Adding your first animals
Step-by-step guide to manually adding animals one at a time.
You can add animals one at a time or import a whole mob from a spreadsheet. This article covers adding animals individually — see "Importing animals from a spreadsheet" for bulk imports.
Add a single animal
- 1Tap Animals in the sidebar
- 2Tap the + button (top right)
- 3Choose the species
- 4Enter the ear tag number (required), NLIS tag, name, breed, sex, and date of birth
- 5Optionally assign to a paddock and/or group
- 6Tap Save
Required fields
- Ear tag number — this is the unique identifier for each animal
- Species — cattle, sheep, goat, pig, horse, or poultry
Optional fields
- NLIS / RFID tag — for electronic identification
- Name — useful for stud animals or pets
- Breed, colour, and markings
- Date of birth and birth weight
- Dam and sire — links to other animals in your records
- Purchase date and price
- Owner — if you manage agisted stock
If you're adding a whole mob at once, use the CSV Import in Settings. It's much faster than adding animals one by one.