Create Multiple Vet Lists

You can create multiple menu shortcuts for different types of vet lists, each with a different name. This is useful when different groups of animals are examined on different veterinary visits.

For example, let's say you want the veterinarian to examine all of the animals in the first five pens. To do this you can create a vet list to define the vet codes, the items to include on the vet list, and a condition statement for the pens (FOR PEN=1-5). Then, you can create a similar vet list for a subsequent veterinary visit to examine the animals in pens 6 through 8 (FOR PEN=6-8). Each vet list would have a different name/menu shortcut.

What if you wanted the vet to examine animals based on their reproductive status? Just as with the pens example above, you can create a vet list using the appropriate vet codes.

For instance, to put both fresh and no-heat animals on the vet list, you could specify FOR VC=1-8 VC=5-3. The first set of vet codes includes animals with vet codes 1 through 8. But the second set of vet codes excludes animals with vet codes 3 to 5 (which all indicate possibly pregnancy).

Alternatively, to include animals just for pregnancy exams, you can create a vet code parameter that includes the PREG and REPG codes, as in FOR VC=3-4.

See Standard DC305 Vet Codes for definitions of the various DairyComp vet codes.