DeLaval 906762V2 Alpro System Activity Meter Receiver User Manual

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Instruction Book
ALPRO ver 6.60/DeLaval
activitymeter system
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Table of contents
ALPRO Activitymeter with RF interface .................................................................................................. 1
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ALPRO ver 6.60/ Activity meter system.................................................................................................. 3
FCC and IC Compliance Statement .......................................................................... 3
General description .................................................................................................................. 5
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5
High activity could be a heat indication among cows .................................. 6
The activity list ........................................................................................................... 6
Function.................................................................................................................................. 11
The activity meter system ........................................................................................ 11
How the activitymeter works ...................................................................... 12
Activity start time ....................................................................................... 13
The statistic calculation............................................................................................ 14
Changing Limit values ............................................................................... 15
Start-up................................................................................................................................... 17
Start up the Activity meter system ........................................................................... 17
State antenna adresses ........................................................................................... 17
6:1:6:1 ANTENNA GENERAL ................................................................... 17
Start up activity tags .................................................................................. 18
To set breeding attentions (remind codes) for activity ............................... 20
6:1:6:6:1 HIGH ACTIVITY ........................................................................ 20
6:1:6:6:2 NO RF SENDING ...................................................................... 22
6:1:6:6:3 RELATIVE ACTIVITY ................................................................ 22
Check the start up ..................................................................................... 23
Operation................................................................................................................................ 25
To work with the activity meter system .................................................................... 26
To detect cows in heat among the high active cows ........................... 26
To use breeding attentions to detect high or low active cows
when milking............................................................................................ 27
To notice and act on activity alarms...................................................... 27
To keep up tag numbers ......................................................................... 31
To keep the system updated.................................................................................... 32
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To update the cow calendar ................................................................... 32
To adapt the system ................................................................................................ 33
To increase or lower the number of cows on the activity list ............. 33
To make the system more attentive the days before and after
expected heat........................................................................................... 34
To avoid undesired alarms ..................................................................... 34
To set the activity tags in appropriate mode ........................................ 35
Activity Receiver ................................................................................................................................... 37
Product data ........................................................................................................................... 37
Article number.......................................................................................................... 37
Description ............................................................................................................... 37
General...................................................................................................... 37
Features .................................................................................................... 38
Technical data.......................................................................................................... 38
Activity Tag ........................................................................................................................................... 39
Product data ........................................................................................................................... 39
Article number.......................................................................................................... 39
Description ............................................................................................................... 39
General...................................................................................................... 39
Technical data.......................................................................................................... 40
Internal electronics .................................................................................... 40
Electrical characteristics ............................................................................ 40
Radio ......................................................................................................... 41
ALPRO ver 6.60/ Activity meter system................................................................................................ 43
Program description ............................................................................................................... 43
Extract from ALPRO, Program description .............................................................. 45
1:2 ACTIVITY ............................................................................................ 45
1:2:3 ACTIVITY TAG MODE ..................................................................... 46
1:2:4 ACTIVITY ALARMS.......................................................................... 47
1:2:5 CORRECT COW/TAG...................................................................... 48
4:3:3 RELATIVE YIELD AND ACTIVITY ................................................... 49
4:4 HIGH ACTIVITY COWS ...................................................................... 49
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5:1:7:6 ACTIVITY ALARM LIST ................................................................ 50
6:1:6 ACTIVITY ......................................................................................... 50
6:1:6:1 GENERAL ..................................................................................... 50
6:1:6:2 TAG ON/OFF................................................................................. 51
6:1:6:3 LAST SENDING ............................................................................ 51
6:1:6:4 FILTER SETTINGS ....................................................................... 51
6:1:6:4:1 SENSITIVITY.............................................................................. 51
6:1:6:4:2 ACCURACY ............................................................................... 52
6:1:6:4:3 BREED STATE........................................................................... 52
6:1:6:4:4 EXPECTED HEAT...................................................................... 52
6:1:6:4:5 GROUP DATA ............................................................................ 53
6:1:6:5 RF TIME DIAGNOSTICS .............................................................. 53
To set breeding attentions (remind codes) for activity ............................... 54
6:1:6:6 ATTENTIONS (MPC) .................................................................... 54
6:1:6:6:1 HIGH ACTIVITY ........................................................................ 54
6:1:6:6:2 NO RF SENDING ...................................................................... 56
6:1:6:6:3 RELATIVE ACTIVITY ................................................................ 56
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ALPRO Activitymeter with RF interface
ALPRO Activitymeter
with RF interface
EC Declaration of Conformity
Name of product:
ALPRO activity meter with RF interface
Type:
90650080
90651080
Other identifying data:
The product complies with requirements of the following directives:
89 / 336 / EEC
Harmonized standards which have been used:
EN 50081-2
EN 50082-2
References:
SP Report No: 97F51867A (MA 9806-011)
Date:
1998-05-01
Signed:
Name:
Position:
Business Unit:
Jan Ove Nilsson
General Manager
Milking Automation & Management
Name and address of manufacturer:
DeLaval International AB
P.O. Box 39
SE-147 21 Tumba
Sweden
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ALPRO ver 6.60/
Activity meter system
FCC and IC Compliance
Statement
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and RSS-210 of the IC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Information to user
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may
cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
•
Caution: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
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ALPRO ver 6.60/
Activity meter system
General description
Introduction
The activity meter is a part of the ALPRO
system. ALPRO is an integrated,
computerized management system for
feeding and milk yield recording, in a loose
housing. Also breeding control is made easy
as the system includes a cow calendar. The
system is built up by modules and so are
the Instruction books.
ALPRO ver 6.60:
Instruction books
General
Program description
Milking
Feeding
Tandem
Rotary
Midline
Calf feeder
Feed wagons
Identification
Sort system
In parlour feeding
Activity meter system
The first two books deal with information,
that is common for the whole system.
ALPRO/General contains the chapters:
Safety precautions, General description,
Start up and Routines.
ALPRO/Program description presents a
program overview and describes all displays
in the order of address numbers. The part
1:3 Breeding is of particular importance for
the use of the Activity meter system, as it
describes how to manage and update the
Cow calendar and breeding states. A cow
calendar in good order isof great
importance, when it comes to supervising
fertility.
The other books deal with information,
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specific for each particular module.
In this instruction book "Activity meter
system", there will be references to the
books "General" and "Program description".
ALPRO Windows is a PC program for
ALPRO and its applications. Most functions
are presented more clear at a PC monitor
than in the processor display and it is also
possible to build reports which considers
several factors at a time. OBS
Aktivitetsmätaren
High activity could be a heat
indication among cows
Some cows are tranquil, some are lively.
Each cow has her individual motion pattern
and it does not differ much from day to day.
In a loose housing barn the motion pattern
includes walking to the milking parlour and
to the feeding area as well as a lot of
ruminating and resting.
However, during pre-heat and heat the
patterns differ. Most cows becomes more
restless and move around more than usual
when they are close to heat and also when
they are in heat. Some cows are very
restless. They sometimes permit other cows
to mount them or they mount other cows.
Other cows are just a little more active than
usual. The increased activity is often more
apparent during night.
The activity meter is observant 24 hours
a day. It helps you to detect cows in heat
by the fact that cows are more active
than usual during the pre-heat and heat
period.
The activity list
The activity list presents all cows with
increased activity. Many, but not all of them,
will be close to heat. The others show high
activity due to other reasons. Pregnant
cows are often active and cows in heat
might influence other cows to be more
active. Different incidents in the barn might
also affect some cows.
Increased activity is a good indicator of
probable heat. But consider also the
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following questions:
• Is the cow pregnant?
• Are there other reasons for an increased
activity?
• Is the time from the last observed heat
right?
• Is the current milk yield lower just now?
• Is the feed consumption reduced?
If the answers indicate an approaching
heat, it's time to take a look at the cow, to
find out if she is in heat.
Checking the heat symptoms is still very important!
Preheat
Red and swollen vulva
Heat
Red and swollen vulva
Thin mucus, not clear
Mounts other cows but
doesn't stand when other
cows mount
Increasing activity
Thick mucus, clear
Stands when other cows mount
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High active in the first part, then
decreasing activity
Postheat
Swelling and redness of vulva
decreases
Bleeding
Does not stand when being
mounted
Normal activity
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The daily activity - and high activity
Number of movements
High activity
active
resting
The picture shows a cow's daily activity for ten days. The cow alternates between activity and rest in
a similar way day after day. But then, on the 20/10 her motion pattern differs. She doesn't rest as
usual,she is active for 18 hours through. This lack of resting hours is typical for the high active
periods.
When examined that day the cow was found in heat and she was then successfully inseminated.
(The picture comes from ALPRO Windows)
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Connection between high activity and heat
Start time interval
Heat
Ovulation
Postheat
Preheat
Postheat
hours
Standing heat
Activity start time
Optimum insemination time
The graph shows how the activity starts and increases during the pre-heat period. The actual activity
start time is shown. If the increase in activity is less obvious than in this specific case, the activity
meter will need some time to establish the increased activity. Experience has shown that the Activity
start time will be set between 1 and 4 hours before the standing heat (activity start interval)
Standing heat is the period when the cow allows mating (natural service)
The optimum insemination time is late in heat. It starts in the middle of the standing heat and lasts to
the start of the post heat.
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The activity meter system
The main components in the activity meter
system are:
• an activity tag (1) placed on a band
around the cow's neck
• a receiver(2) with an antenna (3)
• a processor (4)
The processor can be connected to a
computer in order to run the program
ALPRO Windows.
The activity tag contains a sensor which
detects movements. The movements are
registered and transmitted to the receiver
every hour. Every transmission contains
data from the latest 24-hour period.
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The processor collects and stores all
in-coming data. Its main task - for activity
purposes - is to process activity data and
produce the activity list. Data for 24 hours
can be shown on the screen as activity data
or for 48 hours as an activity graph.
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How the activitymeter works
Step1, Watching the cow
The first five days the activity meter is in
use, the processor records the cow's
movements to learn how she usually moves.
During these days high activity attentions
are reported, but only after 5 days such a
report should be considered reliable.
Each bar in the diagram represents the
number of movements the cow has made
during one hour.
A cow's movements, hour by hour for 5 days
Step 2, Identifying a motion pattern
The processor now uses the data from all
the days of recording to make an advanced
statistical calculation. For each hour of the
day, the movements of every single cow are
considered. The calculation results in a
motion pattern, which shows the cow's
motion and resting periods during a normal
day.
A calculated motion pattern for 24 hours
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The motion pattern is continously updated.
Every hour new data are included in the
calculation. The latest sending will always
have the greatest effect on the calculation
and earlier data will gradually loose
importance. In this way the motion pattern
will follow any changes in the cow's normal
way of behaviour.
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Actual movements compared to the predictions of
the motion pattern
Step 3, The activity meter in work
From now on, the cow's daily movements
are put side by side to the motion pattern's
estimation. Evaluations are made every
hour and include comparisons for the last 6
hours. Any increases in activity are noticed.
The increase must, however, be certain
(statistically significant) before the
processor reports high activity.
A significant increase can be either an
obvious increase in activity during a short
period or a steady increase built up during a
longer period (normally 1-3 hours, maximum
6 hours).
Activity start time
Obvious increase in
activity between 05.00
and 06.00. Activity start
time will be 06.00
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Steady increase in
activty during the last 6
hours. The increase is
certain first at 09.00.
Activity start time will in
this case be 09.00
Start time for high activity is set when the
system detects a significant increase.
For cows with a sudden increase in activity
the start time will be set almost directly. For
cows with an increase that is slow but
steady the alarm cannot be set until the
processor has fully determined that the
increase is statistically significant. This
might take 2 -6 hours and the activity start
time will in those case be set 2-6 hours later
than the increase really began.
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The statistic calculation
Note! This discussion refers only to high
activity. Always remember that high activity
is not the same as heat, it is only an
indicator for heat.
OO O
O O OOO
The processor makes a statistic calculation
based on a normal distribution to find the
high active cows. The figure illustrates how
it is done. The line curve represents the
normal distibution and the crosses and
circles represent cows.
All cows moving around just like they
usually do are found in the middle, cows
moving less than expected are found to the
left and cows moving more than expected
are found to the right. Among the cows
moving more than expected we will find
both cows which are lively by random and
cows showing genuine high activity. The
circles represent cows which are genuine
high active this day and the crosses
represent cows which are active for other
reasons (false positive).
O O O
O O OOO
++ +++
The selection of cows showing high activity
is deliberately made broad by the Activity
meter system. The high active cows are
then grouped according to their activity
level. The limit values express the
probability for a value to be genuine. The
default limit values (50, 60 and 70) are
marked in the picture with lines.
Activity level 3 +++
Cows to the right of the limit 70 will be
marked +++
This group contains only circles. It means
that almost all cows in this group show
genuine high activity. Sometimes - but
seldom - there is a false positive cow in this
group .
Activity level 2 ++
Cows between 60 and 70 will be marked ++
All but one of the markings are circles. The
amount of circles indicates that most cows
in this group will be genuine high active.
The cross says that there might be some
false positive cows in this group.
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Acivity level 1 +
Cows between 50 and 60 will be marked +
This group contains both circles and
crosses, meaning that there is a mixture of
cows showing genuine high activity and
cows being false active in this group.
Also to the left of the limit 50 there are some
circles. These cows are genuine active but
the activity meter will not find them with the
default settings.
Changing Limit values
By lowering the default limit value it is
possible to find also cows which only show
a small increase in activity. But then you will
also get a number of false active cows to
sort out.
The red bars show the number of cows
presented as high active (+, ++ and +++)
with default settings. If the limit is changed
from 50 to 40 the activity list will increase
with the number of cows represented by the
yellow bar.
Read about how to use this possibility in
chapter Operation, "To adjust accuracy
level".
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Start up the Activity meter
system
A general start up including the following
four steps should be done before the
Activity meter system start up begins.
- Processor start up, as described in
ALPRO/General, chapter Start up.
- Introduction of cows to the system, as
described in ALPRO/General, chapter
Routine.
- Checking breeding parameters as
described in the Program description,
menu 6:1:3.
- Breeding data reported to the Cow
calendar, described in ALPRO Program
description, chapter 1:3 Breeding
The specific Activity meter system start up
includes:
• To state the antenna addresses
• To start the activity tags and hang them
on the cows.
State antenna adresses
6:1:6:1 ANTENNA GENERAL
ANTENNA GENERAL
NUMBER OF ANTENNAS:
START ADDRESS:
SYSTEM ALARM FOR ACTIVITY:
✽
YES
Enter the number of active antennas and
the start nod address. The adresses are set
in the receiver during installation. They must
follow in numerical order and the start
address is the lowest number.
The address range is 4 to 35 and the
default value is 6.
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Note! Make sure that every node in the
system has an unique address.
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System alarm for activity is by default set to
YES. It means that the system alarm will be
triggered - with sound and light - for activity
alarms.
Set to NO means that the activity alarms will
not be shown by sound or light. Still they
can be seen in menu 8.
Set NO only for large herds where other
system alarms might be drown among a
great number of activity alarms.
Start up activity tags
A new activity tag is in status OFF when
delivered. Through start up it is changed to
status ON. The start up is done in two steps:
• Activate the tags with a magnet to make
them send signals to the reciever
• Allocate the tags to the cows
Start the tags with code LG and forward, by
making a quick stroke (not exceeding 1.5
seconds) with the magnet.
Start the tags with code up to LF with a
stroke between 0.2 and 3.5 seconds.
When a tag has sent its first signal after
being allocated to a cow, it is in status ON.
To activate tags
Activate max 200 tags at a time, an do it
within the receiving range of an antenna
and -if possible- close to the processor.
When a tag is activated it will send out a
signal once every hour. To get a good time
spreading of the signals and to avoid that
two tags are sending at the same time the
activating procedure should take place
during one hour.
• Hold the activity tag near an antenna
• Strike the magnet on the short side of the
tag
• The receiver will flash red for receiving
the signal from the tag and then yellow
when the signal is transmitted to the
processor
When activated the tags will appear on the
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unknown tag list, from where it can be
allocated to a cow.
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Note! Maximum 200 unknown tags can be
stored in the memory as "UNKNOWN
TAGS".
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To allocate unknown tags to cows
1. Print out the unknown tag list, address
5:1:7:2 UNKNOWN TAG LIST. There you
will find all activity tags not allocated to a
cow number.
2. Put the activity tag on the inside of the
neck band with the thicker part downwards.
Use only activity tags that can be found on
the unknown tag list.
3. Place the neckband on the cow .
4. Write down the cow number next to the
tag number on the printout.
COW/TRANSP/TAG NO
✽
COW NO: 285
TRANSPONDER NO: 1285
GROUP NO: 3
TAG NO:
–
ID: –
COW/TRANSP/TAG
UNKNOWN TAG –> COW
• Go to 1:1 COW/TRANSP/TAG NO
• State the cow number to start with.
• Move the cursor to COW/TRANSP/TAG
NO with the arrow keys.
• Toggle with any numeral key to
UNKNOWN TAG -> COW.
• Press ENTER.
UNKNOWN ACTTAG:
27514
UNKNOWN TAG –> COW
12
✽
COW NO: 285
TRANSPONDER NO: 1285
GROUP NO: 3
84266
TAG NO:
–
UNKNOWN ACTTAG: 27514
ID:
25631
• On the new display, move the cursor to
the UNKNOWN ACT TAG number with
the arrow keys.
• Press enter to get admission to the
unknown tag list.
• The number of unknown tags (12) is
shown in the upper right corner.
• Toggle through the list with the up and
down arrow keys.
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• Press enter for the tag number to allocate
it.
• Choose another cow to go on allocating
activity tags.
REPLACE TAG NUMBER
COW NO: 21
REPLACE TAG NO:
91924
WITH TAG NO:
25631
✽
If a cow already has a tag no, you will be
asked to confirm or reject the change.
NO
• Toggle between NO and YES with any
numeral key. Press ENTER to confirm.
To set breeding attentions (remind
codes) for activity
It is possible to set breeding attentions
(Remind codes) for activity parameters. The
parameters are: High activity, No RF
sending and Relative activity.
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
FIRST HEAT
LED NO:
HEAT-> INSEM
LED NO:
INSEM CHK
LED NO:
PREG CHK ATT
LED NO:
HIGH ACT
LED NO:
LED NO:
DRY OFF ATT
LED NO:
RELATIVE ACTIVITY
LED NO:
COW IN WRONG GROUP
NO RF SENDING
LED NO:
MPC DISPLAY MODE:
COW AND YIELD
PULSATOR TYPE:
EP100
HIGH VACUUM DELAY:
5.0 S
Part of display 6:3:2:1
The breeding attentions are set on the
processor in menu 6:3:2:1 or in the MPC
unit. The LEDs on the MPC unit will then be
lit when a cow, reported with the attention in
question, enters that cow place.
The attentions are defined in menu
6:1:6:6:1 - 3 and follows the same pattern.
First the breeding attention is defined and
then max and min values are set to define
the time periods when reporting shall take
place. The sign "–" always means that the
parameter is ignored.
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
HIGH ACT:
A CT. LEVEL
>= +
DAYS SINCE INSEM
HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT
20
HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT
DAYS IN MILK
10
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6:1 HIGH ACTIVITY
The picture shows the default values.
High activity is defined by the Activity level;
i. e. one or more plus signs, two or three
plus signs or three plus signs during the last
24 hours.
The time period when the system shall look
for active cows is defined by:
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- A time period after insemination. Setting
range: 1 and 99 days. By setting for
example >12 days, the system will start to
look for high activity when 12 days has
passed since insemination.
- The hours shortly after the high activity
start. This time period is set on the two
rows HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT. For the
first row the value < 20 means that the
reporting time will end 20 hours since high
actvity started. Settings between 10 and
48 are possible.
A value set on the next row will give a
start time for the reporting time. Values
between 0 and 16 can be set. Note that
this value must be lower than the previous
otherwise no reporting will take place.
- Days in milk > 10 means that reporting
will start 10 days after calving. Setting
range: 0 -200 days.
- Pregnant and cull cows respectively can
be excluded (default) or included.
Recommended settings
The default values will make the system
work in the same way as the settings in
ALPRO 6:50, when parameter high activity
was used as breeding attention (=Remind
code). In ALPRO version 6.60 it is possible
to define more exactly the cows to be
noticed by the breeding attention LED. This
means that high active cows, which are not
supposed to be inseminated, will be sorted
away by the system. This, in turn means,
that the LED will bring attention to fewer but
more relevant cows.
The recommended settings are:
ACT. LEVEL
DAYS SINCE
INSEM
HOURS SINCE
HIGH ACTIVITY
HOURS SINCE
HIGH ACTIVITY
DAYS IN MILK
PREGNANT
CULL
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> 12
<24
>0
>50
EXCLUDED
EXCLUDED
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NO RF SENDING
HOURS SINCE SENDING
DAYS FROM HEAT
DAYS IN MILK
40
DAYS SINCE INSEM
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
+ / + + / +++/
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6:2 NO RF SENDING
No RF sending is defined by the numbers of
hours since last sending. Setting range: 4 48, default is 8.
- Reporting can be set to start close to
expected heat, setting range is 0-4.
- Days in milk > 40 means that reporting
will start 40 days after calving. Setting
range: 0-200 days.
- Days since insem is by default "–". Setting
range: 0- 200
Pregnant, cull or high active (+ / ++/ +++)
cows can be excluded (default) or included.
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
RELATIVE ACTIVITY
REL. ACTIVITY (%)
REL. ACTIVITY (%)
60
HIGH ACT PROBABILITY
HIGH ACT PROBABILITY
1.5
DAYS SINCE INSEM
DAYS SIN MILK
+ / + + / +++/
EXCLUDE
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6:3 RELATIVE ACTIVITY
The picture shows the default values.
The relative activity is expressed by the %
value of the animal’s actual activity divided
by expected activity. In this display it can be
defined between 0 and 250 %.
The relative activity is defined on the first
two rows. > - means that the parameter is
neglected. A value between 0 and 250 %
can be set, meaning that cows showing an
activity lower than the preset value will not
be reported.
On the second row the value < 60 means
that cows showing a relative activity less
than 60 % will be reported.
The high activity probability gives an
estimation on how valid the relative activity
value is for the cow. The probability is
calculated from the variation of the cow’s
normal activity. The lower the high activity
probability is, the more likely is it that the
cow is showing a true low activity.
High activity probability is defined just like
relative activity. Setting range: 0 - 99,9.
Days since insem is by default "–". Setting
range: 0 - 999
Days in milk is also by default set to "–".
Setting range is 0-200.
Pregnant or cull cows can be excluded
(default) or included.
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High active (+ / ++/ +++) cows can be
excluded (default), included or mandatory.
Recommended settings
The relative activity is in the first place
designed for identifying cows with low
activity. The recommendation is to include
all cows in the selection; also pregnant, cull
and high active cows.
Check the start up
ACTIVITY ALARM
✽
ALL
48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY
COW NO: 5342
CLEAR THIS ALARM: NO
CLEAR ALL ALARMS: NO
FIRST ALARM
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Check that all tags are sending properly 24
hours after the start up. If a tag is not
sending, this will be shown on the
ACTIVITY ALARMS display, address 1:2:4.
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The program overview and how to handle
the processor is described in detail in the
Program description book.
The activity meter will assist you when
looking for cows in heat, but to get a good
result you have to update the system and
notice the alarms the system gives you. The
system is set to function with default
settings, but to make it suit your way of
working, you can adapt it by making some
own settings. In this chapter the following
topics will be described:
A. How to work with the activity meter
system
- to detect cows in heat among the high
active cows
- to notice and act on alarms
- to study activity data and graphs
- to make printouts
B. How to keep the system updated
- to update the cow calendar
- to keep up the tag numbers
C. How to adapt the system
Note! Adaptions of the system should only
be done after councelling a DeLaval
representative!
- to increase or lower the number of cows
on the activity list
- to make the system pay extra attention
to the cows at expected heat
- to avoid undesired alarms
- to set the tags in appropriate mode
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To work with the activity meter
system
To detect cows in heat among the
high active cows
The activity list is the main tool when
working with the activity system. It lists the
high active cows and tells when the high
activity started. The activity list also includes
valuable information from the cow calendar.
The activity list is found among the
printouts, 5:1:7:1 ACTIVITY LIST.
BREEDING
COW NO:
285
GROUP NO:
SIRE:
LAST INSEM:
NO OF INSEM:
LAST CALVING:
CULL:
NO
HEAT–>INSEMINATE
99.06.30
99.07.21
15 (+++)
✽CHANGE✽
FERDINAND
99.07.12
01
99.04.27
activity level 1, last 24 hours
++
activity level 2, last 24 hours
+++
activity level 3, last 24 hours
(+ )
activity level 1, 24-48 hours ago
( ++ )
activity level 2, 24-48 hours ago
( +++ )
activity level 3, 24-48 hours ago
✽
The high active cows are also shown in
display 4:4 High active cows. This display
can be useful if you look for data on a single
cow, but mostly the activity list is more clear
to work with.
On the activity list the active cows are
marked by one, two or three plus signs
according to their activity level. As
discussed in the Function chapter the
number of plus signs doesn't say much
about how likely a certain cow is in heat.
There will be some cows close to heat also
among the one plus cows!
Plus signs in paranthesis means that the
activity start time is from yesterday, it is
older than 24 hours.
How to read the activity list
It is important to remember that the activity
list does not point out cows in heat but it
makes a selection of cows among which
you will find almost all cows in heat. This
means:
• Cows with high activity due to heat will be
on the list
• Cows with high activity due to other
reasons than heat will also be on the list
• Cows not showing increased activity,
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when they are in heat, will not be on the
list
• Note also that the number of plus signs
tells only the level of certainty according
to high activity. It does not tell you how
likely the cow will be in heat.
Check activity twice a day!
As the optimum insemination time is 10-28
hours after the activity start time, we
recommend you to print out and go through
the activity list twice a day.
To study activity data and graphs
ACT. GRAPH
COW NO:
GROUP NO:
START TIME:
ACT.LEVEL:
1:2:1 ACT. GRAPH
✽
285
ACT. GRAPH
COW NO:
285
GROUP NO:
START TIME:
10
ACT.LEVEL: +++
19
✽
19
This function shows the activity for the last
48 hours in an activity graph. It also displays
the hour for current time.
For example: Assume there is a resting
period (R) each day. After 24 hours there is
an increased activity (A). The activity is set
to + + + . Start time is set to 4–5 hours after
we have detected the first hour of high
activity.
If the activity data is older than 24 hours, no
activity graph will be shown. Instead the
message will be: ACT DATA TOO OLD.
To use breeding attentions to
detect high or low active cows
when milking
Breeding attentions (Remind codes) on the
MPC units can be used to detect high
and/or low active cows in the parlour when
they are being milked. The settings are
made at start up and includes setting of the
LED(s) to use in menu 6:3:2:1. High or low
activity are then defined in menues 6:1:6:6:1
and 6:1:6:6:3 respectively.
To notice and act on activity
alarms
When an alarm comes, a flashing bell will
be shown on the display. By default setting
it will also be a beeping sound. The sound
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stops when a key is pressed. If no beep is
wanted it can be turned off in the general
setup, address 6:1:1
The activity alarms inform you about cows
with tags which messages have not been
received for a certain time period or they
have sent a zero data, meaning that no
movements have been recorded.
The activity alarms can be seen in display
1:2:4 ACTIVITY ALARMS. The events
causing alarms are:
ACTIVITY ALARM
✽
ALL
48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY
COW NO: 5342
CLEAR THIS ALARM: NO
CLEAR ALL ALARMS: NO
FIRST ALARM
48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY ALARM - the tag
has reported that no movements have been
registered during the last 48 hours.
- This means usually that the cow either
has lost her tag or her tag has been
removed.
48 HOURS NO RF SENDING - no data has
been received from the tag for 48 hours.
24 HOURS NO RF SENDING - no data has
been received from the tag for 24 hours.
GENERAL SETUP
COMM. BAUD RATE:
NO RF SENDING:
SELECT UNIT OF WEIGHT:
SOUND:
✽
57600
00 HOURS
KG/TON
YES
NO RF SENDING - no data has been
received from the tag for a time period set
by the user.
- Those three alarms mean that the tag is
out of range from the antenna or that the
tag has stopped sending.
The No RF sending is by default switched
off, i.e. the time is set to 00 HOURS.
Settings are made in the general setup,
address 6:1:1.
Clear alarms
Set CLEAR THIS ALARM to YES and press
ENTER and the displayed alarm will be
removed.
Set CLEAR ALL ALARMS to YES and
choose ALL on the first row to remove all
alarms.
Set CLEAR ALL ALARMS to YES and
choose a type of alarm in the first row to
remove all alarms of this type.
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ALARM TYPE CAN´T BE CLEARED
CAN ONLY BE CLEARED BY A NEW
ACTTAG SENDING
PRESS  AND TRY AGAIN
Note! The 24 HOURS NO RF SENDING
and 48 HOURS NO RF SENDING alarms
are used in Activity graph, function 1:2:1
and Activity data, function 1:2:2. Therefore it
is not possible to clear these alarms. They
will be cleared only by a new sending from
the activity tag on that cow. If the user tries
to clear those alarms the message shown to
the left will be displayed.
The activity alarms will also generate a
system alarm, named Activity alarms, in
function 8: Alarm indication.
Strike, circle and tick
Strike, circle and tick is a way to work with
the activity list to find the cows in heat. Work
through the list, cow by cow and consider
her status. Strike her number if you decide
that she shall not be inseminated this day.
Make a circle round the cow number if it is
the right time to inseminate by the breeding
calendar. Make a circle round the plus signs
if you want to check her for heat and report
her to the cow calendar.
This consideration is not easy, but there are
a number of other indicators based on the
cow calendar, to help you with the decision.
On the activity list you can, among other
tings, see:
- Number of days in milk - which tells if
the time period is right for insemination
- Expected heat
- Days since last heat
- Last insemination
- Pregnancy - if any
Note also the information given 4:2:1 Low
feed consumption and 4:3:2 Low yield alarm.
When all cows are evaluated go out in the
barn and examine all the circled cows. Tick
the cow if she shows heat symptoms.
On the activity list the cows to be
inseminated are now marked by a circle
round her number and a tick confirmation.
Now you can take the activity start time into
account and decide when to inseminate her.
Do update all other cows showing heat in
the cow calendar. This will give you
valuable information when going through
the activity list later!
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1:2:2 ACTIVITY DATA
ACTIVITY DATA
COW NO:
285
TAG NO:
5123
LAST SENDING: 18
STATUS:
ON
12
65
10
72
12
60
14
10
62
12
✽
12
10
–
12
10
This function shows the activity for the last
24 hours in numbers and the last
transferred activity reading. This is the same
information as in 1:2:1 but with digits. The
digit can be between 0 and 255.
(A) Current time sending ("–" = no sending).
If there has been a sending, a time is shown.
(B) Last sending at 6 PM had activity 10,
meaning that the cow's tag registered 10
movements during the passed hour.
the status of the tag is also shown in the
display. See section "To set the activity tags
in appropriate mode", further on in this
chapter.
If the activity data is older than 24 h no
activity data will be shown.
To make printouts
If a printer is connected to the processor, a
number of lists can be printed in accordance
with the below specification.
It is not necessary to open the memory prior
to printing.
PRINTOUTS
1: COW DATA
2: FEEDING DATA
3: MILKING DATA
4: STATION DATA
✽
5: FEEDING/MILKING
6: SYSTEM DATA
7: USER DEF LIST
8: STOP PRINTER
Press numeral key 5 in the top level menu
and the adjoining main menu is displayed.
Following lists can be printed out:
COW DATA
5:1:1 TRANSPONDER/TAG NO LIST
5:1:2 ATTENTION LIST
5:1:3 ACTION LIST
5:1:4 BREEDING LIST
5:1:5 COW DATA LIST
5:1:6 CALVING DUE LIST
5:1:7 ACTIVITY
- 5:1:7:1 ACTIVITY LIST
- 5:1:7:2 UNKNOWN TAG LIST
- 5:1:7:3 OFF TAG LIST
- 5:1:7:4 WATCH TAG LIST
- 5:1:7:5 STANDBY TAG LIST
- 5:1:7:6 ACTIVITY ALARM LIST
5:1:8 CUT REPORT
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✽
GROUP SELECTION
ENTER GROUP: 0
PRESS “0” FOR ALL GROUPS
COMBINATION:
NO
GROUP SELECTION
GROUP SELECTION
ENTER GROUP: 0
PRESS
“0” FOR ALL
ENTER
GROUP:
0 GROUPS
COMBINATION:
NO
PRESS
“0” FOR ALL GROUPS
COMBINATION:
NO
In function 7: GROUP SELECTION (found
in the main menu), a specific group (or a
combination of groups) can be selected so it
will comprise only this group (or groups) of
cows. Before pressing the numeral keys for
desired printing, group (or combination of
groups) is selected in function 7. All groups
are included in the lists by programming 0.
Note! The asterisk in the upper right corner
of the display tells that 0, i.e. all groups has
been programmed. If one group is
programmed in function 7, the group
number will be given instead. If a
combination of groups has been selected, a
letter (A, B, C, or D) will be given.
Usually, 0 is selected in this function, i.e.
lists with data on all cow groups, each time
a list is printed.
To keep up tag numbers
CORRECT COW /TAG
✽
TAG NO:
COW NO: 285
1285
123 234 345 567 789 1284
UNKNOWN TAGS
The display shows that cow no 285 is not active. Her
tag no is 1285. Tag no 1284 is shown among the
unknown tags. This is probably a typing error, which
is easily corrected by changing the Tag No to 1284.
1:2:5 CORRECT COW/TAG
This display makes it possible to find and
correct cows with wrong tag numbers in the
ALPRO system.
If a cow in the herd shows no activity, the
most probable explanation is that she is
programmed in ALPRO with a wrong tag
number. If there, at the same time, are tags
not programmed to any cow (unknown
tags) that indicate activity, the right tag
number is probably found among the
unknown tags.
Cows showing no activity - 24 or 48 hours
no sending alarm and cows with 0 activity
the last 24 hours - are presented on this
display together with the numbers of
unknown tags.
To work with the display: Choose Cow No
or Tag No with the right and left arrows.
Scroll the cow numbers by pressing ENTER
and the Unknown tags with the up and
down arrows. Change to the correct Tag No
by editing it in the Tag No square and press
ENTER. When an Unknown Tag No is
connected to a cow, it will disappear from
the Unknown tag list.
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To keep the system updated
To update the cow calendar
BREEDING
CALVING–>HEAT
COW NO: 607
04.08.10
04.10.11
✽CHANGE✽ (+++) DR
GROUP NO:
✽M✽ ➘
LAST HEAT:
04.09.20
CULL:
NO
10.6 !
✽
To get the most out of the Activity meter
system you have to update the cow
calendar with information of heat,
insemination, pregnancy check, calving etc.
This is done in display 1:3 Breeding.
See also ALPRO ver 6.60, Program
description.
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To adapt the system
To increase or lower the number
of cows on the activity list
To set sensitivity level
✽
FILTER SETTINGS
HOURS:
SENSITIVITY
The sensitivity level is by default set to 1. It
means that the system requires only one
hour of significant, high activity before it sets
an alarm. For sensivity level 2, the system
requires two consecutive hours of high
activity. Sensitivity 3 requires 3 consecutive
hours etc. The level can be set between 1
and 10.
Changing the level upwards means that the
system will sift out cows with just a short
period of high activity and less cows will
occur on the activity list.
The sensitivity parameter is set on system
basis in display 6:1:6:4:1. The setting can
be overruled by setting other levels for a
group of cows in display 6:1:6:4:5, GROUP
DATA. See section "No undesired alarms
from a group of cows" further on in this
chapter.
To adjust accuracy level
FILTER SETTINGS
ACCURACY
50
++
60
+++
70
✽
(99.996 %)
( 99.998 %)
( 99.999 %)
Filter accuracy is set in display 6:1:6:4:2
FILTER SETTINGS
The filter has three levels: 50, 60 or 70.
Every level has a corresponding accuracy
expressed in %.
Default values are shown in the display, 50
corresponds to one plus sign, 60 to two plus
signs and 70 to three plus signs.
Each level can be adjusted upwards and
downwards by changing the activity level
value.
Adjustments of activity levels can be very
effective in optmizing heat detection on
individual farms. The higher the accuracy,
the lower the numbers of cows identified,
both positive and false positive. With a high
accuracy you will be more accurate in
identifying high activity cows, but you may
also miss cows showing heat signs.
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Lowering the accuracy will present more
cows, but also more false positive ones.
This will however give opportunity to check
these cows for visual heat signs. In most
cases these false positive cows can be
easily filtered out based on cow calendar
and visual heat signs.
Optimizing accuracy is dependant on
conditions of each individual farm.
Read chapter Function, The statistical
calculation!
To make the system more
attentive the days before and after
expected heat
FILTER SETTINGS
DAYS FROM HEAT:
EXP. HEAT ACCURACY:
99.996 - 0.000 = 99.996 (50)
99.998 - 0.000 = 99.998 (60)
99.999 - 0.000 = 99.999 (70)
✽
6:1:6:4:4 EXPECTED HEAT
This display makes it possible to decrease
the accuracy for high activity alarms for up
to 4 days before and after the expected
heat date. Default value is 2 days.
When a lower accuracy is set, also a
smaller change in activity during the days
close to expected heat will give an high
activity alarm.
Note! Heat date must be reported in the
Breeding menu 1:3. Otherwise the ALPRO
system cannot calculate the expected heat
date!
To avoid undesired alarms
No undesired alarms for high activity for
a group of cows
GROUP DATA
GROUP NO: 1
GIVE HIGH ACTIVITY ALARM: YES
STATE
GENERAL ACTIVITY TYPE:
SENSITIVITY:
(2)
HOURS:
✽
6:1:6:4:5 GROUP DATA
High activity alarm could be turned off for a
group where heat detection is unnecessary.
Then set GIVE HIGH ACTIVITY ALARM for
that group to NO.
This settings overrule the system setting in
6:1:6:4:1
GENERAL ACTIVITY TYPE can be set to
CONTINOUS or STATE. This setting does
not affect the High activity alarm, but is a
way to select cows according to their
relative activity. STATE is the setting
recommended, it considers the normal
variations in the cows' motion pattern.
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CONTINOUS should be used only for cows
with a low, normal level of the activity
pattern, (e.g. for cows , which are tied up
during parts of day or night).
The sensitivity level can be set between 1
and 5. It refers to how many hours of
activity that should pass before ALPRO
makes an alarm. The value in paranthesis
refer to the system setting in menu 6:1:6:4:1.
No alarms from certain breeding states
✽
FILTER SETTINGS
GIVE HIGH ACT ALARM:
CALVING -> HEAT
YES
HEAT -> INSEMINATE
YES
INSEMINATE -> PRG CHK
YES
-> PRG CHK2
YES
INSEM
YES
INSEMINATE ->DRY OFF
YES
DRY OFF ->BUILD UP
BUILD UP -> CALVING
YES
6:1:6:4:3 BREED STATE
If you don't want any high alarms from cows
in certain breeding states, set NO for that
breeding state.
Default value for all states is YES.
To set the activity tags in
appropriate mode
1:2:3 ACTIVITY TAG MODE
To reduce the amount of High Activity
Alarms or No Sendings Alarms it is possible
to put the activity tag in four different
modes: ON, OFF, WATCH and STDBY.
ACTIVITY TAG MODE
COW NO
TAG NO:
STATUS:
4567
ON
GROUP NO:
ACTIVITY TAG MODE
COW NO
1 GROUP NO:
TAG NO:
4567
STATUS:
WATCH
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The ON mode
The tag is set to ON at start up. In this mode
the tag can record sendings and enable the
processor to give alarms.
The WATCH mode
The WATCH mode is used when the cows
are on pasture or out of range of the
receiving area. For a tag in this mode the
system will not generate any No RF sending
alarms. When the cow returns to the
receiving area the tag will change to ON
mode when a new sending has been
recorded.
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ACTIVITY YAG MODE
COW NO
1 GROUP NO:
TAG NO:
4567
STATUS:
STDBY 5 DAYS
END DATE:
01.10.12
CHANGE NOT ALLOWED. USE THE MAGNET TO
CHANGE TAG TO OR OFF MODE PRESS 
AND TRY AGAIN
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The STDBY mode
STDBY (standby) mode is used for
suppressing activity alarms when a cow is
pregnant, or when there is no need for a
cow to give alarms. When setting the STBY
mode also set the number of days you want
the alarms turned off. Max 255 days. The
END DATE will show. After the number of
days has passed the activity tag returns to
WATCH mode.
The OFF mode
The tag can only be turned to OFF mode
with a magnet. If an operator tries to change
to OFF mode in the processor, the display
will show an error message.
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Product data
Activity Receiver
Product data
Article number
Activity Receiver, complete:
- Activity receiver (1)
- Antenna (2)
- Magnet (3)
90651080 433 MHz
90651180 418 MHz
90672980 separate Antenna (2), complete
Description
General
The Activity Receiver is the link between the
Activity Tags, fixed to the cow neckbands,
and the ALPRO system processor, where
data from the Activity Tags are processed.
In other words, the RF (Radio Frequency)
part in the Activity Receiver receives the
messages that the Activity Tags send via
radio signals, checks the validity and, if the
messages are correct, sends them further
on to the ALPRO processor via the ALCOM
bus.
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Product data
Features
• The circuit board works with three
different voltages. The digital part works
with 5 V, the RF part with 10 V, except the
receiver chip that works with 3 V. Supply
voltage is 12 V AC.
• The circuit board has two processors:
- A PIC-processor that processes what
comes in from the RF part.
- An 8051 processor, which has an
overall function (communication with the
ALPRO processor via the ALCOM bus).
• There are three terminals on the circuit
board:
- One for the ALCOM bus.
- One for electrical power supply.
- One for connection of the external
antenna.
• There are three LED:s
- One green for power on.
- One yellow for indication of
communication on the ALCOM bus.
- One red for indication of communication
going on internally between the PIC and
8051 processors.
• The circuit board has five jumpers for
setting the address on the ALCOM bus.
• A reset circuit functions as a watchdog
and performs a reset at power on.
Technical data
Current: 10–18 VAC
Power: 2 VA
Environmental specifiction
Temperature: 0–70 ºC
Humidity: 10–100 %RH
Dimensions: 150 x 110 x 70 mm
Weight: 420 g
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Product data
Activity Tag
Product data
Article number
90650080 Activity tag, 433 MHz
90650180 Activity tag, 418 MHz
One activity tag per article No.
Delivered in a box containing 50 tags.
Description
General
The Activity Tag is a part of the Activity
Meter System. It detects and registers
movements.
The tag is battery driven. The battery has a
lifetime of approximately 10 years.
A small magnet is used to set the tag in ON
or OFF mode via a switch inside the tag.
Each tag has a unique identity.
The tag must be placed on the cow's
neckband at least five days before a heat
cycle begins.
We recommend that the tag then stays
permanently mounted on the cow.
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Product data
Technical data
Battery
Internal electronics
The Activity Tag contains following parts:
Switch
Micro controller
• Battery (with approximately 10 years
lifetime)
• Electro-magnetic sensor (senses the
cow's movements in all directions)
• Micro controller
Sensor
• Radio frequency transmitter (RF chip)
• Reed relay (for setting ON/OFF)
• Antenna
Antenna
RF chip
Electrical characteristics
Storage temperature: -30°C – +85°C
Operating ratings:
- Temperature range: 0°C – +70°C
- Operating voltage: 2.7–3.3 V DC
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Radio
Radio frequency transmitter works on 3 volt
and sends with:
433.92 MHz in Europe
418.00 MHz in USA and UK.
Valid frequency is marked on the tag
according to adjoining figure.
The message is sent one time each hour.
Activity tag No.
Year and month when manufactured
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Warning! The battery contains lithium. Do
not dispose of these items without
complying with current environmental laws.
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ALPRO ver 6.60/
Activity meter system
Program description
This is a short introduction to the ALPRO
program. Detailed information is found in
the book ALPRO, Program description,
where the processor with its display and key
sets is described. There you also find
information about menus, how to find the
functions desired and how to scroll to find all
information in that function
The processor is always in stand by mode.
When the display shows the vignette or is
dark you will get to the top level menu by
pressing any key. If the display shows a
function, you get back to the top level menu
by pressing the key ESC.
From the top level menu you find the
desired function by choosing alternatives
from the top level and sub levels. The
address to a function display is expressed
by the digits you'll have to press on the key
set to get to the function display in question.
The alternatives in the top level are the
following:
1 Cow data
2 Feeding data
3 Milking data
4 Attentions
5 Printouts
6 System data
7 Group selection
8 Alarm indication
Adresses to the function displays used in
the work with the Activity meter system are
shown in the table below.
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Top level menu
Sub level 1
1. Cow data
2. Activity
Sub
level 2
address
Function display
1:2:1
Activity graph
1:2:2
Activity data
1:2:3
Activity tag mode
1:2:4
Activity alarms
1:3
Breeding
4:1:1
First heat
4:1:2
Insemination
4:1:3
Insemination check
4:1:4
Pregnancy check
4:1:5
Dried off
4:1:6
Build up/ step down
4:1:7
Calving
4:3:3
Relative yield
4:4
High activity cows
4:5
Summary
1. Cow data
5:1:1-7
Prints Cow data and Breeding lists
5. System
data
5:5:1-8
Prints system data lists
1. General
6:1:1
General setup
6:1:2
Group data
6:1:3
Breeding
6:1:6:1
General
6:1:6:2
Tag On/ Off
6:1:6:3
Last sending
6:1:6:4:1
Filter: Sensitivity
6:1:6:4:2
Filter: Accuracy
6:1:6:4:3
Filter: Breed state
6:1:6:4:4
Filter: Exp.heat
6:1:6:4:5
Filter: Group data
6:1:6:5
RF diagam
6:1:6:6:1
Set attention on MPC: Act. level
6:1:6:6:2
Set attention on MPC: No RF
sending
6:1:6:6:3
Set attention on MPC: Relative
activity
1. Cow data
4. Attentions
4. Attentions
1. Breeding
3. Milking
4. Attentions
5. Printouts
6. System data
6. System data
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6. Activity
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Extract from ALPRO, Program
description
This is an extract from the book ALPRO,
6.60/Program description. The functions
connected to the Activity meter system are
listed.
1:2 ACTIVITY
✽
ACTIVITY
1: ACT. GRAPH
5: CORRECT COW/TAGS
2: ACTIVITY DATA
3: ACTIVITY TAG MODE
4. ACTIVITY ALARMS
The activity information originates from the
Activity meter system.
The activity menu has 5 alternatives.
Besides showing activity data in graph and
numbers respectively, it has functions for
checking/changing activity tag mode and
checking/clearing activity alarms. The
function Correct cow/tags make it possible
to change the tag number if a cow is
connected to a wrong tag number in ALPRO
system
To study activity data and graphs
ACT. GRAPH
COW NO:
GROUP NO:
START TIME:
ACT.LEVEL:
✽
285
ACT. GRAPH
COW NO:
285
GROUP NO:
START TIME:
10
ACT.LEVEL: +++
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1:2:1 ACT. GRAPH
19
✽
19
This function shows the activity for the last
48 hours in an activity graph. It also displays
the hour for current time.
For example: Assume there is a resting
period (R) each day. After 24 hours there is
an increased activity (A). The activity is set
to + + + . Start time is set to 4–5 hours after
we have detected the first hour of high
activity.
If the activity data is older than 24 hours, no
activity graph will be shown. Instead the
message will be: ACT DATA TOO OLD.
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1:2:2 ACTIVITY DATA
ACTIVITY DATA
COW NO:
285
TAG NO:
5123
LAST SENDING: 18
STATUS:
ON
12
65
10
72
12
60
14
10
62
12
12
10
✽
12
10
–
This function shows the activity for the last
24 hours in numbers and the last
transferred activity reading. This is the same
information as in 1:2:1 but with digits. The
digit can be between 0 and 255.
(A) Current time sending ("–" = no sending).
If there has been a sending, a time is shown.
(B) Last sending at 6 PM had activity 10,
meaning that the cow's tag registered 10
movements during the passed hour.
the status of the tag is also shown in the
display. See section "To set the activity tags
in appropriate mode", further on in this
chapter.
If the activity data is older than 24 h no
activity data will be shown.
1:2:3 ACTIVITY TAG MODE
General information
This function makes it possible to put the
activity tag in a special mode, to reduce the
amount of High Activity Alarms or No
Sendings Alarms.
Mode description
It is possible to put the activity tag in four
different modes: ON, OFF, WATCH, and
STDBY.
ACTIVITY TAG MODE
COW NO
TAG NO:
4567
STATUS:
ON
✽
GROUP NO:
Use the magnet to start the tag. In this
mode the tag can record sendings, and
enable the processor to give alarms.
✽
CHANGE NOT ALLOWED. USE THE MAGNET
TO CHANGE TAG TO OR FROM OFF MODE
PRESS  AND TRY AGAIN
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The ON mode
The OFF mode
The tag can only be turned to OFF mode
with a magnet. If an operator would choose
to make a change to OFF mode in the
processor, the display will show an error
message.
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ACTIVITY TAG MODE
COW NO
TAG NO:
4567
STATUS: WATCH
✽
GROUP NO:
The WATCH mode
In the WATCH mode the No Sendings
Alarms are shut off. The activity tag will
return to ON mode when a new sending has
been recorded. This is useful when the
cows are on pasture or out of range of the
receiving area.
Watch mode is used as default value when
a new tag is entered in the processor.
ACTIVITY TAG MODE
COW NO
TAG NO:
4567
STATUS: STDBY
END DATE: 99.10.12
✽
GROUP NO:
The STDBY mode
STDBY (standby) mode is used for
suppressing activity alarms when a cow is
pregnant, or when there is no need for a
cow to give alarms. Set the status to
STDBY and press ENTER. Enter the
number of days you want the alarms turned
off. Max 255 days. The End Date will show.
5 DAYS
After the number of days has passed the
activity tag returns to WATCH mode.
1:2:4 ACTIVITY ALARMS
ACTIVITY ALARM
✽
ALL
48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY
COW NO: 5342
CLEAR THIS ALARM: NO
CLEAR ALL ALARMS: NO
FIRST ALARM
The function 1:2:4, ACTIVITY ALARMS
displays the alarms for the activity meter
system. There is a possibility to toggle
between:
• ALL
• 48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY ALARM
• NO RF SENDING
• 24 HOURS NO RF SENDING
• 48 HOURS NO RF SENDING.
The function can handle all trigged alarms.
GENERAL SETUP
COMM. BAUD RATE:
NO RF SENDING:
SELECT UNIT OF WEIGHT:
SOUND:
✽
57600
00 HOURS
KG/TON
YES
The NO RF SENDING alarm is trigged
when the activity meter has not been
sending for the amount of hours (1–23) that
has to be set in menu 6:1:1 under NO
ACTIVITY ALARM. When 0 is set the NO
RF SENDING will be switched off.
If function1:2:4, ACTIVITY ALARM indicates
an alarm, the alarm bell will flash. There will
also be an alarm in function 8, ALARM
INDICATION.
Since the alarms are put into the cow
record, they are also backed up and
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restored.
Removing the NO ACTIVITY and NO RF
SENDING alarms
"This alarm" (CLEAR THIS ALARM) refers
to the alarm set in the first row. Choose
YES and press Enter to remove only this
type of alarm from the cow.
To remove all alarms on all cows set
CLEAR ALL ALARMS to YES and press
Enter. Make sure that the ALL-field is
selected on the first row.
One specific type of alarm selected on the
first row and CLEAR ALL ALARMS set to
YES, will remove this type of alarm from all
cows.
ALARM TYPE CAN´T BE CLEARED
CAN ONLY BE CLEARED BY A NEW
ACTTAG SENDING
PRESS  AND TRY AGAIN
Removing 24 AND 48 HOURS NO RF
SENDING is not possible from this
display
The 24 HOURS NO RF SENDING and 48
HOURS NO RF SENDING alarms are used
in Activity graph, function 1:2:1 and Activity
data, function 1:2:2. Therefore it is not
possible to clear these alarms. They will be
cleared only by a new sending from the
activity tag on that cow. If the user tries to
clear those alarms the NO RF SENDING
alarm will be cleared and the message
shown to the left will be displayed.
After pressing Enter or Escape the
ACTIVITY ALARMS display will appear
again.
The three sending alarms will be
automatically removed when a new sending
is received from that cow.
1:2:5 CORRECT COW/TAG
CORRECT COW /TAG
✽
TAG NO:
COW NO: 285
1285
123 234 345 567 789 1284
UNKNOWN TAGS
This display presents -one by one- the cows
showing no activity together with their tag
number. A list of unknown tag numbers is
also shown.
In this case "No activity" is defined as: cows
alarmed for 48 or 24 hours no sending or
cows with activity 0.
If a cow in the herd shows no activity, the
most probable explanation is that she is
programmed in ALPRO with a wrong tag
number. An unknown tag is a tag that
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reports activity though it is not connected to
a cow.
This display makes it possible to correct
cows with wrong tag numbers by connecting
them to the right tag number.
4:3:3 RELATIVE YIELD AND
ACTIVITY
RELATIVE YIELD AND ACTIVITY
HIGH LIMIT
80
LATEST MILK YIELD
✽
From this display you can filter on cows with
low relative yields or low relative activity.
The relative yield is defined as actual
yield/expected yield. With high limit set to 80
(default), the filtrating will present all cows
milking less than 80 % of their expected
yield. Choose between the yields from the
Latest Session or consecutive yields from
Milking Session no 1, 2, 3 or 4, today or
yesterday.
Relative Activity works a similar way and is
defined as actual activity/expected activity.
4:4 HIGH ACTIVITY COWS
BREEDING
COW NO:
285
GROUP NO:
SIRE:
LAST INSEM:
NO OF INSEM:
LAST CALVING:
CULL:
NO
HEAT–>INSEMINATE
99.06.30
99.07.21
✽CHANGE✽
15 (+++)
FERDINAND
99.07.12
01
99.04.27
✽
The function contains all cows having high
activity.
High activity indications:
(+) Increased activity level 1, 24 h ago
(++) Increased activity level 2, 24 h ago
(+++) Increased activity level 3, 24 h ago
+ Increased activity level 1, today
++ Increased activity level 2, today
+++ Increased activity level 3, today.
A filter in the processor calculates the
activity level for each cow.
Each cow has an individual database where
her activity is stored hour by hour. The
stored activity is currently compared to
earlier values. If the cow is more active than
the compared value, the filter will give a
warning. From start it will take about 4–5
days to build up a cow's database with
reliable data. The database will then be an
activity pattern. When the cow e.g. is sent
out to pasture the same hour each day, this
activity will be built into the database and
give no alarm for increased activity. A cow
must generally have increased activity for 4
- 5 hours until the filter reports her to be +,
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++, or +++.
If the high activity alarm is more than 24
hours old, it will be reported as (++). This
means that if a cow was reported with ++ at
5.00 pm one day, the report will say (++) at
5.00 pm the next day. After 48 hours the
alarm will be removed.
5:1:7:6 ACTIVITY ALARM LIST
This list shows cows with an alarm such as
48 HOURS NO ACTIVITY ALARM or NO
RF SENDING. Cows can only have the 48
hours NO RF sending alarm when the 24
hours alarm is set. But it is possible to have
24 hours alarm without setting the NO RF
SENDING alarm because that alarm could
be switched off.
6:1:6 ACTIVITY
ACTIVITY
1: GENERAL
2: RF ANTENNA
3: LAST SENDING
4: FILTER SETTINGS
✽
5: RF TIME DIAG.
The functions in this menu allows you to
configure the antennas and check the
activity tags.
6:1:6:1 GENERAL
ANTENNA GENERAL
NUMBER OF ANTENNAS:
START ADDRESS:
SYSTEM ALARM FOR ACTIVITY:
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YES
Enter the number of antennas you have and
the start address.
The address range is 4 to 35 and the
default value is 6.
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The display also shows if a high activity
alarm will cause an alarm shown on the
processor screen or not.
6:1:6:2 TAG ON/OFF
TAG ON/OFF
TAG NO
STATUS:
ANTENNA NO:
✽
64123
ON
1, 2, 3
The display presents a confirmation when a
tag has sent an ON or an OFF message.
The tag number, and the kind of message
(ON or OFF) is presented. The antenna
number presents all antennas that recieved
the message.
6:1:6:3 LAST SENDING
LAST SENDING
TAG NO
51285
COW NO
234
TIME
12:45:26
STATUS
ON
12 10
19 65
12
10
72
14
60
12
12
62
10
✽
18
12
16
This function shows the last received
sending in the system.
Shows also last sending from tag without
corresponding cow number, i.e. unknown
tag.
TAG NO, COW NO and the last reading
from this activity meter.
Current time data
TIME
The hour the last sending was received.
STATUS
Shows which mode the tag is set to.
ON, OFF, WATCH, or STANDBY.
See function 1:2:3.
6:1:6:4 FILTER SETTINGS
FILTER SETTINGS
1: SENSITIVITY
2: ACCURACY
3: BREED STATE
4: EXP. HEAT
✽
5: GROUP DATA
Filter settings comprises settings for
Sensitivity, Accuracy Breed state, Expected
heat and Group data.
6:1:6:4:1 SENSITIVITY
✽
FILTER SETTINGS
HOURS:
SENSITIVITY
The sensitivity parameter is set on system
basis. The setting can be overruled by
setting other levels for a group of cows in
display 6:1:6:4:5, GROUP DATA. The
sensitivity level for high activity can be set
between 1 and 10.
Sensivity level 1 means that the system
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requires only one hour with of high activity
to set an alarm. For sensivity level 2, the
system requires two consecutive hours of
high activity. Sensitivity 3 requires 3
consecutive hours etc.
6:1:6:4:2 ACCURACY
FILTER SETTINGS
ACCURACY
50
++
60
+++
70
✽
The filter has three levels: 50 , 60 or 70.
Every level has a corresponding accuracy
expressed in %.
(99.996 %)
( 99.998 %)
( 99.999 %)
Default values are shown in the display, 50
corresponds to one plus sign, 60 to two plus
signs and 70 to three plus signs.
Each level can be adjusted upwards and
downwards by changing the activity level
value..
6:1:6:4:3 BREED STATE
✽
FILTER SETTINGS
GIVE HIGH ACT ALARM:
CALVING -> HEAT
YES
HEAT -> INSEMINATE
YES
INSEMINATE -> PRG CHK
YES
-> PRG CHK2
YES
INSEM
YES
INSEMINATE ->DRY OFF
YES
DRY OFF ->BUILD UP
BUILD UP -> CALVING
YES
Set NO for the breeding states where
increased activity should NOT result in a
high activity alarm.
Default value for all states is YES
6:1:6:4:4 EXPECTED HEAT
FILTER SETTINGS
DAYS FROM HEAT:
EXP. HEAT ACCURACY:
99.996 - 0.000 = 99.996 (50)
99.998 - 0.000 = 99.998 (60)
99.999 - 0.000 = 99.999 (70)
✽
This display makes it possible to decrease
the accuracy for high activity alarms for up
to 4 days before and after the expected
heat date. Default value is 2 days.
When a lower accuracy is set, also a
smaller change in activity during the days
close to expected heat will give an high
activity alarm.
Note! Heat date must be reported in the
Breeding menu 1:3. Otherwise the ALPRO
system cannot calculate the expected heat
date!
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6:1:6:4:5 GROUP DATA
✽
GROUP DATA
GROUP NO: 1
GIVE HIGH ACTIVITY ALARM: YES
STATE
GENERAL ACTIVITY TYPE:
SENSITIVITY:
(2)
HOURS:
In this display it is possible to set activity
parameters for a group of cows.
High activity alarm could be turned off. Then
set GIVE HIGH ACTIVITY ALARM to NO.
General activity type is recommended to be
set to STATE. CONTINOUS is a very
sensitive setting used only to detect low
activity. It can only be used for a group of
cows with very settled activity pattern and is
hanled in ALPRO Windows. See ALPRO/
Activity meter system.
The sensitivity level can be set between 1
and 5. It refers to how many hours of
activity that should pass before ALPRO
makes an alarm. The value in paranthesis
refer to the system setting in menu 6:1:6:4:1.
6:1:6:5 RF TIME DIAGNOSTICS
RF TIME DIAG.
TIME
ANTENNA NO: 1 12:34:25
ADDRESS:
4 12:32:12
TAG NO: 12345 12:31:05
12:29:10
TIME
12:28:12
12:26:34
12:24:27
---:---:---
✽
This function is used for detecting the range
of the RF antenna, to estimate the size of
the area where the antennas can receive a
sending.
• Select a RF-interface.
• Select a tag and enter the number that we
want to use for the test.
RF TIME DIAG.
TIME ANT
ANTENNA NO: 0 12:34:25 2
ADDRESS:
2 12:32:12 4
TAG NO: 12345 12:31:05 5
12:29:10 4
TIM ANT
---:---:-----:---:-----:---:-----:---:---
✽
Every time we get a sending from that tag,
i.e. striking the magnet on the tag, we set a
time stamp on the screen and a beep is
heard from the processor's speaker.
If antenna No. is set to 0 a new column is
added showing the antenna no. of the
connected antennas. It is then possible to
detect if one sending is received by more
than one antenna. The display will show the
last received sending and from which
antenna No.
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To set breeding attentions (remind
codes) for activity
It is possible to set breeding attentions
(Remind codes) for activity parameters. The
parameters are: High activity, No RF
sending and Relative activity.
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
FIRST HEAT
LED NO:
HEAT-> INSEM
LED NO:
INSEM CHK
LED NO:
PREG CHK ATT
LED NO:
HIGH ACT
LED NO:
LED NO:
DRY OFF ATT
LED NO:
RELATIVE ACTIVITY
LED NO:
COW IN WRONG GROUP
NO RF SENDING
LED NO:
MPC DISPLAY MODE:
COW AND YIELD
PULSATOR TYPE:
EP100
HIGH VACUUM DELAY:
5.0 S
Part of display 6:3:2:1
The breeding attentions are set on the
processor in menu 6:3:2:1 or in the MPC
unit. The LEDs on the MPC unit will then be
lit when a cow, reported with the attention in
question, enters that cow place.
The attentions are defined in menu
6:1:6:6:1 - 3 and follows the same pattern.
First the breeding attention is defined and
then max and min values are set to define
the time periods when reporting shall take
place. The sign "–" always means that the
parameter is ignored.
ATTENTIONS (MPC)
1: ACT. LEVEL
2: NO RF SENDING
3: RELATIVE ACTIVITY
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
HIGH ACT:
A CT. LEVEL
>= +
DAYS SINCE INSEM
HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT
20
HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT
DAYS IN MILK
10
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6 ATTENTIONS (MPC)
Used to define Breeding attentions for
activity to be shown on as remind codes on
the MPC unit.
✽
6:1:6:6:1 HIGH ACTIVITY
The picture shows the default values.
High activity is defined by the Activity level;
i. e. one or more plus signs, two or three
plus signs or three plus signs during the last
24 hours.
The time period when the system shall look
for active cows is defined by:
- A time period after insemination. Setting
range: 1 and 99 days. By setting for
example >12 days, the system will start to
look for high activity when 12 days has
passed since insemination.
- The hours shortly after the high activity
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start. This time period is set on the two
rows HOURS SINCE HIGH ACT. For the
first row the value < 20 means that the
reporting time will end 20 hours since high
actvity started. Settings between 10 and
48 are possible.
A value set on the next row will give a
start time for the reporting time. Values
between 0 and 16 can be set. Note that
this value must be lower than the previous
otherwise no reporting will take place.
- Days in milk > 10 means that reporting
will start 10 days after calving. Setting
range: 0 -200 days.
- Pregnant and cull cows respectively can
be excluded (default) or included.
Recommended settings
The default values will make the system
work in the same way as the settings in
ALPRO 6:50, when parameter high activity
was used as breeding attention (=Remind
code). In ALPRO version 6.60 it is possible
to define more exactly the cows to be
noticed by the breeding attention LED. This
means that high active cows, which are not
supposed to be inseminated, will be sorted
away by the system. This, in turn means,
that the LED will bring attention to fewer but
more relevant cows.
The recommended settings are:
ACT. LEVEL
DAYS SINCE
INSEM
HOURS SINCE
HIGH ACTIVITY
HOURS SINCE
HIGH ACTIVITY
DAYS IN MILK
PREGNANT
CULL
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> 12
<24
>0
>50
EXCLUDED
EXCLUDED
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BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
NO RF SENDING
HOURS SINCE SENDING
DAYS FROM HEAT
DAYS IN MILK
40
DAYS SINCE INSEM
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
+ / + + / +++/
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6:2 NO RF SENDING
No RF sending is defined by the numbers of
hours since last sending. Setting range: 4 48, default is 8.
- Reporting can be set to start close to
expected heat, setting range is 0-4.
- Days in milk > 40 means that reporting
will start 40 days after calving. Setting
range: 0-200 days.
- Days since insem is by default "–". Setting
range: 0- 200
Pregnant, cull or high active (+ / ++/ +++)
cows can be excluded (default) or included.
BREEDING ATTENTION ON MPC
RELATIVE ACTIVITY
REL. ACTIVITY (%)
REL. ACTIVITY (%)
60
HIGH ACT PROBABILITY
HIGH ACT PROBABILITY
1.5
DAYS SINCE INSEM
DAYS SIN MILK
+ / + + / +++/
EXCLUDE
PREGNANT
EXCLUDE
CULL
EXCLUDE
✽
6:1:6:6:3 RELATIVE ACTIVITY
The picture shows the default values.
The relative activity is expressed by the %
value of the animal’s actual activity divided
by expected activity. In this display it can be
defined between 0 and 250 %.
The relative activity is defined on the first
two rows. > - means that the parameter is
neglected. A value between 0 and 250 %
can be set, meaning that cows showing an
activity lower than the preset value will not
be reported.
On the second row the value < 60 means
that cows showing a relative activity less
than 60 % will be reported.
The high activity probability gives an
estimation on how valid the relative activity
value is for the cow. The probability is
calculated from the variation of the cow’s
normal activity. The lower the high activity
probability is, the more likely is it that the
cow is showing a true low activity.
High activity probability is defined just like
relative activity. Setting range: 0 - 99,9.
Days since insem is by default "–". Setting
range: 0 - 999
Days in milk is also by default set to "–".
Setting range is 0-200.
Pregnant or cull cows can be excluded
(default) or included.
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Program description
High active (+ / ++/ +++) cows can be
excluded (default), included or mandatory.
Recommended settings
The relative activity is in the first place
designed for identifying cows with low
activity. The recommendation is to include
all cows in the selection; also pregnant, cull
and high active cows.
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Program description
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Box 39
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SWEDEN
www.delaval.com

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