COW HERD INVENTORY UPDATE FORM

Note:  You are no longer required to open each record and validate the record in order to submit the inventory for processing.  You only have to update females on inventory that you have new information to record before submitting for processing.

GENERAL: Update this form making any changes necessary including:
A  recording of animals culled from your herd
B updating and checking herd IDs (make sure no duplicates exist)
C adding cows that will be calving during this calving season that are not currently found on this form (see end of instructions below for more details on this)
D changing the designated calving season of cows in your herd
  
Remember that cows in your ownership that are removed from inventory and then put back on inventory at a later date will have a $30 reinstatement fee assessed at the time they are added back to your inventory.
  
COW INFORMATION: HERD ID -Calf’s Herd Identification number. (maximum 8 characters).  Please review each animal and make any necessary corrections.
REGISTRATION NUMBER -Cow’s registration number on file at the AHA office.  When adding animals to your inventory be sure to include the registration number along with the Herd ID.
CALVING DATE -Cow’s date of birth.  For reference information only.
SEX -Animal's Sex. For reference information only
ANIMAL NAME -Cow's name on file at the AHA office.  For reference information only.
CHANGE SEASON -Mark all females that will not be calving during this specified calving season to move them to the next calving season.
NON EXPOSED -Any young heifers in your inventory for the first time that have not been exposed to breeding conditions and will not be calving until approximately 3 years old should be identified by marking this column.
DISPOSAL CODE -Please report the disposal code (reason) for cows no longer in your herd.  Recording this information will remove the cow from your herd inventory.
DISPOSAL DATE -Please report the date the cow was disposed of (culled) from your herd.
  
ADDING COWS: To add animals to your cow herd inventory, click on the "ADD" button found at the bottom of the list of cows currently showing on your batch of inventory records.  On the screen presented, record all the necessary information and then click on "Update" button found at the bottom of the page.