Collecting Data using an Android Device
Overview
The CowCalf Android app can be found and installed from the Google Play Store. Search for CowCalf, and purchase and download the application to the device. The CowCalf application is designed to work with any android tablet or phone running OS 3 or newer, devices running previous versions of the Android operating system may or may not work.
The Mobile CowCalf Android application will work as either a stand-alone program, or in conjuction with the CowCalf5 Herd Record Management Program. If you will be utilizing it with CowCalf5, then the application will need internet capabilities to transfer data between the PC program and the mobile application and back again. No internet is needed to utilize the application or change/add herd data.
Only one herd can be stored and accessed on the Mobile Application at once. Though multiple herds can be accessed by utilizing the internet and cloud storage.
Android Application
The CowCalf Android application is designed to collect production field data during normal herd working activities. The application is specifically designed to collect data during Calving, Breeding, Pregnancy Checking and Weaning. Not all CowCalf5 variables are available on the mobile application. The following data fields are accessible with this application:
Calving
- Dam ID
- Dam Age
- Calf ID
- Birth Date
- Calf Sire
- Sex
- Birth Weight
- Calf Second ID
- Birth Data (birthing problems)
- Calving Ability (calving problems)
- Maternal Ability (mothering problems)
- Calf Death Loss Reason and Date
- Dam Disposal and Date
- Comments
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Breeding
- Dam ID
- Dam Age
- Dam Secondary ID
- First AI Sire and Date
- Second AI Sire and Date
- Natural AI Sire
- Management Group (herd grouping, customizable)
- Dam Disposal Reason and Date
- Comments
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Pregnancy Checking
- Dam ID
- Dam Age
- Dam Secondary ID
- Days Pregnant and Date
- Pregnancy Weight
- Pregnancy Hip Height
- Calf’s Weaning Weight for this year (displayed for management purposes)
- Dams MPPA production score (displayed, generated from CowCalf5®)
- Management Group (herd grouping, customizable)
- Comments
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Weaning
- Calf ID
- Calf Second ID
- Birth Date
- Calf Sire
- Sex
- Weaning Weight and Date
- Calf Death Loss Reason and Date
- Dam ID
- Dam Age
- Dam Disposal Reason and Date
- Comments
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