Recording Treatments in Breedr

Breedr lets you log routine cattle management procedures directly against individual animal records. Keeping these records current means your herd history is accurate, your treatment compliance records are audit-ready, and you have the data to make better culling and selection decisions over time.

This article covers three treatment activities:

• Castration
• Horn Removal
• Hoof Trim

How to Log a Treatment Activity:

All three activities follow the same path.

On the app:

1. Find the animal in My Cattle and tap its record.
2. Tap "+ Manage" then "Log activity."
3. Select "Treatments" from the activity categories.
4. Select the specific treatment (Castration, Horn Removal, or Hoof Trim).
5. Fill in the available fields.
6. Tap "Save."

During a chute session: Log treatments via "+ Manage" > "Log activity" > "Treatments" after scanning each animal. This is the most efficient method when processing a group, scan, log the treatment, move to the next animal without leaving the session screen. See Activities in Chute Mode.

To multiple animals after a session: Save and finish the session, select the animals that received the treatment, and log the activity to all of them at once. See Activities in Chute Mode for the bulk logging steps.

Castration

What it is: Castration converts a bull calf to a steer. Recording it in Breedr updates the animal's sex to "steer" (confirm whether this happens automatically or requires a separate edit) and adds a dated castration record to the animal's history.

Horn Removal

What it is: Horn removal (dehorning) is the removal or prevention of horn growth. Recording it in Breedr captures the date, method, and age at dehorning, which supports natural and welfare program claims and provides a complete animal history.

Hoof Trim

What it is: Hoof trimming corrects overgrown or misshapen hooves that cause lameness and mobility issues. Recording hoof trim events in Breedr helps you track which animals are repeat problems, identify animals with structural conformation issues that should be culled, and maintain records for herd health audits.

Viewing Treatment Records:

All three treatment activities appear in the animal's activity history timeline. To view:

1. Open the animal's record from My Cattle.
2. Tap the "History" section.
3. Filter by "Treatments" to see only these records.

Treatment history is also visible in the Herd Health Report on the browser portal. See How to Download a Report.