Unified dairy and beef command center

Overview

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RFID-first records

Every scan becomes a herd event.

Connect readers at chutes, parlors, gates, feed bunks, and loading areas to update identity, movement, health, production, breeding, and inventory records in one place.

Reader 04 · West chute
Waiting for tag...
Last sync 2 minutes ago
Starting live system Preparing HerdOS command center

Operating Pulse

Daily readiness across the records that matter most: animal identity, field capture, RFID, feed, health, withdrawal, movement, and business follow-up.

Checking readiness

Farm Insights

Live summary from your saved cattle and farm records.

Trackers

Build dynamic animal lists from validated herd records, adjust the thresholds, and open individual cow pages without leaving the daily command center.

Trackers ready
Use Trackers to evaluate subsets, simulate scenarios, and drill into cow profiles before action.
Global operation settings Country, time zone, locale, units, and currency

Advanced signals Live activity and linked follow-ups

Live Farm Activity

Synced work, RFID activity, alerts, and recommended next actions.

Listening
Suggested next action Loading recommendation

HerdOS will surface the most useful next step from the records already in the system.

Linked Follow-ups

Shows how cattle records, station work, dates, and department handoffs are connected from Field to the main system.

Linking records

Mobile Sync Status

A simple readiness view for field devices, saved work, and updates waiting to reach the main system.

Preparing cache
Cloud connection Main and Field API sync Local mode
Field App Hub Link farm phones and tablets to this HerdOS account Uses this farm account when opened from the main system.
Open linked Field app Download Field app
1 Open or download Start Field from the main system so it receives the correct farm identity.
2 Name the device Owner access in Field names the department, site, and responsible user.
3 Review source Synced work shows the Field app name beside Health, Moves, Inventory, and other records.
Secure tablet enrollment Issue one-time Field code Requires cloud API and owner or manager login
No Field devices linked

Production Workstations

Dairy is the front priority station. Tap a station to focus the dashboard, records, dates, and synced work around that production stream.

Today’s Work

Priority work pulled into the command center for the selected farm context.

Manual Main Entry

Add records directly from the management office when information comes by phone, paper note, radio, or walk-in report.

Bulk Farm Work Entry

Add repeated vaccinations, treatments, health checks, pen changes, pasture moves, supplies, incidents, equipment issues, and correction records from one paste list.

Bulk add farm work
Ready for bulk work

Pen & Location Manager

Add new pens, barns, pastures, hutches, lanes, and work areas. Removed pens leave old records intact but no longer appear as active choices on the main or Field app.

Pens ready

Print Animal Lists

Create clean hard-copy herd lists for the current workstation or a chosen department without exposing other farm accounts.

Ready to print

Tablet Sync Inbox

Receives field records entered from the HerdOS tablet and phone app, plus manual main-system entries.

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Movement & General Sync

Pen moves, pasture moves, loading, received animals, unmatched tags, and general field notes.

Animal Records

Bulk add cattle
Ready for bulk entry
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Select RFID Name / lot Type Location Status Next action

Individual Animal Profile

Click a tag in the registry or enter a cow tag number to view a clean individual profile. Select Edit profile only when changes are needed.

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Registry identity and management changes
Open a cow to edit
Selectable options for this record type

RFID Reader Network

Register a handheld RFID reader once, then keep scanning on the main platform and HerdOS Field app even without internet. Records queue locally and sync after reconnection.

No readers registeredConnect a reader below, or enter cattle tags manually to begin.
RFID cattle entry Scan or type cattle tags, then review and save the records in HerdOS.

Scan Workflow

  1. Read RFID or visual tag
  2. Match animal record
  3. Apply event template
  4. Update compliance trail

Handheld Reader Connection

Pair Bluetooth, USB keyboard wedge, serial, or Wi-Fi handheld readers. Internet is not required for scanning; the device stores reads locally until sync is possible.

Not connected
Advanced global RFID settings Optional installer controls for country programs, EPC, vendor payloads, and duplicate handling.

Hardware pairing bridge

Use browser-supported Bluetooth, Serial/USB, HID, or keyboard-wedge capture. Vendor SDK adapters can be added later without changing farm workflows.

Hardware listener ready

RFID Selection Assignments

Build a target group from live herd records, review every cow, then send a frozen alert list to linked Field tablets. Scans are checked offline against the issued assignment.

No assignment issued

RFID Collection Sheet

Every scanned or manually typed cow appears once here before saving. Duplicate reads stay highlighted in light yellow so the crew can see a tag was already read.

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No. Cow tag number RFID number Status Reads
Add cow manually, then choose Done or Next in the popup.

Ready for RFID wand, panel reader, or manual cow tag entry.

Lists

Saved RFID and manual cattle lists live here. Load a list, apply a farm activity to the whole group, and send those records to the correct workspace.

Total collected0
No. Cow tag number RFID number Status Reads
Add cows manually before saving or applying activity.

Ready for list work.

Apply Activity to Current List

Use the saved cow list for vaccinations, treatments, pen moves, breeding checks, inventory requests, sales drafts, reports, or other work. Each tag is routed to the selected workspace.

Ready

Saved Lists

Open a saved list to continue scanning, print, or apply activities. Unmatched RFID numbers stay visible until the animals are added to the herd registry.

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Parlor throughput176/hrTwo shifts active
SCC alert rate2.1%Below threshold
Fresh cows4314 in first 21 DIM
Dry-off queue19Due within 10 days

Milk Production by String

High
Mid
Fresh
Dry

Dairy Station Workflow

Front station for the daily dairy rhythm: parlor, fresh cows, dry-off, reproductive checks, calf handoff, and treatment follow-ups.

Dairy Station Information Flow

Milking, dry cow, maternity and calf care, fresh pen, and health handoffs visible from the dairy station.

Parlor Synced Records

Milking, milk hold, low yield, SCC sample, parlor wash, and cow/string records from the Field app.

Dairy Station Synced Records

Dairy cow, parlor, milk, fresh cow, breeding, maternity and calf care, and dairy health records from Field app entries.

Beef head462Feedlot and pasture
Average daily gain1.42 kgPens 3-8
Sale draft47Ready for verification
Health pulls11Respiratory watch Pen 4

Beef Production Lots

Pen 396 headADG 1.51 kg · 62 days on feed
Pen 484 headADG 1.44 kg · implant due
Pasture B138 headGrass rotation due Friday
Sale group47 headDrafting window ready

Beef Station Workflow

Focused workspace for lots, feed, pasture moves, health pulls, weights, inventory, and sales drafting.

Beef Station Synced Records

Beef cattle, lots, feed, pasture, weights, moves, health pulls, inventory, and sales records from Field app entries.

Health & Treatment Queue

Mastitis follow-up6 cows · parlor hold pen
Respiratory watch11 beef calves · Pen 4
Withdrawal release9 records eligible after vet sign-off

Compliance

Traceability logs100% Medication records98% Biosecurity checklist91%

Health Department Cow Entry

Scan or enter a tag, review the cow’s health profile, then add vaccination, disease, treatment, withdrawal, or health-check records with disease-vaccine-treatment correlation.

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Selectable options for this health record

Batch Treatment & Withdrawal Control

For chute work: paste or scan multiple tags once, apply the same vaccine or treatment to all selected animals, and calculate milk or meat withdrawal dates from the product rule.

Ready for chute batch

Vaccination Protocol Builder

Select diseases and vaccine groups for the herd plan. Final schedules should be approved by the herd veterinarian.

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Health & Vaccination Synced Records

Vaccination, treatment, temperature, lameness, withdrawal, and health notes sent from the Field app.

Vaccination

Health Check

Treatment

Withdrawal

Other Health Notes

Health Handoff Watch

Health items shared into milking, dry cow, maternity and calf care, and fresh pen workflows.

Dairy transition workspace

Dry Cow Command Center

Plan dry-off, manage far-off and close-up groups, trigger SOP tasks, protect milk safety, and hand cows forward into maternity and calf care, fresh pen, and health.

Transition Cow Dashboard

Automated watch list based on due date, pregnancy age, pen, body condition, and dry-off status.

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Dry Cow SOP

Default task list that can be checked during dry-off, far-off, and close-up work.

Dry Cow Record Entry

Enter or scan a cow tag, set the dry cow stage, move pens, log BCS/SCC risk, save dry treatments, and schedule follow-ups.

Dry Cow Performance

Tracks dry period follow-through and fresh-cow risk indicators for prevention, not just record storage.

Dry Cow Synced Records

Dry-off, far-off, close-up, transition health, BCS, hoof trim, teat sealant, and maternity handoff records from Field and main entries.

Breeding Calendar

Breeding Department Entry

Record semen, sire, group, service date, pregnancy follow-up, and expected calving information for dairy or beef breeding work.

Select insemination date
Bulk add breeding and heat records
Ready for bulk breeding

Pregnancy Duration & Breeding Records

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Synced Breeding Records

Due / watch31Close-up, maternity, and pasture watch
Attention cases12Assistance, low intake, scours, or warming
Births today4Birth records and dam status
Calf care logged92%Colostrum, navel, intake, and bedding

Maternity & Newborn Watch

Cow 2885Stage 1 signs · Close-up pen · camera check every 30 min
Heifer 0931Expected date today · RFID gate read at maternity lane
Cow 4172Twin-risk flag · prep calf warming box and colostrum kit

Birth-to-Calf-Care Flow

  1. Scan dam RFID
  2. Assign calf tag
  3. Log birth, sex, weight, and colostrum
  4. Start calf intake, bedding, health, and weaning watch

Maternity & Calf Care Entry

Record calving watch, birth, assistance, colostrum, calf tag, weight, calf-care intake, feeding, bedding, scours watch, treatment notes, and weaning readiness from one station.

Maternity & Calf Care Handoff

This station connects close-up, birth, colostrum, calf identity, newborn health, feeding, treatment, weaning, Health, and Fresh Pen handoffs.

Calf Housing & Feeding Groups

Hutches 1-1614 occupied2 open · bedding due tonight
Group pen N218 calvesAvg intake 5.7 L · one low feeder read
Warm room3 calvesNewborn monitoring and navel checks
Weaning pen12 calvesMove to grower group Friday

RFID Calf Identity

Calf tags are paired to the dam record at birth, then scanned for colostrum, navel care, feeding, treatment, weight checks, pen moves, and weaning readiness.

Maternity & Calf Care Synced Records

Calving watch, birth, assistance, colostrum, dam/calf tags, feeding, low intake, bedding, scours watch, treatment, weaning, and calf movement records.

Birth & Maternity

Calf Care

Feed delivered today0Rations, pasture, mineral, and water checks
Open feed issues0Bunk, water, fence, ration, or shortage follow-ups
Pasture moves0Rotation and grazing records
Water/mineral checks0Critical intake safeguards

Feed Inventory

Alfalfa72%
Corn silage58%
Mineral31%

Pasture Moves

RFID gate reads confirm 137 of 138 cattle moved into Pasture B. One unmatched tag remains in North holding.

Feed & Pasture Work Entry

Record feed delivery, bunk score, refusals, water, mineral, pasture moves, forage condition, supplier lots, and ration follow-ups.

Pasture & Group Location Engine

Track group moves, current pasture head count, days in pasture, forage type, acreage, and overgrazing watch for beef groups and dry dairy cows.

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Feed & Pasture Daily Board

Recent feed, bunk, water, mineral, pasture, and ration records from main and field entries.

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Feed & Pasture Synced Records

Feed delivery, bunk score, water issue, pasture move, fence repair, group and tag records.

Feed runway18 dBased on current ration
Low stock7Tags, mineral, vaccine doses
Cold chain2-7 CMedicine fridge normal
Open POs11Three arriving this week

Critical Inventory

ItemCategoryOn handReorder atStatus
RFID ear tagsIdentification142200Reorder
7-way clostridialVaccine84 doses120 dosesLow
Alfalfa hayFeed72 tons35 tonsGood
Bull semen strawsBreeding318150Good
Mineral blockNutrition31%40%Low

Storage Zones

Medicine roomLocked Cold chain logCurrent Chemical cabinetAudit due Feed binsSynced

Inventory Control Center

Track purchase units, dispense units, lot numbers, expirations, storage locations, FIFO use, and low-stock alerts before farm work is interrupted.

Inventory ready

Receive Inventory / Lot

Separate how an item is bought from how it is used. Example: 50-dose bottle purchased, milliliters or doses dispensed.

Use Inventory / FIFO Deduction

Log medicine, vaccine, feed, tags, or supplies used. If no lot is selected, HerdOS suggests the earliest-expiring lot first.

Ready for usage

Manual Critical Inventory Entry

Add urgent items, supplies, medicine, tags, feed stock, equipment parts, or order needs directly from the main management platform.

Inventory & Supplies Synced Records

Low supply, medicine use, vaccine fridge checks, tags, feed stock, and supply notes.

Crew on shift184 teams active
Training current94%Animal handling and safety
Coverage gaps2Weekend calf care and night watch
Incidents0Past 14 days

Team Assignments

Parlor6 staffMilking, wash, SCC sample pulls
Herd health3 staffVet lane, treatment logs, vaccines
Feed crew4 staffMixing, delivery, bunk scoring
Calf Care3 staffFeeding, bedding, intake alerts

Safety & Training

Labor Command Center

Manage crew accountability, role access, offline time clock records, delegated tasks, and SOP completion without exposing sensitive farm data.

Labor ready
OwnerFull controlUsers, finance, deletion, security, all farm records
ManagerOperationsAssign labor, approve corrections, view reports, manage teams
VetHealth focusHealth, treatments, withdrawal, animal records, limited reports
FarmhandField workClock in/out, assigned tasks, feeding, moves, treatments, supplies

Assigned Work & SOPs

Time Clock & Shift Log

Assign Task / SOP

Create clear work orders for parlor, health, feeding, pasture, maternity, equipment, and night-watch teams. Labor management stays on the main platform.

Manual Time Clock Adjustment

Managers can correct missed punches while keeping a main-platform audit trail for payroll, accountability, and approvals.

Labor Synced Records

Clock punches, task assignments, SOP confirmations, shift notes, coverage gaps, and manager-approved labor updates.

Assets tracked73Vehicles, readers, parlor, pumps
Maintenance due8Three critical
Fuel reserve64%Diesel and generator
Reader uptime99.1%Last 7 days

Maintenance Board

Feed mixer #2Blade inspection due · affects ration consistency
Parlor vacuum pumpService at 940 hours · parts on hand
RFID reader Pen 7Signal review needed · replace antenna cable

Utilities

Water pressureNormal GeneratorReady Lagoon pumpDue Solar fence92%

Equipment Synced Records

Equipment issues, reader faults, repairs, pumps, tractors, parlor assets, and service notes.

Open sales0Loads, contracts, invoices, and buyer follow-ups
Projected revenue$0Expected from active sales records
Documents pending0Traceability, withdrawal, transport, invoice
Head / units committed0Cattle, milk loads, calves, hay, or other units

Sales Decision Center

Keep sale readiness, clearance, deposits, shrink, freight, commission, and settlement status visible before animals, milk, or farm products leave the farm. Sales totals are converted into the selected business currency using the saved/latest forex rate.

Market Pipeline

Milk load #184218,420 L · quality hold clear · processor pickup 18:00
Finished cattle draft47 head · RFID weight verification required before ship
Weaned calves12 head · health certificate and buyer packet pending

Buyer Documents

Sales Transaction Entry

Manage buyer commitments, cattle or product sales, traceability, withdrawal clearance, documents, pricing, delivery, deposits, and settlement status.

Sales Work Board

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Sales Synced Records

KPI score91Operations health index
Audit readiness96%Records and SOP evidence
Risk alerts5Weather, inventory, disease, staffing
Reports ready15Weekly and monthly packs

Server Report Console

Build tenant-safe reports from saved HerdOS records. The console defaults to the active Dairy or Beef station and can export CSV when connected to the API.

Local report engine ready
Saved Presets Ready
Report Routines Ready
Ready for manager review
Export History Ready
Choose a report and press Build report. Offline mode uses validated local HerdOS records; cloud mode uses the secured API.

Tracker Reports

Pre-crafted reports use the same tracker logic as the command center, so charts, lists, and cow profiles stay synchronized.

Default Report Packs

Dozens of practical starting reports for herd health, breeding, dry cow, dairy, beef, RFID, inventory, finance, and field sync review.

Risk Monitor

Heat stressWatch Disease riskModerate Cash flowGood Feed supplyWatch

Manual Corrections & Review

Manual entries and correction requests that need manager review before final record cleanup.

Standards fit Audit-ready livestock data Checking

Keeps the platform aligned with practical livestock standards without crowding daily work screens.

Includes animal identity, location, date, recorder, method, health, movement, dairy, beef, and field-sync records.
Income recorded$0Sales, milk, animals, feed, and other income
Expenses recorded$0Feed, labor, vet, equipment, supplies, debt
Net cash position$0Income minus expenses in local records
Open receivables$0Unpaid invoices and settlements

Activity-Based Costing Center

Treat every farm activity as a business signal: direct animal cost, group/pasture cost, inventory cash tied up, and revenue by dairy or beef enterprise. Mixed-currency records are converted into the selected business currency using saved/latest forex rates.

Forex Rate Control

Refresh exchange rates when online, or save a manual rate for offline work and currencies not covered by the live provider.

Business currencyUSDFinance and Sales display totals
Rate sourceSaved locallyWaiting for refresh
Coverage0 ratesReady

Unit Economics

Dairy focuses on income over feed cost; beef focuses on break-even price per pound and margin per head.

Finance Transaction Entry

Record income, expenses, invoices, payables, receivables, debt payments, budgets, and enterprise profitability by dairy, beef, calf, feed/crop, or whole farm.

Finance Work Board

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Finance Synced Records