Keep or Cull: Records for the Review
Keep/cull decisions need dated animal history and the operation's current circumstances. A record can support a question; it cannot decide the answer for you.
Pull the animal's history
| Record | Questions for review |
|---|---|
| Identity and age | Is this the right animal? Is age documented or estimated? |
| Reproductive examination | What was found, by whom, on what date and using which method? |
| Birth history | What assistance was observed? Are earlier records available? |
| Offspring and weaning | Are birth and rearing relationships known? Were weights taken at comparable ages? |
| Health and mobility | What was observed, and what did the veterinarian conclude? |
| Mouth and body condition | Who assessed them, using which method, and when? |
| Costs and sale information | Which costs and dated local quotes are available, in which currency? |
| Missing information | Which gaps could change the decision? |
Separate facts from the decision
Keep an observed problem, a professional finding, and a planned action in separate fields. Repeated assistance or a light weaning weight can prompt a review, but does not establish a cause or an automatic culling rule.
For replacements, retain the same source history and uncertainties. Do not treat a favourable group average as proof about an individual female or her daughters.
Animal review
| Date | Animal ID | Records reviewed | Missing information | Adviser/findings | Decision and reason | Follow-up date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before acting
Confirm any applicable care, withdrawal, fitness-for-transport, and sale requirements with the appropriate professional or authority. Record the advice and its source. This guide does not determine whether an animal can travel or enter the food chain.
Use the birth-record checklist and cost-record worksheet to gather the supporting records. Ranch.Bot keeps the notes you enter and confirm; it does not generate a cull decision.