Using the MINDA app, you can record when you've dried off animals. When drying off animals, you'll need to know:
Animal ID
Reason for drying off
Treatment/dosage rate etc
Administered by (if applicable)
How do I record a Dry Off Event?
Select Dry off from the dashboard and then select Record dry off. Next go through the steps on screen.
Step 1. Choose your animal(s)
Add the animals you're drying off. If the animals are in a specific Group, you can tap Add from group otherwise, you can search for the animal if you know their ID.
Note: When recording a dry off, you have the option to select quarters. If you enable All quarters, all 4 quarters will be automatically selected.
Step 2. Reason for drying off
Choose a reason for drying off your animals.
Step 3. Select the treatment given
Select any treatments the animals were given. Any recently used treatments will show at the top.
Step 4. Add treatment details
Enter treatment details. You'll need to add details about the dosage such as:
Amount per dose
Number of doses
Unit i.e. tube, ml, gram etc
Frequency
Interval
Withholding
Note: Make sure to select yes or no if the first dose has already been given.
Step 4. Treatment given by
If you'd like to add details on who administered the treatment, you can do this below otherwise tap Skip.
Step 5. Review and finish
Review the details you've entered. There's a few extra things you can do on this screen including:
Delete the dry off Event
Add another treatment
Similar to other Events, if you need to edit anything, tap on any of the columns or go back by tapping on the top left otherwise tap Finish.
The Event should now show in the Holding Pen where you can approve it.