Animal ID

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  1. Open Organization > Settings > Keys > Animal ID

additional animal identification: up to 10 different ID can be added individually

  • Name (default) none | can be identical several times
  • Transponder (default) per farm | can exist once per farm
  • Responder (default) unique | can only be recorded once, no matter how many establishments are stored in the database

Numeric: usually yes, Smartbow, Smaxtec and CattleData do not use numeric id

  • Yes
  • No

Obvious:

  • none | Animal ID be present multiple times
  • per BU | Animal ID is also double possible for more than 1 BU
  • per farm | Animal ID may only be available once in farm
  • unique | the safest of id flags may only be available once per database

barn No.: | Animal ID is bound to the stable number (usually for collars)

  • Yes
  • No

Active: inactive animal identifiers are hidden in the program, are not available for selection

  • Yes
  • No