User Guide
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1. 8B manoane MandralT Pty Ltd ACN 157 926 040 mm iHerad User Guide Frequently Asked Questions FAQ amp Glossary of Terms www MandralT com Guide for New iHerd Users www MandralT com au Page 2 Welcome to the iHerd user community and we hope you will enjoy the features of our free application We recommend you follow the steps below to ensure a smooth transition into becoming a frequent user of iHerd Step 1 We recommend you watch our Demo Videos that explain the main features of the application and how to use it more efficiently Step 2 Please add our email address support iherd com au to your email address book to ensure you receive any communication from us which may otherwise be diverted to your junk or spam mail folder Step 3 Please double check the spelling of your email address when you activate your account to ensure your details are entered correctly into our user databases and you receive our communications Step 4 We recommend you subscribe to our iHerd newsletter to receive the latest information relevant to iHerd users including new product features and upgrades You can subscribe to our newsletter on our iHerd homepage by simply providing your email address and clicking the Submit button on the right hand side You may also wish to Like the iHerd Facebook page to stay in touch with the iHerd user community and hear about our latest product developments2. and select the paddock you wish to add your cattle to You will not see this option if you haven t selected a breed Tap on the Notes field if you wish to add any notes Click Done to close the keyboard Tap on Continue In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser O ON OO UU A A W N Click on the Paddocks tab at the top of the page Click on Edit Find the paddock you wish to add the cattle to Tap on the arrow next to the paddock Select the Breed Group and Source options required Enter the Number of Cattle into the Num Cattle field Enter any notes in the Notes field Click on Add Mob button once only Click on Done Editing at the top of the list PA ac suite WH RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users www MandralT com au Page 10 Chemicals There is a chemical cabinet assigned to every property automatically First we need to add a chemical treatment type In the iHerd Application 1 Tap on the Treatments tab at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap on the plus button in the top right corner of the screen to add the breed of animal 3 Enter the title of the chemical treatment 4 Select the unit the chemical treatment will be measured in from the list 5 Tap on Done 6 Tap on Save In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser 1 Click on the Chemicals tab at th
3. 3 Fillin your name or company name email address and password The best passwords use both letters and numbers 4 Tap on Create Account iHerd will send an activation email to the address you provided to verify your account 5 Go to your email inbox and find the email from iHerd Open the email and tap on the activation link If there is no email message in your inbox please check your junk or spam mail folder In the Portal in Web Browser 1 Direct your browser to www iherd com au 2 Click on Login from the top right corner of the site 3 Click on the Create New Account tab from the top of the page 4 Fill in your name or company name email address and password The best passwords use both letters and numbers 5 Click on Register when you are done iHerd will send an activation email to the address you provided to verify your account It may take a few minutes to receive the activation email and you may need to ensure that you have added our email address support iherd com au to your approved senders list When you receive our email message simply click on the link provided and your iHerd account will be verified Many email account providers offer a filter service to protect you from unwanted junk mail or spam It is possible that your email confirmation from us has been mistakenly filtered by this service so if you do not receive email confirmation from us within 48 hours please chec
4. the Add button In the New Paddock pop up window type the paddock name and size approximate size is OK Tap on the Map Pin button in the top right corner Tap the map pin icon to reveal the map Move the map and select your preferred paddock position Tap the map to create a paddock pin and save To edit the paddock shape size and position tap the paddock pin tap the chevron to enter the paddock Tap edit in the top right corner Tip Edit by tap holding the fence posts and creating more posts by tapping on the add icon between the posts 10 Repeat to add more paddocks and yards as required FF ac SUITE RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser Create Property 1 pA a www MandralT com au Click on the Properties tab at the top of the page Click on the Edit button Click Add Property Enter the title of the property and a code that could be your Property Identification Code PIC In the map window on the right of the screen click and drag the map pin to your property location or click Current Location if your property is your current location Click on Add Property Click on Done Editing at the top of the list Create Paddocks 1 26 3 4 5 Click on the Paddocks tab at the top of the page Find the property you wish to add your paddock to
5. Click on the Edit button for that property Click on the Add paddock to selected property button Enter the title of the paddock and the size All paddocks must have a size In the map window on the right of the screen click and drag the map pin to the paddock location or click Current Location if the paddock is your current location Place the map pin where your new paddock is Click on Add Paddock Click on Done Editing at the top of the list FF ac SUITE RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users www MandralT com au Page 7 Create Animals It is important that you create an animal straight after creating a paddock In the iHerd Application 1 Tap on the Animals tab at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap on the plus button in the top right corner of the screen to add the breed of animal Tap on Add Breed 3 4 Enter the title of the breed 5 Tap on Done 6 Tap on Save In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser Ou A W N Click on the Animals tab at the top of the page Click on the Edit button next to Breeds Click on the Add Breed button Enter the title of the breed Click on Add Breed button once only Click on Done Editing at the top of the list FF ac SUITE RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users Groups There are groups and su
6. Increase if required Tap on Done oN OO UU A W N Tap on Save 9 Tap on Save again In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser 1 Click on the Animals tab at the top of the page 2 Find the group you wish to have the subgroup in 3 Tap on the arrow next to the group 4 Click in the text field and enter the subgroup name 5 Click on Add Subgroup button once only 6 Click on Done Editing at the top of the list NOTE Subgroup editability and the Natural Increase options are currently only available in the iHerd application PA ac suite WH RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users To add cattle In the iHerd Application 1 2 3 4 5 10 11 12 13 14 www MandralT com au Page 9 Tap on the Properties tab at the bottom of the screen Tap on the property you wish to add the cattle to Tap on Paddocks Tap on the paddock you wish to add your cattle to Tap on Total Head If there are no Mobs yet available it will ask you to add a Mob Tap on Add Mob Tap on Quantity and enter the number of cattle you have Tap on Done Tap on the movement type you require Tap on Breed and select the breed of cattle You can not assign your cattle to a paddock without first selecting a breed Tap on Group and select a group if you wish to add to a group Tap on Paddock
7. ROUPS This is where you can really personalize your device A group could be the types of animals on your property e g Cow Bull Steer Heifers Calves Each group can have multiple subgroups SUBGROUPS Subgroups could be an age or Status e g group COWS subgroup BREEDERS or DRY CULLS Or group STEERS subgroup NO 3 or 2013 DROP Please note that the term Natural Increase refers to a dependent animal i e Calf Lamb Foal They will always be shown in brackets until they are weaned in which case their group subgroup would be changed in a movement Helps with stocking rate and end of year reporting If a group is not dependent on others do not tick the box TREATMENTS The treatment tab is an action that could be used on the animals during a movement Each property has its own treatment cabinet thus giving all managers the ability to stock take the doses on hand CONTAINERS Containers is the size of the box that the chemicals come in so as to group batches of the same size FF ac SUITE RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 www MandralT com au E AG SUITE RURAL PLATFORM Page 14 MandralT 2012
8. ab in the navigation bar along the bottom of the app To create a new property simply tap the button at the top right of the screen From here you can add a property name and property code optional Once a property has been created it will be selected by default as the current property How do assign a paddock to a yard To assign a paddock to a yard select the relevant paddock then select the edit button Provided you have created a yard it will give you an option to click the required yard Use the same process to reassign a wrongly assigned yard What is the cabinet Each property has a cabinet to store and reconcile their treatments and chemicals Chemicals cannot be transferred from one property to another Easy to follow instructions on how to use the Cabinet feature are contained in our Demo Videos What does WHP mean in the chemicals section A WHP ESI is the amount of time animals must be kept before slaughter FF ac SUITE RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 www MandralT com au Page 12 How do l assign a chemical to a herd Firstly make sure the chemicals are in the cabinet Select the mob you wish to treat If you wish to move them add new paddock group Then select Add Treatment Select Batch then select the relevant treatment and batch Now either add the total amount administered on the mob or select Per Head and enter the dose amount If you wish to add another treat
9. and news Step 5 Please review our Frequently Asked Questions FAQ below and watch our Demo Videos if you experience any issues with using iHerd or have any questions regarding the features of the application Step 6 If you still experience issues or have questions that are not answered in the Frequently Asked Questions FAQ section below or that are not explained in our Demo Videos please contact us at support iherd com au We are striving to continuously improve the features of our free app to develop the best possible solution for our industry and appreciate your feedback and comments as a user of iHerd PA ac suite WH RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users www MandralT com au How do download iHerd Go to the iHerd website On the right hand side under the heading iHerd Download you will find two buttons you can click to download iHerd onto your mobile devices Click the App Store button to download iHerd for your iPhone or iPad devices requires iOS 4 0 or later Click the Google Play button to get iHerd for your Android devices requires Android 2 2 and up Or find the links below Download iHerd for iPhone or iPad Download iHerd for Android How do create an account There are two ways to setup an account On the portal and inside the application itself In the iHerd Application 1 Open the iHerd application on your mobile device 2 Tap on New Account
10. bgroups start with the simple types of cattle Cows bulls steers heifers male calves female calves Natural increase is the calves on the cows They are in a separate group description all together Only tick this when they are prior to weaning To add groups In the iHerd Application 1 Tap on the Animals tab at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap on the plus button in the top right corner of the screen to add the group 3 Tap on Add Group 4 Enter the title of the group 5 Tap on Natural Increase if required 6 Tap on Done 7 Tap on Save In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser 1 Click on the Animals tab at the top of the page 2 Click on the Edit button next to Groups 3 Click on the Add Group button 4 Enter the title of the group 5 Click on Add Group button once only 6 Click on Done Editing at the top of the list NOTE Groups are currently only editable in the iHerd application www MandralT com au Page 8 Subgroups Under each group you can have subgroups for example under a group called cows you could have multiple subgroups of breeders culls etc To add a subgroup In the iHerd Application 1 Tap on the Animals tab at the bottom of the screen Tap on the group you wish to have the subgroup in Tap on Edit at the top of the screen Tap on Add Subgroup Enter the title of the subgroup Tap on Natural
11. dralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users www MandralT com au What is the difference between a yard and a paddock In iHerd yards are used to help select paddocks on larger scale properties A yard is a group of paddocks inside a property Yards are used to make it easier to find paddocks on larger scale properties The paddock is where the animals are stored and goes on the history of the mob How do I create a paddock yard Tap on the properties tab in the navigation bar along the bottom of the app Select the property you would like to add the paddock or yard to and then tap the button Choose either paddock or yard and then enter the name and size of the yard in hectares Once you have entered the information tap on save and the paddock yard will be stored How do add cattle To add a mob of cattle select the paddock then select Total head then the button this moves you to the add move remove screen Enter the quantity leave initial setup clicked then add a Breed Group then check the destination paddock is correct To complete movement click continue How do move cattle To create a movement select the paddock then click Total Head select the relevant mob then enter the number moved Add a destination paddock if you wish to change the group select the new group add the relevant treatment and then click the continue button Where do I create my properties Tap on the properties t
12. e top of the page Click on the Edit button next to All Chemicals Click on the Add Chemical button bh W N Enter the name of the chemical treatment and select the unit the chemical treatment will be measured in VI Click on Add Chemical button once only 6 Click on Done Editing at the top of the list Once a treatment is added we need to set the container sizes that the chemical comes in In the iHerd Application 1 Tap on the Treatments tab at the bottom of the screen 2 Tap on the chemical treatment you want to add a container size to 3 Tap on Edit 4 Tap on Add Container 5 Enter the title brand of the container size the dosage size and WHP 6 Tap on Done 7 Tap on Save 8 Tap on Done In the iHerd Portal in Web Browser 1 Click on the Chemicals tab at the top of the page 2 Click on the Edit button next to All Chemicals 3 Click on the arrow next to the chemical treatment you wish to add a container size to 4 Enter the title brand of the container size the dosage size and WHP 5 Click on Add Container Type button once only 6 Click on Done Editing at the top of the list Now we need to add the relevant batches purchased to an existing chemical Easy to follow instructions on how to use the Chemicals feature are contained in our Demo Videos PA ac suite WO RURAL PLATFORM Man
13. k your Junk Mail and or Deleted Files folders first If you still cannot find your confirmation email you can request for it to be resent by contacting support iherd com au Enjoy your new iHerd account PA ac suite WH RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users How do I reset my password 1 Direct your browser to www iherd com au 2 Click on Login at the top right corner of the site 3 Find Forgot your password Click here to reset below the login box and click on Click here 4 Simply enter the email address that you used when creating your account and click Submit You will receive an email shortly after with instructions to reset your password If you do not receive a response from us please check your junk mail or soam folder and ensure that you add our email address support iherd com au to your email address book to receive future email communication from iHerd I ve downloaded iHerd now how do set up my property Once you ve downloaded the application and opened it if you haven t already we recommend creating an account to synchronise your data online Follow the instructions on How do create an Account above If you are in a Guest account go to the login screen by tapping on More in the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen Tap on Settings from the list and tap on Login If you have created an account previously please enter your l
14. ment repeat the same process What is the tick for Natural Increase A natural increase is a dependent animal i e Calf Lamb Foal They will always be shown in brackets until they are weaned in which case their group subgroup would be changed in a movement Helps with stocking rate and end of year reporting If a group is not dependent on others do not tick the box PA ac suite WH RURAL PLATFORM MandralT 2012 www MandralT com au Do you have a Glossary of Common Terms used in iHerd The main terms used in iHerd are PROPERTY The property is the area that is under one management or known as one area of land You could have any number of properties in one enterprise YARDS Yards can be assigned to group together paddocks of large properties A yard could also be known as a region of a property and it allows for an easier search when browsing for paddocks PADDOCKS Paddocks are areas where the animal groups are kept This location stays in the history of all animals All paddocks must have a size A paddock could also be known as a Field Pasture Cell Pen ANIMALS Animals are made up of BREEDS GROUPS and SUBGROUPS Users may wish to spend some time planning the best set up for their own purposes before entering their actual data Keeping in mind they cannot be deleted unless there are no animals left under that description BREEDS Breeds refer to the genetic background of the groups and subgroups G
15. ogin information and tap Login If you do not already have an account follow the instructions on How do create an Account above 1 E ac SUITE www MandralT com au OND URA PLAT POEM Page 4 MandralT 2012 Guide for New iHerd Users How to Create Map based Properties and Paddocks In the iHerd Application Create Property 1 Tap Properties on the tab bar bottom of screen 2 Tap the Add icon top right hand corner of the Properties screen 3 In the New Property pop up window type the property name in the field Title and Property Code optional in the information fields 4 Tap the Map Pin Icon to reveal the map 5 Drag the map screen to find the location of your property You can zoom in and out by spreading your fingers in and out across the screen 6 Once you have found your property location on the screen tap the map to create a Property Pin and click save Tip You can edit the Property position by tapping the edit button in the top right hand corner then press the screen at the base of the Property pin to release the pin and move it around www MandralT com au Page 5 Create Paddocks If you haven t already create a property first as a paddock must be in a property 1 2 Select Properties on the tab bar In the information fields select the property you wish to add a paddock to Tap the Paddocks in manage list In the Paddocks screen tap on
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