User's Manual

Operation
ALPRO ver 6.60/ Activity meter system
94118201.pdf2006-11-08
ALARM TYPE CAN´T BE CLEARED
CAN ONLY BE CLEARED BY A NEW
ACTTAG SENDING
PRESS <ENTER> AND TRY AGAIN
Note! The 24 HOURS NO RF SENDING
and 48 HOURS NO RF SENDING alarms
are used in Activity graph, function 1:2:1
and Activity data, function 1:2:2. Therefore it
is not possible to clear these alarms. They
will be cleared only by a new sending from
the activity tag on that cow. If the user tries
to clear those alarms the message shown to
the left will be displayed.
The activity alarms will also generate a
system alarm, named Activity alarms, in
function 8: Alarm indication.
Strike, circle and tick
Strike, circle and tick is a way to work with
the activity list to find the cows in heat. Work
through the list, cow by cow and consider
her status. Strike her number if you decide
that she shall not be inseminated this day.
Make a circle round the cow number if it is
the right time to inseminate by the breeding
calendar. Make a circle round the plus signs
if you want to check her for heat and report
her to the cow calendar.
This consideration is not easy, but there are
a number of other indicators based on the
cow calendar, to help you with the decision.
On the activity list you can, among other
tings, see:
- Number of days in milk - which tells if
the time period is right for insemination
- Expected heat
- Days since last heat
- Last insemination
- Pregnancy - if any
Note also the information given 4:2:1 Low
feed consumption and 4:3:2 Low yield alarm.
When all cows are evaluated go out in the
barn and examine all the circled cows. Tick
the cow if she shows heat symptoms.
On the activity list the cows to be
inseminated are now marked by a circle
round her number and a tick confirmation.
Now you can take the activity start time into
account and decide when to inseminate her.
Do update all other cows showing heat in
the cow calendar. This will give you
valuable information when going through
the activity list later!
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