Care, growth, and identity records
Care, growth, and identity records
Beyond medical history, records track the everyday care you provide, how an animal grows, the identifiers that tie it to its profile, and the papers that establish who it is.
Routine care
Log recurring husbandry like hoof and nail trimming, grooming, dental care, deworming, and parasite checks. Pick a category (the kind of care), set the date, and note the provider. Routine care defaults to public. Logging it builds a visible record that the animal is well kept, which is exactly what a careful buyer looks for.
Physical measurements
Track weight, height, body condition, and other measurements over time:
- Category and subcategory: what you are measuring (for example Body size, then Weight).
- Value and unit: the number and its unit (lbs, kg, inches, cm, and so on), so the figure is unambiguous.
- Context: the life stage or moment the measurement belongs to (birth, weaning, yearling, mature, pre-breeding, and more). The implication: context is what makes a number meaningful later. "120 lbs at weaning" tells a story that "120 lbs" alone does not, and logging weights regularly builds a growth curve buyers and vets can trust.
Reproductive records
Reproductive events (breedings, pregnancy checks, births) are logged as records too, and they connect to the breeding tools. See Recording a breeding for that flow.
If you reach this form from the gestation calculator, it arrives prefilled for you: the breeding date and service start are filled in, Track as breeding cycle is already checked, and a note shows the estimated due date. You just pick the animal and save.
Identifiers: microchip, EID, and more
Identifiers are the unique numbers that tie a physical animal to its profile. From an animal's Add Record picker choose Identification (or open the Identification panel on the profile), pick a type, and enter the number.
Creatures records six kinds:
- Microchip: an implanted ISO chip number.
- EID: an electronic ID, the 15-digit ISO RFID tag used for livestock.
- Ear tag: a visual or management tag number.
- Tattoo: an ear or flank tattoo.
- Brand: a freeze or hot brand.
- DNA profile: a DNA case or profile number.
Microchips and EIDs are checked for a valid format and are kept unique across Creatures, so the same chip cannot be claimed on two animals. That uniqueness is what makes an identifier a real proof of who an animal is. As with records, you choose whether each identifier shows publicly on the profile and herdbook, or stays private to you and your team.
Registration, pedigree, and certification
These are the papers that establish an animal's identity and accomplishments:
- Registration: the registry, the registration number, and the date. The implication beyond logging: a registration record updates the animal's registered name and adds its registry details to the profile, so the paperwork shows up where buyers look. Attach the certificate as a file.
- Pedigree: ancestry and lineage documentation, with charts attached.
- Certification: show titles, awards, health certifications, and the like, with the awarding organization, the date, and an optional expiration.
All three default to public, because they are proof points you usually want visible, and all three are a natural place to attach the certificate PDF or image so the document itself travels with the record.
Related information
Updated on: 07/07/2026
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