DRY Event

the dry event records the end of a lactation when an animal is removed from milking to prepare for calving expand the sections below to learn more event guidelines use the mobile app or the web version of pulse to enter events! tap events in the mobile app docid\ w6rldb6lbqk8jyouni2lo to get started, or see add events docid\ ybkt2kztr5izivgv0jz2t to learn more about adding events from web pulse supports adding events that have occurred within the last year the app expects you to add pregnant females to this event, so it will warn you before allowing you to add an animal that is not in status, is already in dry status, or is younger than the minimum breeding configured in pulse or for dc unlimited dairies expand the topics below to learn more about dry event details protocol if you are entering this event for an animal that is in her first lactation cycle, the field is not required follow the guidelines below when entering protocol details tap the protocol field to view the available protocols note that the mobile app filters the list of protocols based on the event you are entering, as well as the type of animal you selected (heifer or adult) some protocols are available only for heifers, some for adults, and some are available for both for each protocol, the app displays the corresponding milk and meat withholdings it also displays the remark that will be auto filled for this animal when you choose this protocol, as well as the to which animals on this protocol should be moved if you select a protocol that requires you to choose which hoof or quarter of the udder is affected, the app opens a screen where you can choose the quarter(s) select which quarter(s) the protocol affects note that the options you see on this screen may vary based on dairycomp 305's configured character limit for the remark field the labels you see here may also be different from those listed below, but the typical ones are all selects all quarters/quadrants lf l eft f ront hoof or teat rf r ight f ront hoof or teat lh l eft h ind hoof or teat rh r ight h ind hoof or teat note the labels for quarters/quadrants can be customized in pulse animal configuration docid\ ebf1ybclw5c8mv1iqjpji settings or in dairycomp for dc unlimited dairies click here to learn more about rem field length and quarter/quadrant selection! the length of the remark field may be 16 or 8 characters, depending on your dairy type/item table configuration dairies support 16 character remarks dc unlimited dairies can support 16 character remarks if they have adequate item table storage space if a dc unlimited dairy has limited item table storage space, it can only support 8 character remarks follow the guidelines below and learn how quarter/quadrant selection works for specific events mast and events 16 character choose 1, 2, 3, or all quarters/quadrants for mast and lame events 8 character rem choose 1 or all quarters/quadrants for mast and lame events events choose either 1 or all quarters to follow best practices for this event type, irrespective of the rem field length after you select the quarter(s), tap the continue button at the bottom of the screen after you tap continue , the app returns you to the event screen, where you will see the following updates the event protocol field displays your chosen protocol the remark field is auto populated based on the protocol you selected you can edit the remark further after the app inserts it if the protocol you selected defined a go to pen number, the app automatically inserts that pen number in the event's pen field in this case, you cannot edit the new pen assignment for this animal because the protocol defines the required pen important when you are adding animals in bulk to an event that allows protocols, the information in the protocol and remark fields will not carry forward to other animals as you add them because protocol treatments are specific to each animal, the app requires you to define them individually for each animal you add to the event see save time when adding animals in bulk docid\ t2idizwsv zyc3bn1ga7u for more information see events with protocols docid\ mezlpmy8ytrbkhcijyrts to learn more about defining protocol information when entering an event pen this field is available for events that may include a pen move if you select a protocol for this event and that protocol designates a required pen, the app auto fills the animal's new pen number in the pen field; you cannot edit the new pen number at this point because it must be the pen that is defined by the protocol you selected height the animal's height (in the units set in your pulse user account docid\ adcj5yzybengyc6xqqec3 ) to enable height for this event, select the event from event definitions docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn and expand optional details docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn weight the animal's weight (in the units set in your pulse user account docid\ adcj5yzybengyc6xqqec3 ) to enable weight for this event, select the event from event definitions docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn and expand optional details docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn bcs value body condition score, which is used to evaluate an animal's energy balance based on being extremely thin (1 00) or having excessive fat deposits (5 00) the value can be a whole number or decimal, and you can include additional notes using the rem field for the event (up to 16 alpha numeric characters) to enable bcs value for this event, select the event from event definitions docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn and expand optional details docid\ z txhd56q4ypynjqpvogn process changes when you add events from web or the mobile app, your updates are sent to pulse and then on to dairycomp for dcu dairies (wifi or data connection required) when the updates are received, the following changes for each animal in the event are processed records a dry event and sets the to the date the event was completed or diagnosed sets the (dry date) to the eday sets the animal's reproduction code/status to 6 (dry) updates the pen number if a pen move was included with the event