Herd

Ear tag

Visible number that identifies the animal in the field. Mi Finca can generate it automatically (H- for females, M- for males).Where it appears: Animals → registration form

DIIO

Official Individual Identification Device (DIIO): the animal’s official identifier for traceability. It is optional but recommended, and it cannot repeat within the same farm.Where it appears: Animals → registration form

DIIO history

Every DIIO the animal has carried, newest first: the previous number, the new one, the date it changed, and which SENASA form drove the change — or "Manual change" when it was typed by hand on the animal's own form. It is append-only: a row is never edited or removed, even when a tag change is later reversed by another one.Where it appears: Animals → detail → History tab

Purpose

What the animal is kept for: dairy (milk/cheese production), fattening, or breeding (a bull kept as a sire). Dairy requires a female; breeding requires a male.Where it appears: Animals → registration form

Origin

How the animal arrived at the farm: birth, purchase, transfer, donation or other. If it is a birth, the entry date cannot be earlier than the birth date.Where it appears: Animals → registration form

Life cycle

The animal’s status on the farm: active, sold, dead, slaughtered, transferred, lost or other. It is not edited by hand: it comes from the last departure registered. See the "Departures and returns" section.Where it appears: Animals → list and detail

Life stage

Classification by age and lactation: calf (young), heifer (growing) and cow (adult). A female that has already calved and is milking counts as a cow regardless of age.Where it appears: Animals → list and detail

Productive category

How the female contributes to production today: calf, heifer, in production (lactating) or dry. Lactation rules: if she is milking, she is "in production" even if she is young.Where it appears: Animals → list (filter) and detail

Health status

The animal’s health situation: healthy, sick, under treatment or in quarantine. The upcoming health modules will update it automatically.Where it appears: Animals → form and detail

Genealogy

Record of the animal’s mother and father. Mi Finca validates that there are no cycles (an animal cannot be its own ancestor) and draws the family tree. A parent that has left the farm still shows up; one that was never here is noted by its DIIO.Where it appears: Animals → detail → Genealogy tab

Main photo

The image that represents the animal in lists and in the family tree. It is chosen from the animal’s photo gallery.Where it appears: Animals → detail → Photos tab

Animal life cycle

1. 1

   Entry

   Registered with an origin and entry date

2. 2

   Active

   Takes part in the herd and in production

3. 3

   Exit

   Sale, death, slaughter, transfer or loss — with a date and reason

4. 4

   History

   The record is not deleted: it stays as history and can still be consulted