Livestock Manager Video Guides
Master our livestock management in minutes, not months, through the combination of our comprehensive video guide library and our one-to-one personal support, available by telephone 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
The biggest barrier to adopting new farm management software isn't capability, it's confidence. Our Livestock Manager Video Guides eliminate that barrier by showing you exactly how to use every feature. Watch how simple cattle movement and reporting can be as well as how easy it is to generate any necessary reports. You'll move from uncertain to competent faster than you ever thought possible.
Our farm software systems are perfect for busy farm managers and agricultural operations who want to dig deeper into the monetary outcomes and modernise their livestock tracking without the steep learning curve. Whether you're managing cattle, sheep, or mixed herds, these guides combined with our support transform what could be weeks of fumbling into a seamless transition. You'll spend less time figuring out the software and more time making data-driven decisions that improve herd health, breeding outcomes, and profitability.
Livestock Purchases Video Guide
This video guide (3 minutes 54 seconds) features the farmer recording purchases of cattle. Although the recording and reporting of cattle coming onto the farm could be time-consuming, Farm Solutions software makes short work of it. Dozens of animals can be scanned on in just a few minutes or even quicker if uploaded using a CSV file supplied by your market (which can include prices and weights if you keep track of these statistics).
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Livestock Sales Video Guide
Watch a short video guide (2 minutes 59 seconds) on Cattle Sales and reporting in the Farm Solutions Cattle Program. There are many different ways of finding or selecting cattle from the program including by scanning the passports. Whichever method suits your farm, you will find it to be extremely quick and easy including the reporting to BCMS (LIS) or ScotEID (when necessary).
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Cattle Births Video Guide
No matter which authority you are reporting the birth to (depending, of course, on which country of the UK your farm is). This farm software makes short shrift of it. This short video guide to recording cattle births within the Farm Solutions Livestock Program will show you exactly that.
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Animal Progression Video Guide
This short video shows how easy it is to progress individual animals or batches—for example, from bulling heifers to in-calf heifers.
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On Farm Cattle Relocations Video Guide
This is a short video guide to recording non-reportable movements of cattle around the farm holding for those farms that have different farm areas within the main farm.
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ScotMoves Animal Recording Video
This short YouTube video shows how easy it is to set up registered grazings and then to report animal movements between grazings to ScotMoves.
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Animal Health Livestock Treatments
This short video explains how to record treatments for cattle and sheep using the free Animal Health program, which is fully integrated with both the cattle and sheep software.
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Animal Treatment Withdrawal Dates, Video Guide
This very short video is a guide to the all-important beef and milk withdrawal dates after animal treatment in the Vet and Med software.
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How to Search for Animals, a Video Guide
Here is a short video showing you some of the many ways to search for an animal or a group of animals. It is so easy to find what you need.
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On-board Check Lists and Reminders Video
The Farm Solutions livestock program has a built-in checking system that runs every time you open it. You can bypass it with one click if required; however, it provides valuable insight into the current state of your farm records.
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Finished Animals Profit Tracker Video Guide
This 10-minute video demonstrates the Finished Animals Profit Tracker, from uploading market or abattoir information to viewing the profit calculated for each animal.
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Finished Cattle Breed Analysis Video Guide
This video guide lasts 5 minutes and 57 seconds. It shows how easily you can compare profitability between different breeds.
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Tagged Sheep Movements Video Guide
This video guide (5 minutes and 10 seconds) illustrates the ease of using your reader or wand for sheep and creating movements on the Farm Solutions Tagged Sheep program.
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Using a Mixed Sheep Scan, Video Guide
The Farm Solutions Sheep Manager for tagged sheep can even deal with a scan containing mixed sheep such as Ewes and Hoggs. This short video guide of 4 minutes and 21 seconds shows how that works.
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The Scottish Calf Claim, Video Guide
Here we have a comprehensive short video on preparing and submitting your Calf Claim (SSBSS). The video is 9 minutes 56 seconds long and whether or not you have a few calves to claim or hundreds this video guide is about the same length of time as you will take making the claim. We are at the end of a phone if you need personal guidance too.
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Cattle Working Lists, a Video Guide
This short (4 minutes 49 seconds) video guide from the Farm Solutions Livestock Management program on-board "Show Me" videos illustrates how to save lists of animals to be recalled at any time in the future with just a click of a button.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can these videos be accessed as I use the Livestock Program?
Yes. There are links at appropriate places in the program allowing you access to video guides as you go. This helps with learning how to do many of the recording tasks.
Is the list above the full extent of the video guides?
No. There is an extensive video guide library within the program accessed by clicking on the "Show Me" button on the Farm Control page. We are adding to this regularly.
Should I watch the videos before asking for help on a specific topic?
No. The video guides are there for your convenience, however you can contact us by message centre, email or phone at any time if you prefer.