If you have many animals which are not connected to your herd number, this can be done quite easily. The adding of herd number can be done in two ways, depending on whether the date of the entry into the herd, is different from the date when the animal becomes a sow. In the below example we use sow 1220, who in this case has a DanBred ID. But the procedure is the same no matter which genetics company you use.
1. Date of entry into the herd is the same date as the animal becomes a sow
NOTE: this option can only be used if you have set up a herd number pool and is only for the animals who are not already connected to a herd number.
Go to "Sows boars" - "Animal" - "PigVision" - "Breeding stock"
Click on the icon "Layout setup" and add the columns: "DanBred tagid", "Farm" and "Herd group" - "Herd" - "Number" and "Date"
Click on "Ok"
Find the animals who you need to enter the herd, and write your herd number in the "Farm" column.
Go to home screen of PigVision and find "Help" - "Fix herd setup"
Click on "Yes"
Close the window: "Breeding herds"
In the window "Breeding stock", click on "Update". The herd number and date is now updated.
2. Date of entry into the herd is different from entry as a sow
If you have many active sows, which are not linked with your herd number, you can easily add these by using Excel.
Go to "Sows/Boars" - "Animals" - "PigVision" - "Breeding animals".
Press the icon "Layout setup" and add the columns "Heard group" - "Herd" - "Number" and "Date".
Open Excel.
Insert your herd number in column A.
Go back to PigVision and copy (Ctrl + C) the entry date for all animals. Go to Excel and insert (Ctrl + V) the copied data into column B. Make sure to have an equal number of lines with herd number and entry date.
Copy column A and B (Ctrl + C) .
In PigVision, click on the first column under "Herd" - "Number" and insert ((Ctrl + V) the content from Excel.
Window will appear asking if you want to paste the copied content into the columns. Click on "Ok"
The date in "Herd group" - "Date" should be the same or later than the entry date. Herd number and date are now changed.
