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Oct 2013

AfiAct II To-be-Bred & Activity Reports

Cow

Animal number 
(identifier). 

Legend: 

x

: high activity deviation

x

: high probability for estrus (current 

high activity is during the cow’s normal 
heat cycle) 

x

: Increased activity within the last 24 

hours, BUT  
no heat/bred events OR 
activity continued after event 

See examples in section  4.4.4. 

Group 

Group number to 
which the cow is 

assigned.  

Two group numbers indicate the cow moved 
from its original group (1

st

 number) to 

another group.  

Lactation 

Number 

Number of times 

the cow has 

lactated.

Bred

(Service) 
Number 

Number of 

breeding services 
for this cow in the 

present lactation. 

This value facilitates a culling decision after a 

maximum number of breeding attempts was 
made (as determined by farm policy). 

DIM 

Days In Milk 

Number of days since last calving, see 

section 4.1 

Days 
After Heat 

Number of days 
since the last heat 

(i.e. since last Bred 
event). 

This value may indicate double/long/ missed 
cycles. 

Days 

After Bred 

Number of days 

since last breeding 

Farm policy may determine whether or not to 

send a cow to be bred according to this 
parameter.

In Heat: 
Detection 

Enhanced option 

The time that passed since the cow was 
detected in heat and up to this moment. See 

examples in sections  4.4.5,  4.4.2

In Heat: 

Duration 

The overall time 

that the cow was in 

heat since the last 
detection. 

If the cow is still in heat, the value will be 

equal to the Heat Detection. See examples in 

sections  4.4.1,  4.4.2

Activity 
(%)

Deviation in 
percentage from 

the average of the 
last 10 similar 

sessions, measured 
per defined session. 

: increased activity in current session, 

above the threshold defined in the Estrus 

Deviation Report Parameters.  Example: for 2 
or 3 sessions 

x

Session #1

 : morning  

x

Session #2:

 noon /evening  

x

Session #3: 

evening.