Link 3000 ceeeeeeseeesessssessssssesseseeeeeens 25 Setting Up the Tru test unit to draft by a selected life data field ccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 28 Using the TRU Test XR3000 to do movements treatments an creating management groups 29 Lapor TOMO a E E AE TE E E stand E a a E ceseaus besuaaee sets 30 Creating a Animal Movement from Weighing and Drafting Data ccc ecceseeeesesseesssseeseeeeeeens 35 Ober ponsi MOa a A A A A A EE 41 Page 2 FarmIT 3000 and EID Introduction This manual is a supplem
12. be drafting number I the next 2 etc You may then configure your Tru test unit to draft based on the number Ensure the Tru test unit is switch on Click the Upload Drafting Data Button oa You will be prompted to select the animal type Animal Type Animal Type CATTLE Ww J Cancel Select the animals either individually or by selecting the group for example Cull Ewes this is a group of ewes we have identified as requiring culling Mulitple Animal or Field Selection Please select the animals you wish to load to the reader Available Groups fell Nene a Display with Ear Tag Number s pecity o O O Add Flock No Apply Age Filter Apply Breed Filter Available Animals Selected Animals W UK 70097 7000002R W UKFO09 FO00026C Ty UK 7009 7000034F W UK 70097 70001 76 a Y UR AOS 00436 Ty UKFO09F 701176 W URKFOO9F 702826 W UKFOOSF 740202 W UK F0097740381 Ty UKFO09F r40574 W UK F009 740576 ad Y UR AOD M40 foe Y UR FOOD 742039 Ty UK F0097740001 86 W UK 7009774000891 W UK 7009774000926 W UK P0097 721043 Ty UK P0097 721285 W UR 7009772587 Total Selected E Page 23 The selected animals will automatically be assigned a drafting code of 1 You are then prompted if you wish to load other animals Farmll 3000 A Do you want to create another group Again you need to select either individuals or another group For example Ewes NOTE select
13. cator and click Ok Program Mode C Download tiles tram indicator Recelve print reports ak ink3000 File Upload Help 13360 0964000005867368 ARQ AHQ 15544 0964000005790876 ARQ AHOQ 15579 0964000005867297 ARO AHO 14839 09640000058676394 ARQ AHQ 15748 0964000003411066 ARQ AHQ 10527 0964000000166376 ARO AHO Download 10550 0964000005790331 ARQ AH Pe ee 15834 0964000004835932 ARQ AHQ 15698 0964000005790874 ARQ AHQ 14960 0964000005790297 ARQ AH 15597 0964000005867351 ARQ AH Q Life data only 19121 0964000005867188 ARQ AH i 658 0964000005867741 ARQ AHQ T3 Indicator file 14061 0964000005867740 ARQ AH 13435 0964000005790860 ARQ AHQ Stop Upload Connected to XR3000 indicator on comi 3 Mode Upload Page 28 Setting Up the Tru test unit to draft by a selected life data field Once the upload is complete go to the TRU Test and press SETUP once more Now press the button corresponding to DRAFT Select the Draft BY option you select any life field or any weight file data field For example G TYPE Select the number of ranges then enter the text to look for in the life data field please note that this MUST match exactly if the animal is to be drafted as required For example if the optional Geno Types are T3 and T5 these must match exactly what is in the life data Set the fields up so they read RANGE MATCH TEXT ARROW
14. e 4 E O k a a l oh XR 3000 12 3000 1 3000 2 3000 The Tru test XR3000 SR3000 and JR3000 s provide an extremely easy to use reliable and efficient way of weighing and collecting animal data When combined with an EID panel reader you can weigh and record the weight against an animal record with a single button confirmation All readers communicate with the PC via standard RS232 communications allowing us to load EID information and in the case of the XR3000 life data information about the animal into the reader and download animal weight data from the readers FarmIT 3000 comes complete with export and import routines allowing you to exchange data to and from the Tru test Page 6 The Tru test units are designed to connect to weigh bars these are the actual units which convert the weight into electrical signals for the unit So the system would comprise the following 1 Tru test XR3000 2 1 or 2 weigh bars Tru test XR3000 and Weigh Bars Page 7 Tru test Connections Weigh Bar Connections Communication 12 Vot E Power Communication Ports The Tru test units provide two communication ports for connection to your computer or an EID panel reader Both ports work the same by default but may be configured separately a m 12 Volt Power The Tru test unit provides a 12Volt internal battery which may be recharged using the battery charger which is supplied with the unit Weigh Bar Connec
15. e44e6 15544 UE e44eb 155679 WEY e44eb 14639 UK eddo 15746 UK ed4e6 10527 Uk zdd2 6 10560 UE Ye44eb 156034 UK e4426 15698 Ukr e442e6 14960 UK edd26 1559 UK 2ddz6 1912 Uk e4426 658 UK Ye442b 14061 UK 24426 13435 LIK 2449R 14906 B FIED 0hisID EID 0964000005867368 0964000005790876 0964000005867297 0964000005867694 0964000003411066 0964000000166376 0964000005790331 0964000004835932 0964000005790874 0964000005790297 0964000005867351 0964000005867188 0964000005867741 0964000005867740 0464000005790860 NARANNNNNEARTFRAT Go back to Link3000 and click Setup F21S5EX0inotlD Fates TYPEOinotiID Fale T YPEinotiD SEX C CG TYPE ARAH ARCA ARAHI ARAHI ARAH ARCA ARAHI ARGVAHG ARCA ARAHI ARAH ARCA ARAHI ARGVAHG AROYAHO ARMIAHM E f 4131 i D E T 100 f E G T YHE Page 27 Automatic Options Include in Download r Run when Windows starts M Name of file Iv File dat M Minimise on startup v File date M Field headers F eee Download on connect M Download calculated fields l Beep on download l l o F Upload to the file specified in the PC file Open selected file after download File Format Text Comma Separated csy Program Mode Download files from indicator C Receive print reports Animations M Specify a COM Port C Upload files to indicator M Enabled Set Program Mode to Upload files to indi
16. ent to the extensive FarmIT 3000 Help which is provided as an online help file when the software is installed on your computer This manual is intended to provide a reference for farmers using FarmIT3000 and the Tru test XR3000 SR3000 or JR3000 and an associated EID panel reader for animal identification and data collection The manual includes details of using the Tru test weigh heads and FarmIT 3000 Software to achieve the weighing of animals with and with out EID The manual also displays some of the analysis tools provided by FarmIT 3000 that may then be used to analyse the data This manual assumes a small knowledge of computers and is not intended as a computer training manual Page 3 Farm Management Software for Organic and Conventional Farmers FarmIT 3000 amp FarmIT 3000 Gold Accounts provide a comprehensive management system for your farm encompassing tools for the management of e beef stock e sheep and flocks e fields e farm dogs e control of medicines chemicals amp fertilisers e customers e suppliers e sales e purchasing reports for Organic and Farm Assurance schemes e and much much more FarmIT 3000 Gold Cannon Farm Sheep UK700977000059C SEE File Farm Customers Suppliers Beef Stock Dairy Fields Sheep Deer Pigs Dogs Cats and Others StockingLevels Movements Planning Banking Reports Yiew Window Help E 4 a Ri A are T D gt A 4 S 3 we Refresh GESII Web FindStock Find About Hel
17. imal Type Silas x JC Select the animal type e g Sheep and click OK You may then be asked to confirm the columns Page 20 Column Selection Please select the column that represents the animal ear tag number Select the appropriate column and press OK The weight data will be imported and a report displayed of the import E C Program Files Border Software FarmlT 3000 Reports Weightimport0 60 72006 htm stock Weight Import 06 07 2006 Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 4006 to database new weight record added to database Adding Weight Record Date 06 07 2006 to database new weight record added to database hod GTP ia Te ee aal Tren OS VT a oe eed JR3000 Weight import because the JR3000 cannot hold full ear tag numbers the data will be imported by EID The actual animal will be looked up based on the EID and
18. in Field 10 Ewes in Field 17 Ewes in field 18 4vallable Animals Ewes in new shed Ewes in ald shed Y UES048921 00 Female Hoggets Y Uk sU4e529 Female Lambs Y URSOF2TOSO059e Hoggets iy UK307210300773 eis tara te Bae WF UK7009500106 ee alding arker amp Sone KM MR see i p Holding 5 Wheeler amp Son ease eee Uk AO0S500 152 Keep Holding Wallace Bebb Farnes Lhd seve sees Y UR FO09501 56 Male Hoggets Ty UKFO097 FO00001C Male Lambs W UK F00977000001F le Y UE F009 00000A Single ewes Y UE F009 000003F test W UK F00977000004F Theaves Theaves Callfryn alll Theaves D auddwr Top ram lambs 2004 Triplet ewes Twin ewes Vasechomised rams Truf est 4ll4nimals TruT est Draft O Display with The groups will then be added to the Available Groups After you select the group press the L gt button to select all the animals from the group Page 34 Mulitple Animal or Field Selection Available Groups Apply Age Filter Apply Breed Filter Available Animals Selected Animals W UK FOOSF 700001 8c W UK FOO FOo0024C W UK F009 7000024R W UK F009 FO000Z6C W UK FOO Foo002FC W UK F009 FO00028C W UK 70097 7000035R W UK 70097 7000036R W UK F009 70000430 W UK F009 7000059R W UK 70097 7000065R W UK F009 7000072 i Total Selected Once you have selected the animals press the OK button to continue Display with Ear Tag Number w Ear Tag Number w Number
19. ing all ewes will of course include the ewes already selected by the Cull Group these animals will however be ignored from subsequent selections I E animals are only added to the unit once The second group will be given the drafting code of 2 This process continues until you select the No option The animals are then added to the unit Communicating with TRU TEST XR3000 X Uploading Life Data Record 6 Of 625 ne Cancel You will be prompted again when the upload is complete For details of setting your XR3000 to display drafting information please see page 180 of you Tru test XR3000 user manual Once the unit is configured the Tru test unit will display an arrow indicating which way to draft the animal or if it is used with an automated drafting system it will automatically draft the animal Page 24 Setting up the Life Data File using the Tru Test Unit Turn the TRU Test XR 3000 on Press SETUP Press the button corresponding to LIFEDATA Set the fields up so they read ON OFF ETN EID SEX CG TYPE 5 ID FORMAT OR LENGTH 30 X 30 x 10 x 10 x 5 x x x x Once the fields are set up pres ESC then key corresponding to LIFEDATA then the key corresponding to TABLE Now the key corresponding to gt Pres the key corresponding to DEL ALL use the lt to select Yes and press ENTER then use the lt to select Yes again and press enter G TYPE SPARE SPARE SPARE X X X X X XK lt
20. lest Weight Files Please select the TruTest File to inport Cancel Then select a file and click ok Page 37 Page 38 Tru lest XR3000 Control Please ensure the indicator is on then press the get data button Data Downloaded Recordo ETN Weight Draft Date BREED SEX DAYS SIRE DAM 5C T PE EID 0 67 5 0 05 09 2006 1535 1 UK F009772420 63 5 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1977 0000000964000000018919 2 UKFO09774000944 66 0 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1598 A000000096400000048109 3 UK 70097 74000063 64 5 0 05 09 2006 WHSF EWE 1624 A00000009640000005192781 Once the file has downloaded click ok you will be prompted to save the data to file Save in O 2 em O Uniform i 2 Cows bliy A ecent Cows Documents ey TestDe My Documents File name Sheep enghts0S07 2006 bat a pave hy Network Save as type Cancel Give the file a name and then click save Display wait Available Animals y Uk304892100 w UE S0489299 y Uk307 2103005958 Y Uk3072103007r3 K UE F0095007 06 pa UE FO095001 52 w UK FO095041 58 Ka UE F009 7000007 C w Uk F009 000001 w UE F009 rop000z2A Y UE F009 r 000003A W UK F009 7000004R The groups will then be added to the Available Groups Column Selection i Cull ewes Dairy Eweg Eme Lambs Ewes in Field 10 Ewes in Field 17 Ewes in field 18 Ewes in new shed Ewes in old shed Female Hoggets Female Lambs Hoggets Keep Holding
21. nit will proceed in weighing the animal until the weight has stabilized At this point the Stable Light will come on You will then be prompted to record the weight To do so press the Record Weight Button Let the animal out and get the next one in Page 12 Connecting The Tru test unit to the computer The Tru test units all connect to your computer via a standard RS 232 Communications lead Normally at least one communication port is provided on your computer This is normally situated on the back of the machine Plug in the communications lead Making sure the holes match the pins on the computer socket Page 13 Ensure that the other end Plugs into the tru test unit Page 14 Tru test Control Panel Tru lest AR3000 Control Bs a Data Downloaded The Tru test Control Panel provides the interface for configuring the Tru test weighing head loading Life Data loading EID s into the unit and extracting data from the unit You need no other software in order to use the Tru Test Weigh head unit with FarmIT 3000 The buttons along the top let you download or upload data The Data Downloaded window will display the data after download is completed You may also reconfigure the unit if required Page 15 Adding A Toolbar Icon To Open the Tru test Control Panel Tip Add a toolbar icon for the Tru test control window by modifying the toolbar settings Window Help
22. oaded Recordio ARMTAG Weight Date SCORE BREED MONTHS DAYS SEX ETN EID 0 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R 4M UK 123456900238 982000028967430 1 67 0 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 RAM UK 123456000059 9400000001 30498 2 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456900298 9820000282737 10 3 68 0 06 07 2006 Texel 27 826 RAM UK 123456900232 982000028277512 4 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R 4M UK 123456900297 982000028277473 5 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456900255 I8Z000028966427 6 67 0 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456000053 400000001 38621 7 68 0 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456000052 9400000001 17600 6 66 0 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456000095 9S0000003008863 9 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456000094 980000003008862 0 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 R4M UK 123456000096 980000003008865 1 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 RAM 0K 123456000093 980000003008864 2 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 EWE UK 123456000092 9S0000003008866 3 67 5 06 07 2006 Texel 3 96 EWE UK 123456000091 SS0000003008861 Once the download is complete click the OK button to save the weight data you will be prompted to save the data to file hay Recent Documents i Desktop My Documents My Computer E eme iy Hetwork Save az lype Give the file a name and then click save This will be confirmed FarmiT 3000 Animal Type An
23. out the animal including breeding information vet and medical treatments medical tests weights and movements Animals may be treated either individually or in groups or you may select the animals from a list However it is at this stage that keeping individual animals on a computer can seem a little difficult The main problem being that once you have more than around 100 animals it is not only very difficult to select them from large lists but also very time consuming if you need to type them in This is where EID readers can really help as you can scan and identify the animal in the field and simply import the list of animals onto the computer Lambing scanning and weight data may also be captured by the EID reader and imported into the software directly thus eliminating the need to type in the data This will save considerable time leaving more time for the analysis of the data collected Page 4 Once the data 1s collected FarmIT 3000 really starts to help with breeding analysis weighing analysis and graphical tools to decipher the mass of data You may even export the report to Microsoft Excel for further analysis or link directly to the FarmIT database which is a standard Microsoft Access database file to further analyse your data Graph Of Selected Sheep Weights Graph of Selected Sheep Weight Analysis SE D ouKro0s7 750486 E ouKroog77so938 Page 5 The XR3000 SR3000 JR3000 from Tru test oi Seas A i pa ami
24. p EUS Exit i Maps Sheep UK700977000025C Seg Fields ie 7 FN paR or Rented Fields Details Movements Notes Diary Lambing Breeding Medical Treatment Medical Tests Feeding Weight Accou l gt istorical Fields pi Beef Stock Sheep and Flocks A Z Sheep UK700977000059C E jel Cannon l FA Lambs g Details Movements Notes Diary Lambing Breeding Medical Treatment Medical Tests Feeding Weight Accou4 S Hoggets FA Ewe Lambs Ear Tag No juK700977000059C Management Tag E 1 Year Old Ewes Electronic Tag A0000000964000001732590 E FamName fo A 2 Year Old Ewes 3 3 Year Old Ewes Registered Pedigree Animal Pedigree Name Gm A 4 Year Old Ewes Age 29 Month BA 5 Year Old Ewes Date of Birth 23 03 2003 D Date of Purchase BE ge onths 3 Rams Breed WHSF Sex EWE 7 NE WY Farm Dogs Cats and Other Animals 9 Picture m T e 7 Hid Medicines Chemicals ypa Mg Fertilizers Breeding Stock M 3 Chamicals And Sprays Genetic Dam ID i O View Weaned E D Ta Feeds and Suppliments Seeds and Crops Sire View oh ad Management Groups Scrapie Code Info Organic Status Organic M Farm Locations Keep Holdings Flock Cannon ns Equipments Animals are recorded in the system as individual records which can include an electronic identification number EID You may record information ab
25. r Software ADAS Redesdale Border Software Ltd Rochester 19 Norton Street Otterbu Knighton Newcastle upon Tyne Powys ME1S 156 Holding Mo 501 141 0075 Holding No Ear Tag Humber Class Mo Breed UE F009 0000947 1 WHSF UE r009 000099 1 WHSF UE F009 00011700 1 WHSF Status Organic Organic Organic Total Animals Select All Tick animals to confirm movement Haulage Details Hotes Means of Transport Movement Mo Our Ret Select Animals Movement Date 1870972006 Confirmed Age Mths 4 4 4 Save And Confirm Save Contin Later Click Save And Confirm to finish the movement Confirmed _ a Export Animal Details Page 41 Other points to note The Tru test unit has a limited keyboard some characters that you may use on your computer you can not input on the Tru test unit for example the character It 1s therefore important that you do not use these characters when creating life data as you will NOT be able to use them for drafting
26. ss The view lists on the left the available animals this is depending on whether you have selected Cattle or sheep To select an animal you simply click on it the either drag it over to the selected Animals box or click the button in the middle You may reduce the number of animals in the left hand view by selecting an available group The Available groups include Animal Classifications for example Males and Females etc Managements Groups Linked Holding and Import Groups Page 30 Import Groups Import groups are actually what we are interested in here They represent lists of animals Imported using the Import Button Thus you may get your list of available animals from an external source be that an existing file or supported device for example the Tru Test unit On the Multiple Animal or Field Selection dialog click on Import Groups The Import groups form is then displayed giving you the option to choose a device or browse for a file Group Import Dlg ARZ Click the button to import the data directly frmo the device Please select the File to import and the Format of the file data Then click OK to import the ear tags and group information Import File Format Cancel Then click the _ button to bring up the TRU Test Control dialog Page 31 Tru lest AR3000 Control Please ensure the indicator is on then press the get data button Data Downloaded Click on the
27. the weight recorded against the animal found Page 21 Uploading EID Data and Life Data 1 Ensure the tru test unit is switch on st 2 Click the W button to upload the required data You will first be prompted to select the animals you wish to load e g cattle or sheep all or selected Load EIDs Please select whether you wish to load the reader with all current animals or only a selected group of animals Animal Type SHEEP Load All Animals Load Selected Animals i Cancel When uploading the data to the reader a small window with a status bar and the number of items added out of the total will pop up Communicating with TRU TEST XR3000 Eg Uploading Lite Data Record 6 Of 625 ne Cancel We may configure the life data to upload from a configuration file Please contact us for further information on this If you are using the JR3000 you do not have the functionality of life data the software will only upload the EID of the animal and assign a 4 digit management number Page 22 Uploading Drafting Data THIS ONLY WORKS FOR THE TRU TEST XR3000 and DR3000 You may configure your XR3000 to draft animals on a specific field of the animal s life data To achieve this with FarmIT 3000 we have added a field called Draft to the life data We then set this to a number between I and 99 increasing the number each time you select another group of animals Therefore the first group you select will
28. tions The Tru test unit provides the capability to connect two weigh bars some crates may only need one Weigh bars come in a range of load capacities Page 8 EID Panel Readers The EID panel reader is an electronic box which energises and reads an EID tag Panel readers are referred to as such because the antenna is normally in the form of a panel In reality the antenna is a series of wire loops however manufacturers normally imbed the loops on a plastic panel in order to make the antenna robust A typical panel reader therefore comprises the following components 1 Panel Antenna 2 Control Unit Electronics enclosed in a waterproof box with an output via a cable 3 Some form of power supply either a transformer for mains power or a battery Agrident ASR 454 Panel Reader Control Box and Panel Antenna Page 9 Antenna Tuning EID antennas need to be Tuned to the correct frequency in order to work at their optimum range Most panel readers now provide an auto tuning system 1 e you press a button and the reader tunes itself to the antenna The tune may however be effected by metal objects so you may need to retune the antenna press the button before you start weighing or if the environment changes for example a metal gate swings close to the crate or a friend parks their Land Rover next to it A poorly tuned antenna may not read tags at all Ask your friend to move EID Numbers and Ear Tag Numbers At
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