Viewing Siblings

The Siblings section groups the other animals in your herd that share a recorded parent with the animal you’re viewing. Siblings are split into three groups based on how many parents they share.

The Three Sibling Groups

Each sibling appears as a clickable card, and the section header shows the total number of siblings found across all three groups.

How Siblings Are Found

Cattle360 looks at the animal’s recorded sire and dam, then finds every other animal in your herd that shares one or both of those parents. Because it relies on parent links, siblings only appear when the shared parent is actually recorded on both animals.

When There Are No Siblings

If no other animal shares a recorded sire or dam with this animal, the section shows “No siblings share a recorded sire or dam with this animal.” This is common for purchased animals or when parent links haven’t been filled in yet.

Getting Complete Sibling Groups

• Record both parents on every calf. An animal with only a dam recorded can never show as a full sibling — only as a maternal half.
• Use consistent parent records. Two calves out of the same cow only group together if they both point at that same cow record (not two separate records for the same animal).

Tips

• Full siblings are useful for comparison. Animals sharing both parents make a natural group for comparing growth and performance.
• Paternal-half groups reveal a sire’s influence. A large paternal-half group is every calf out of the same bull — handy for evaluating a herd sire.