Recording a Pregnancy Check

A pregnancy check confirms whether a bred animal is pregnant. Cattle360 gives you a dedicated worklist for pregnancy checks so you can move through your herd quickly and keep calving expectations current.

Opening the Pregnancy Checks Worklist

1. Click Reproduction in the navigation menu.
2. Select Pregnancy Checks.

The Pregnancy Checks page organizes your bred animals into three tabs, each with a live count:

• Due — Animals that haven’t had a pregnancy check recorded yet.
• Checked Pregnant — Animals with a recorded check where the result was pregnant.
• Open — Animals with a recorded check where the result was open (not pregnant).

Each tab shows a table with the animal’s identification, Owner, Check Date, Method, Result, Days Pregnant, Pregnant, Exp Due Date, and Comments.

How to Record a Pregnancy Check

1. From any tab on the Pregnancy Checks page, find the animal in the table.
2. Click the Record/Edit button (pencil icon) on that animal’s row.
3. In the Record Pregnancy Check dialog, fill in the results:
   • Check Date — When the pregnancy check was performed. Required.
   • Method — The method used: Ultrasound, Palpation, Blood Test, or Other. Required.
   • Result — Pregnant or Open. Required.
   • Days Pregnant (optional) — Estimated days of gestation at the time of the check.
   • Comments (optional) — Additional observations (e.g., “Twins suspected,” “Fetal sex: bull calf”).
4. Click Save.

The dialog title switches to Edit Pregnancy Check if a check has already been recorded for that animal, letting you correct or update the result.

What Happens After Saving

• Pregnant result — The animal moves to the Checked Pregnant tab, and its breeding status and expected due date reflect the confirmed pregnancy.
• Open result — The animal moves to the Open tab. You may choose to re-breed the animal or mark the breeding as no calf.

Tips

• Work the Due tab first. It shows every bred animal that still needs a check, so it doubles as your chute-side checklist.
• Record the method. Different methods have different accuracy levels and timing requirements. Recording the method helps interpret results.
• Note days pregnant. This helps verify the expected due date and identify potential breeding date errors.
• Check early and confirm later. Early detection allows management decisions; later confirmation improves accuracy.