Sires

View

To view data for this feature, your VAS PULSE Platform user account must be assigned to a Role with Herd Read permissions.

Edit

To edit the settings for this feature, your VAS PULSE Platform user account must be assigned to a Role with Herd Write permissions.

See Edit User Permissions and Manage Roles for more information.

The Sires page allows you to view and manage all of your dairy's sire records. The information contained in sire records is included throughout the VAS PULSE Platform, such as in events, items, and cowcards. You can find this feature under the DairyComp menu.

  • Sire IDClosed Identifier: Animal's sire ID
  • Name: Animal's common name
  • Reg/ISOClosed International Organization for Standardization, a global organization that promotes commercial and industrial standards.: Animal's registration number or ISO ID number
  • Active: Indicates whether the animal is active or inactive
  • Stud: Semen company identification. For a listing of standard identifiers for the US, see NAAB Stud Codes.
  • Breed: Two-letter abbreviation for the breed of the animal's sire. Common Cow breeds include the following: HO = Holstein; JE = Jersey; AY = Ayrshire; BS = Brown Swiss; GS = Guernsey; MS = Milking Shorthorn; XB = Beef cross-breed; XD = Dairy cross-breed.
  • Type: Identifies the type of semen used to conceive the calf:
    • Sexed: Semen that has been analyzed and sorted based on the X/Y chromosome in the individual sperm cells. For dairy cows, this type of semen has mostly X-chromosome sperm cells to increase the likelihood of producing heifer calves.
    • Unsexed: Semen that has not been sorted based on the X/Y chromosome in the sperm cells.

Click on a sire record in the Sire list to view its details, such as the animal's Sire ID, name, and breed, in a side panel:

The sire's side panel may include a photo, as well as the semen supplier. The side panel also provides additional details recorded by the supplier, such as production, health, calving, and conformation details:

NOTE: You cannot edit or delete sire records or sire details that are provided by the origin company. You can only toggle the sire's status to Active or Inactive.

To add a sire on the Sires page, click Add New Sire or use the menu bar to navigate to DairyComp > Sires > Add Sire:

Enter the new Sire ID in the Add New Sire side panel:

Click Save to finish adding your new sire.

NOTE: Once you have saved the new sire record, you can open it from the list and then edit it to add details.

To modify a sire record, click on the record in the Sires list, then complete your edits in the Edit Sire Information side panel:

To revert back to the original values for the sire record, click Reset.

Click Save to apply your changes.

To delete a sire, click on the desired sire record in the Sires list. Click the delete button , then click Yes in the confirmation pop-up window:

The sire no longer appears in your Sires list.

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