Cattle Manager FAQs

Animal Movements

• When should I use a Planned Sale or Movement?
• Updating a Planned Sale/ Movement after the event
• What are Traders & Locations? How should they be used?

BCMS

• Importing animals from the BCMS Website
• How do I compare my records with BCMS? - using the BCMS Crosschecker
• Step by step instructions on creating a Scottish Beef Calf Scheme claim and exporting it to SEERAD Online.

Actions

• Importing weights from a Tru-Test Weigher
• Doing a treatment, movement or other Action for a batch of animals

Other

• How do I change the sex of an animal once I have entered it?
• Reference Animals
• Selecting a homebred heifer as a dam
• Common reasons for a Barcode Scanner not working
• What is the difference between a batch and a herd?
• How do I set up a batch of animals?
• How do I set up a Herd?
• How should I backup my data?

For more help on Cattle Manager call our Adviceline team on 01594 545022 or email us at support@farmplan.co.uk.