Recording treatment of an individual sheep.
See introduction for treatments.
Assuming your sheep are recorded as individuals, i.e they have an individual record we would expect treatments to be recorded by the ear tag number.
You may record the treatments using an individual tag number, list of tags or against the flock record. This example explains treating an individual single animal.
First find the animal
see finding an individual sheep...
Open the animals record
On the treatment list double click the <new> entry..
This will open a new treatment record with the ear tag number and number of animals populated with the current animal. Then set the date, select the problem, select the product, enter the quantity used and optionally set who did the treatement.
Click the 'OK' button to record. The record will be listed against the animal record and visible in the VET and MED reports.
No Problem !
You can add a problem by selecting <new> on the drop down problem list and entering details of the problem. This will be added to the list of problem in the system for next time.
Missing Product
You can add a product by selecting <new> on the drop down product list. however it is easier to enter the product as a delivery then use it. Be carefule to ensure the product is approved for sheep.
Area Treated
The area treated is optional and only important if you want to know exactly what part of the animal was treated, for example recording which foot was treated (mainly dairy cows).
Note on Dates
The treatment date has a start and finish date in order to administer a course of treatment in one entry. i.e treating the same animal for 5 days. Most treatments are a single dose on one day so the start and end date are the same. The withdrawal dates being calculated based on the product withdraw and the end date.
If you are treating lambs with a single treatment of the same product over a period of a week. I.e you do one lot on monday, another on tuesday etc. Then you can crate one record for all based on the last day of treatment.