Using MINDA, you can record when you've dried off animals. When recording a Dry Off Event in MINDA, you'll need to know:

Select Event Recorder from the dashboard and then select Dry Off from the list of available Events. Next go through the steps on screen.

Select the date the animal was dried off. If the date was earlier, click Earlier then use the calendar to select the right date.

Select the animals you're drying off. By default, the In Milk Group will be selected however, you can change this or search for the animal if you know their ID.

Once you've selected the animals, they'll be moved to the right hand side as shown above. If you need to remove any animals, use the x.

Choose a reason for drying off your animals.

Review the details you've entered. If you need to record a dry off treatment, click Save and Add treatment otherwise click Change or use the Back button to edit anything. Click Finish to save the Event.

The Event should now show in the Holding Pen where you can approve it.

If you've administered Dry Cow treatment, you can record this by clicking Save and Add treatment and going through the steps below.

Select the Dry Cow treatment given to the animal.

Here you'll need to add details about the dosage such as:

For example, we have an animal receiving Cepravin Dry Cow. She will have a 1 dose with the amount of each dose being 4 tubes (1 for each quarter).

Check the planned dates and times. If you've administered the doses, update the administered date and time otherwise leave blank.

Choose which quarter you've treated.

Choose if and when the animal was separated from the herd.

Add in the meat and milk withholding periods. Using the dose and withholding information, a return to vat date will be calculated and shown below.

If you'd like to add in vet details, you can do this below otherwise click No vet consulted.

Review the details you've entered. If you need to edit anything, click Change or use the Back button otherwise click Finish or Save and add a new treatment.