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The Batch Manager enables you to quickly record a treatment against multiple animal tags. This is especially useful for routine preventative  treatments like vaccinations and drenching.

 

To record a batch treatment, you must have first added the required medicine as a stock item:

 

1.Go to the Herd Manager main menu and click on Batch Manager
 

2.Define the list of animals to be sold by typing in a list of animal IDs, applying a filter or selecting from the list box
 

3.Click the Record Event button and then the Batch Vet button
 

4.To record a veterinary action (no medicines):

a.Select the veterinary action type from "non-medical activity" drop down list

b.Select the name of the person carrying out the action from the drop down list or select "Other, enter value >" to enter a new person

c.Select the treatment reason from the drop down list or select "Other, enter value >" to enter a new reason

d.Select the date the treatment was administered and the date it was finished (for non-medicine actions, these dates may be the same)

e.Enter any general notes or for 7 day follow up

 

5.To record a medicine treatment:

a.If more than one stock item will be required due to a large number of animals being treated, tick the "spread treatment across multiple batches with the same name" box. FarmWizard will automatically draw the medicine stock required

a.Select the Quantity of medicine administered and select the medicine stock item used. The stock item drop down shows all stock items with the medicine name, batch number, expiry date and quantity remaining in stock

b.If a second medicine is being administered, complete the detail as above using the Additional Treatment drop down boxes

c.Select the name of the person carrying out the action from the drop down list or select "Other, enter value >" to enter a new person

d.Select the treatment reason from the drop down list or select "Other, enter value >" to enter a new reason

e.Select the date the treatment was administered and the date it was finished

f.Enter any general notes or for 7 day follow up
 

6.Click Add Entry to save the record. In situations where a third of fourth medicine is administered, click Add Entry & Record Another