Using MINDA, you can record when an animal has received health treatments. When recording a Health treatment in MINDA, you'll need to know:
Date the animal(s) were diagnosed and/or treated
Animal ID
Diagnosis
Treatment/dosage rate
Quarters (if applicable)
Withholding information
Vet details (if applicable)
How do I record a Health Event?
Select Event Recorder from the dashboard and then select Health Record from the list of available Events. Next go through the steps on screen.
Step 1. Select date
Select the date the animal was diagnosed and/or treated. If the date was earlier, click Earlier then use the calendar to select the right date.
Step 2. Choose your animal(s)
Select the animals you're recording a Health Record for. If the animals are in a specific Group, you can change the Group to show only those animals otherwise, you can 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.
Step 3. Select diagnosis
Choose a diagnosis. Any recently used diagnosis will show at the top otherwise scroll through the list or use the search bar.
Step 4. Select the treatment
Choose the treatment. Any recently used products will show at the top otherwise scroll through the list or use the search bar.
Step 5. Add dosage information
Here you'll need to add details about the dosage such as:
Number of doses
Amount per dose
Unit i.e. tube, ml, gram etc
Frequency
Interval
For example, we have an animal receiving Intracillin 1000 Milking Cow. She will have a total of 3 doses with each dose being 1 tube. She will receive 1 dose per day. Since the animal will be having more than 1 dose, a Treatment Plan will be created.
Note: When an animal receives more than 1 dose, a Treatment Plan is created and you'll need to add in the frequency and interval. If the animal is only receiving 1 dose, you won't need to include this.
Step 6. Schedule doses
Check the planned dates and times. If you've administered any doses, update the administered date and time otherwise leave blank.
Note: If you're only recording a Health Record with 1 dose, make sure to fill out the administered date.
Important: If you update the administered dates to be the same as the planned dates, the Treatment Plan will automatically complete.
Step 7. Select affected quarters
Choose which quarter you're treating (if applicable).
Step 8. Choose separation date
Choose if and when the animal was separated from the herd.
Step 9. Add withholding periods
Add in the meat and milk withholding periods. Using the start date of treatment and the withholding information, a return to vat date will be calculated and shown below.
Step 10. Add vet details
If you'd like to add in vet details, you can do this below otherwise click No vet consulted.
Step 11. Review and finish
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.
The Event should now show in the Holding Pen where you can approve it.
Things to note when managing Treatment Plans in MINDA
If you're recording a retrospective treatment i.e. the animal has already been treated, you will only need to approve the Health Event in the Holding Pen.
If however you're recording the treatment in real time, you'll need to first approve the Health Event and then approve each dose in the Holding Pen as its given. To learn more about recording doses, check out our article Understanding Health Records.
Important: Each dose needs to be approved in the order that its given. If they aren't approved in that order, you will receive errors in the Holding Pen.
Once a Treatment Plan is finished, make sure to complete it. For help with completing Treatment Plans, check out our article Understanding Health Records. You should now be able to view and report on health information from within the Treatment Register.