Creating a Breeding Record

A breeding record tracks a single breeding event for one female animal. You can create breeding records from the Breedings screen or from an individual animal’s record.

How to Create a Breeding Record

1. Navigate to the Breedings screen, or open an animal record and go to the breeding section.
2. Click Add Breeding.
3. Select the breeding method:
   • Natural Selection — For pasture breeding.
   • Artificial Insemination — For AI. This opens additional data fields.
4. Fill in the core fields:
   • Animal — The female being bred (pre-filled if creating from an animal record).
   • Breeding Date — The date of breeding or bull turn-in.
   • Sire(s) — Select one or more sires.
   • Comments (optional) — Any notes about the breeding.
5. For AI breedings, fill in additional details as available (see Recording AI Details).
6. Click Save.

What Happens After Saving

• The animal’s breeding status is updated to Exposed.
• An expected due date is calculated as breeding date + 283 days.
• The breeding record appears on the animal’s record and on the Breedings screen.

Monitoring Flags

You can set flags on the breeding record to help with monitoring:

• In Heat — Flag the animal as currently showing signs of heat.
• Watch Close — Flag the animal for close observation (e.g., approaching due date or history of calving difficulty).

Tips

• Record breedings promptly. The breeding date drives the due date calculation, so accuracy matters.
• Use the end date for pasture breeding. Recording when the bull was removed helps narrow the conception window.