Merging means combining multiple livestock groups (mobs) of the same type into a single group. Merging is not automatic because when livestock are merged together, the records of both groups are also combined.

Merging multiple groups into one is only possible when the Management Tag, Tag Colour, Breed, Age Class and Enterprise/Management Group of the groups are the same.

Note: for other fields, the mob being merged will take on the values of the mob they merge into (e.g. Mob Name, Date of Birth, Description).

If merging a purchased mob with a bred mob, the mob will appear as a bred mob but the purchase records will remain in reports. If merging a bred mob with a purchased mob, the mob will appear as a purchased mob but the records will still indicate the true purchase head originally. The weight, condition score & DSE will take the most recent record from either mob. By merging mobs, all movement records are consolidated into a single record for the entire group, ensuring a unified record for efficient livestock management.

There are two ways to merge livestock, through animal record in the paddock or in the Mob details.

If you select to merge all mobs from the paddock but they aren't able to merge, a pop up message will appear showing what criteria for merging don't match.

Tap on the Livestock tab on the Map.

Click Animal Record and then select Merge.

Do note: if not all mobs can merge in the paddock, follow the steps below for merging selected Mobs.

You can also switch the Target Mob for the relevant mob details you would prefer to keep on the new mob. Then press Save.

Tap on the Livestock tab on the Map.
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Tap the paddock of the livestock you are wishing to merge and select Mobs, then Mobs again.

Select the mob you wish to merge to open the Mob details, then select More from the bottom right-hand corner.

Select Merge from the Livestock Actions.

Note: If you don’t see the merge option it means there are is no available livestock to merge in with.

You will now see a list of all livestock across the farm that are available to merge in with.

Select the mobs you'd like to merge.

You can also switch the Target Mob for the relevant mob details you would prefer to keep on the new mob. Then press Save.

On the Web App press on the Livestock tab and select the Add Records button.

Select Merge

Select the mobs you wish to merge, making sure they match the below criteria.

This will show you a quick snapshot of the new merged mob and it's deleted. You can also switch the Target Mob for the relevant mob details you would prefer to keep on the new mob. Then press save.

If you are having trouble merging your livestock, ensure that these characteristics are aligned in the following order:

If these values do not match but you wish to merge livestock in order to manage them as one group, then you'll need to go in and edit all the above to match:

Draft & Split 

Joining Records