How-To: Treat or Process Individual Animals in the Performance Beef App (Step-by-Step Guide)

Start the Session: 

1. From the Webview portion of the Performance Beef App, select the Scale App button in the upper left corner. 
2. Tap the three horizontal bars in the upper left corner and select Processing App. 
3. Tap the green Start New Session on the bottom center of the screen. 
4. Select Actions then the red Edit button to enter a diagnosis and/or apply costs.
   1. With Diagnoses selected in red at the top, select diagnosis(ses) by tapping the + symbol to the right of each diagnosis. Diagnoses selected will appear in the list at the bottom on an iPhone or to the right on iPad.
   2. With Costs selected in red at the top, select the costs for the animal(s) by tapping the + symbol on the right of each desired cost. Costs selected will appear in the list at the bottom on an iPhone or to the right on iPad.
      1. Assign quantities and select the per head or per cwt depending on product and dose divider for each cost in the white boxes to the right of each cost. 
   3. When all diagnoses and costs with quantities assigned are selected, tap the red Continue button in the lower right corner.

  5.  Tap the Lookup/Add magnifying glass at the top of the screen. 

1. 1. Select or Create an animal:
      1. Select an existing ID from the list. You can use the search box or the filter box to find an animal. 
      2. Create a new animal by entering a visual ID then tap Create. 

1. 1. 1. 1. Select the Group ID and Gender for the new animal just below the ID(s) on an iPhone or under Animal Details on an iPad. 

  6.  Select Animal History to view previous treatments and notes for existing animals (new                  animals will not have any history to report). 

  7.  Diagnoses and Added Costs will persist under Actions. To apply a diagnosis and/or added             costs to an animal, click the checkbox to the left of each item. 

  8.  If you would like to enter a weight, tap on 0 lbs under Animal Details on an iPhone or below         the IDs on an iPad three times and manually enter a weight. A weight is required for weight-         based products/ those applied per cwt.

 9.  Tap the red Save button when all treatments are complete for each animal. 

10.  Repeat these steps for each animal starting at step 4.

 a.   If you need to go back to a previously saved animal, select the animal under                         Processed, make changes as needed then tap Save.  

Complete Treatment Session:

1. When all animals have been treated, tap the green Finish Session button in the upper right corner. 
2. Tap Finish in the lower right corner after reviewing the data. 
3. Pending updates will appear in the lower right corner. Updates will be saved locally on the device until it connects to the internet. Be sure your device has a solid internet connection for these updates to sync/upload to the cloud . Do not force quit the Performance Beef App or shut down your device until there are No Pending Updates. 

Learn how to view and export session reports here. 

When a session is complete, the treatments, associated costs and/or diagnoses are recorded for each animal in the session and reflected in Performance Beef in real-time. Diagnosing and treating cattle with the Processing App allows you to manage animal health on an individual basis while providing you information needed to find potential health correlations through the Analytics tab. Learn more here: Animal Health Related Analytics.

Working Cattle with Processing App

Setting up the Session:

1. From the Webview portion of the Performance Beef App, select the Scale App button in the upper left corner.
2. Click the three horizontal bars in the upper left corner and select Processing App.
3. Click the green Start New Session on the bottom center of the screen.
4. Select your scale by clicking the white Select Scale box on the left side of the screen, below the weight readout.
5. To pair sequential visual IDs to an EID, please refer to the Visual ID Settings.

Selecting Costs:

1. From the upper right, select Actions then the red Edit button.
2. Select Costs in the upper left corner of the Edit Actions pop-up.
3. Select the costs for the animal(s) by tapping the + symbol on the right of each desired cost. Costs selected will appear in the list at the bottom.
   1. Assign quantities and select the per head or per CWT divider for each cost in the white boxes to the right of each cost.

4. When all costs are selected with quantities assigned, tap the red Continue button in the lower right corner.

Selecting Group or Animal Details:

• Before processing new animals in the Processing App for the first time, a Group ID is required. Animals can be saved without a gender selected; however, a yellow screen will indicate that this information is missing. Before you begin, confirm that the group has been added in the Performance Beef Webview and that your device is connected to the internet.
• If animals have been processed before using the Processing App, neither the Group ID nor gender need to be selected.
  

Once the scale has been selected in the Select Scale box on the left side, your costs are added in and Group ID and gender are selected (for new animals), you are ready to process!

Start the Processing Session:

Ultra High Frequency Tags:

1. As the animal enters the chute the POINT will begin weighing.
2. Weighing continues until a tag is read.
3. Weight is locked once the tag is read.
   1. If the weight is incorrect for any reason, click the Rescan button on the lower-right corner.
4. Confirm processing charges are all correct. Check marked items will be applied.
5. To apply a diagnosis, select Actions then the red Edit button.
   1. With Diagnoses selected in red at the top, select diagnosis(ses) by tapping the + symbol to the right of each diagnosis. The selected diagnoses will appear at the top of the Actions list at the bottom.
6. When in Hands-Free Mode (toggle at the bottom center), animal records are saved as the animal exits the chute and a significant weight decrease is sensed by the scale.
   1. If Hands Free is off (grey), click the red Save button before the animal walks out.
7. Repeat these steps for each animal.
   1. If you need to go back to a previously saved animal, select the animal under Processed in the lower left corner, make changes as needed, turn off Hands-Free Mode, then tap Save. Be sure to turn Hands-Free back on if needed.

Low frequency (button) tags:

1. Weighing will begin as the animal enters chute and locks as scale settles.
   1. If a reweigh is needed push the play button on the POINT and rescan the tag.
2. Scan the EID anytime during processing.
3. If you want to pair a visual ID to the EID, first be sure the animal is weighed and scanned and the scale is locked. Then clear the visual ID field and enter the visual tag number at initial processing. When the animal returns to the chute both IDs will show.
4. Confirm processing charges are all correct. Check marked items will be applied.
5. To apply a diagnosis, select Actions then the red Edit button.
   1. With Diagnoses selected in red at the top, select diagnosis(ses) by tapping the + symbol to the right of each diagnosis. The selected diagnoses will appear at the top of the Actions list at the bottom.
6. When in Hands-Free Mode (toggle at the bottom center), animal records are saved as the animal exits the chute and a significant weight decrease is sensed by the scale.
   1. If Hands Free is off (grey), click the red Save button before the animal walks out.
7. Repeat these steps for each animal.
   
   1. If you need to go back to a previously saved animal, select the animal under Processed in the lower left corner, make changes as needed, turn off the Hands-Free Mode, then tap Save. Be sure to turn Hands Free back on if needed.

Complete Processing Session:

1. When all animals are complete, tap the green Finish Session button in the upper right corner.
2. Tap Finish in the lower right corner after reviewing the data.
3. Pending updates will appear in the lower right corner. Updates will be saved locally on the device until it connects to the internet. Be sure your device has a solid internet connection for these updates to sync/upload to the cloud . Do not force quit the Performance Beef app or shut down your device until there are No Pending Updates.

Learn how to view and export session reports here

Combining the Processing App with a scale, antibiotic and dewormer doses are accurately and automatically calculated and recorded. When a session is complete, the practices and costs associated with each animal are added to each animal in the group and are reflected on invoices and closeouts in real-time. No more double data entry, ensuring accurate and timely accounting for costs.

Our Customer Success team is here to help. If you have questions, call us at 515-337-2187 or email us at support@cattlekrush.com. Be sure to take advantage of our complete resource library and how-to videos created to help you succeed.

Our Customer Success team is here to help. If you have questions, call us at 515-337-2187 or email us at support@cattlekrush.com. Be sure to take advantage of our complete resource library and how-to videos created to help you succeed.