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4b. Births
Firstly, either search for a ewe or read its EID tag. Pick the
number of alive lambs
and
number of dead lambs
. Choose the
breed
from the drop down list. You can also enter
More details such as
Problems
(Teats, Colostrum or Prolapse), the
Ram’s details
if known,
Helped status
and reason why helped (Management, oversized, malpresented), enter a
comment
and choose its
mothering ability
. Use the arrows to move up or down this screen
or swipe your finger/stylus as you would with a smartphone.
To enter the lamb’s details, tap
1
to open the lamb form.
Enter the tagging information and choose to
use EID as
Dept tag
if you wish. Choose the
colour
of each tag from
the down list.
If the lamb is
Hand Reared
tick the box.
Enter
its sex and weight
if known.
Choose its
viability
from the drop down list.
If it has been
fostered
tick the box and choose its foster
mother.
Tap
Save and Exit
.
If there was more than one lamb, do the same for
the second lamb by tapping
2
.
Once the lambing details have been saved, you
will notice the 1 and 2 become ticked.
You can enter
a Cull or condition score
at this time if you wish.
Finally, tap
Save
on the main Births screen.