Transfer Animals

You can transfer animals and their associated records between two PULSE-enabled dairies or source farms. This feature streamlines selling animals or merging herds by keeping data consistent across locations.

You can find this feature under the DairyComp/MyDC > Animals menu.

Follow the guidelines below for transferring or receiving animals: 

1. Send Animals to Another Dairy

   1. From the Animals List, a worklist, or an Open Tasks list, select one or more animals to transfer. You can also transfer individual animals from their CowCard.
   2. Add a SOLD event to the animal(s) and select the disposal code enabled for record transfer. See Disposal Codes to learn more about this setting.
   3. Choose the destination dairy.
      NOTE: If the destination dairy is set as discoverable in PULSE, you can search for it by name or herdcode. If it is not discoverable, you must enter the 8-digit herdcode manually. Contact the destination dairy if you do not have their herdcode. See Dairy Info to learn more about the discoverable setting.
   4. Select Save. The animals move to the Sent Animals tab. If you made a mistake and need to cancel the transfer, see Restore an Animal.
2. Receive Animals & Map Data

   The process for receiving animals is slightly different depending on whether your dairy is set to discoverable in PULSE: 

   • Discoverable dairies: Automatically connect to receive transfers.
   • Non-discoverable dairies: Manually enter the 8-digit herdcode when initiating a transfer. (If you do not have the herdcocde, contact the dairy.) The dairy owner then receives a connection request from the source farm via email (or in PULSE notifications at the top of the page and in your Message Center). After the dairy accepts the request, you can review animals pending transfer.

   NOTE: See Dairy Info to learn more about the discoverable option.

   1. After the connection to the sender dairy is made, go to DairyComp/MyDC > Animals > Transferred Animals > Pending Receipt tab.
   2. Click the sender herdcode to view pending animals.
   3. To review all animals together, check the box in the top row in the table.
   4. Map animal IDs, events, sync date Date the animal was enrolled in an OvSynch program, and animal assignments as follows: 
      • ID Identifier: Click the toggle for All Animals and then the edit icon to adjust an animal's ID in your herd.

        

      • Events: DairyComp Unlimited dairies can map events if the incoming animals have events that are named differently or do not exist in your dairy. Events for MyDC dairies are automatically mapped if they are standard events. Any events left unmapped are not saved to the animal's CowCard. See Event Mapping to learn more about this process.

        

      • Sync Date: Choose whether or not to clear the animal's OvSynch enrollment date. If both dairies are on the same OvSynch schedule, you can keep the date the same to continue on the current protocol A dairy protocols include a series of treatments or tasks that follow a prescribed order and schedule. Protocols may be defined for reproduction purposes, to treat an illness, or for routine vaccinations..
      • Animal Assignment: Assign a pen Pen number, enrollment date (EDAT Enrollment date), and enter the source farm information or a note. The note is limited to 9 characters.
   5. Accept or Reject each animal. Accepted animals are added to your Animals List in PULSE and added to your herd in DairyComp (for DairyComp Unlimited dairies). Rejected animals are returned to their original farm and PULSE sends a notification to both dairy owners regarding the rejection.
3. Check for Pending Transfers

   If your dairy has pending transfers, PULSE shows notifications at the top of the page and in your Message Center. Click the link to review the pending or sent animals.

   

   PULSE also sends the dairy owner an email when animals are sent or received. If transfers are not accepted or rejected within 10 days, PULSE sends the dairy owner a reminder.