Adding a registered animal using the Community Data lookup
Note: Not all animals are available in the Community data lookup. Currently we support ADGA registered animals, AGS animals that are or have been on milk test, and unregistered animals that are or have been on milk test.
Step 1: Select the Find animal in Community data link:
Step 2: Enter all or part of the animal's full name and/or its registration information, then click the Continue button. In this example, the herd name is used so many records are returned. To narrow down the search results, add more of the animal's name, or enter its registration number:
Step 3: Once the search has run, select the animal you want to add to your herd by checking the box to the right of its name:
Step 4: The Add Animal form will display with any information found in the database prefilled.
a. Complete the additional required data:
- Animal's Barn/Nickname
b. Add any additional information you may have:
- Other registration numbers
- Honor and award titles
- Herdbook/Register andor Breed, if not prefilled
- Date of Birth, if not prefilled
- Animal name, if not prefilled
- Pedigree information, if not prefilled, and any additional profile data on pedigree animals you may have
c. Correct any erroneous information by over-typing the existing entry.
d. Indicate the animal's Source (how it came to be in your herd):
An animal must be added with a Source to ensure proper inclusion in reports. To indicate its Source on the Add Animal form, click the radio button next to the appropriate selection:
...And the applicable fields will display. Complete the required fields, and add any additional information you may want to enter related to the animal's Source:d. Indicate the animal's Source (how it came to be in your herd):
An animal must be added with a Source to ensure proper inclusion in reports. To indicate its Source on the Add Animal form, click the radio button next to the appropriate selection:
To learn more about what's the appropriate Source to use, visit: What is Source, and which to use.
To learn how to add additional Registrations and select the Primary Registration, visit: Adding Registrations and selecting the Primary Registration.
Step 5: Once you have completed all the fields you want to have information in, save the animal's Folder to you herd by clicking the Save button at the bottom of the Add Animal form:
Adding other animals that appear in the search results
You can add other animals that appear in the search results by following the same steps detailed above. You do not have to re-run the search each time.
Adding a registered animal without a Full Name
You can add an animal Folder if you don't know the full name as long as it has a registration or other identification number. Follow the same steps detailed above, but enter the animal's registration number and registry, leaving the Full Name field blank.