Working Cattle with Processing App

The Performance Beef Processing App makes working cattle and applying individual treatments automated and simple. Use the steps below to learn how to use the Processing App from an iPad.

Set 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 (animals processed using the Processing App for the first time), a Group ID is required whereas an animal will save without gender, yellow screen indicates these data are missing. Also be sure you have added the group in the Performance Beef Webview before processing and 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. Checkmarked 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. Diagnoses selected will appear at the top of the Actions listin the 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 if needed toggle 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 re-weigh 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. Checkmarked 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. Diagnoses selected will appear at the top of the Actions listin the 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 if needed toggle 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. 

 

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