Animals

An animal is one livestock entry with one or more identifiers and a history of linked records and groups.

Identifiers

Ranch.Bot supports these identifier types:

• name;
• management tag;
• EID;
• brand; and
• tattoo.

One identifier is primary and appears first in lists. Add the identifiers you use in the field so a note like this can resolve to the right animal:

Add an animal

From the Animals page, choose New Animal. Ranch.Bot opens the plain-language capture surface. Describe the animal and its identifier, then review the proposed animal before confirming it.

You can use the same flow from a Conversation or by sending a Text-in note. Assistant-created animals do not save silently.

Start with the identifier in your hand

A management tag or EID is enough to begin. Add other details when they are known rather than guessing during a busy job.

Find and review animals

The Animals page searches the identifiers loaded in the list. Open an animal to review:

• primary and secondary identifiers;
• current status and metadata that has been recorded;
• group membership;
• linked records and weights;
• attached photos already stored with the animal; and
• recent changes with available undo actions.

Correct an animal

Describe the correction in a Ranch.Bot Conversation and review the proposed update before saving. Recent writes may also offer Undo in Change History or on the detail view.

Undo is available to Owners and Editors. Review the farm, change, and time before confirming. The dialog stays open to show the outcome. This change was undone confirms completion; View updated history opens that change. If history cannot refresh, Retry history reads it again.

If the result is unconfirmed, use Check status or Contact support. Do not submit another Undo while the outcome is uncertain. Closing the dialog or reloading the same tab keeps its recovery reference; Review Undo status opens it again. Try again appears only when the request was refused before sending. If the request was rejected, follow its reason and correction guidance.

Animals and records saved together for a birth cannot be undone or amended separately. Changes saved through connected tools may not offer Undo in Change History. Check the original source before correcting.

Do not create a second animal merely to fix an identifier. Ask Ranch.Bot to update the existing animal and check the proposal identifies the right one.

Animals and groups

An animal can belong to more than one group. Group membership helps apply one event to the animals managed together. Adding an animal later does not rewrite old group records onto that animal.

See Groups for the current group workflow and Records for record types.

Common questions

Can two animals have the same name?

Yes, but add a distinct management tag or EID so Ranch.Bot can tell them apart.

Can I add animals from a spreadsheet?

Yes, through the supervised process in Data Import. Uploading the file does not write animals until the proposed import has been reviewed and approved.

Can a texted photo create an animal?

No. Texted photos are stored for the account, but are not currently shown in the conversation or extracted into animals or records.

For initial setup, follow Getting Started.