Advanced Animal Search

For quick lookups, the search bar at the top of the screen is usually all you need (see Searching for Animals). When you need to find animals by criteria beyond an identifier — like status, pasture, sire, or a date range — use the dedicated Animal Search page.

How to Open Animal Search

1. From the Dashboard, find the Quick Actions section.
2. Click the Animal Search card (“Find an animal by ear tag, EID, or other tag”).

Searching by Tag

1. Type into the search box (placeholder: “Search ear tag, EID, or other tag...”).
2. Press Enter or click Search.

Searching with Filters

Click Filters to open the advanced filter panel. All filters are optional and apply only to that search — nothing is saved. Available filters are grouped as:

• Animal — Status, Type, Sex, Color.
• Location & assignment — Pasture, Owner, Group.
• Pedigree — Sire, Dam.
• Breeding — Breeding status, Conception type, and a Pending calving only checkbox.
• Birth date range — From/To.
• Life events & dates — Weaning, Purchased, Sold, and Death, each with an optional date range.

Set the filters you want, then click Apply & Search. Use Clear Filters to start over. You can combine a typed search term with filters, or search using filters alone — you just need at least one of the two.

Reading the Results

Results appear in a table with columns for Ear Tag, EID, Other Tag, Type, Sex, Status, Pasture, and Owner. When you searched by a typed term, a Matched By column also shows which field(s) matched (e.g., “Ear Tag, EID”). Click any row to open that animal’s record.

Tips

• Use filters for herd management, not just lookups. For example, filter by Pasture + Breeding status to see which exposed cows are still in a given field, or by Sold + a date range to review a recent sale.
• Use Pending calving only to quickly find bred animals that haven’t produced a calf yet.
• Prefer the top-bar search for a single known tag. It’s faster for a quick lookup; Animal Search is built for narrowing down a list.