CalfDex Tutorials

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How do I create an account?

Set up your CalfDex account in minutes

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Navigate to www.calfdex.com and click the purple "Sign Up" button, or follow this link Free Sign Up
Input your first name, last name, ranch name, email address, and password and click "Sign Up" to finish.
"Registration Successful" will appear in a green box. Enter your newly created credentials and "Log In."

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Search CalfDex in the App Store or Google Play Store and download. Open the app and click "Sign Up" at the bottom of the screen
Enter your first name, last name, ranch name, email, and password before clicking "Sign Up"
"Log In" using your newly created credentials

How do I create a herd?

Organize your cattle into groups

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Log into your account and click "Add Herd" in the top left corner of your ranch's home screen
Enter the herd name and an optional description. Click "Save" to finish.

There are no limitations to the number of herds you can create.

How do I add an animal to my herd?

Add individual cattle records

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First create a herd, then select the herd name the animal will be added to
Click the "Add" button in the top left corner
Tag, status, and sex are required. Other fields are optional. Click "Save" to complete.

Tip: For bulk entries, use Bulk Cattle Entry. For calves, use the Calving function.

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Select the herd the animal will be added to
Click the "+Add" button in the top left corner
Tag, sex, and status are required. Click "Save" to complete.

How do I add numerous cows and heifers?

Bulk import multiple cattle at once Web Only

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First create the herd, then select it on the ranch home screen
Select "Bulk Cattle Entry" on the right-hand side
Input tag numbers, identify as heifer or cow, and birthdate. Click "Import" when done.

Limited to 50 records per import, but you can perform unlimited imports.

How do I use the "Calving" function?

Record newborn calves and pair with dams

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Select your herd, then click the purple "Calving" button at the top
Select the calf's dam and click "To Calves"
Enter tag, sex (required), birth weight, and sire. Click "Save"
Add any treatments, notes, then review and "Confirm & Submit"

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Select your herd, then tap the purple "Calving" button
Select the calf's dam
Enter tag, sex (required), and optional fields. Use toggles for complications/twins. Tap "Save"

How do I add treatment records?

Record individual animal treatments

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Enter your herd and click the purple "Treatment" button
Select the animal being treated, then click "To Treatments"
Select treatments, illness, add notes, then review and "Confirm & Submit"

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Enter your herd and tap "Treatment"
Select the animal, then select illness and treatments
Add optional notes and tap "Done" to save

How do I apply Processing/Vaccination?

Record vaccinations for your calf crop

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Enter your herd and click "Processing/Vaccination"
Select treatments from the list, then click "Add Notes"
Toggle castration/branding options, add notes, then review and submit

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Enter your herd and tap "Processing/Vaccination"
Select treatments, then tap "Continue"
Set options and tap "Apply Treatments"

How do I wean my calves?

Record weaning weights and treatments

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Enter your herd and click the purple "Weaning" button
Select treatments, set notes/options, then enter weights
Review entries and click "Confirm & Submit"

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Enter your herd and tap "Weaning"
Select treatments, add notes, then tap "Done"
Enter weaning weights and tap "Done"

What does it mean to Postwean?

Assign calves to breeding, background, or sold

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Postweaning assigns calves to their next placement and unpairs them from dams, allowing dams to re-enter calving.

Enter your herd and click "Postwean"
Select calves to postwean, then click "To Status"
Choose status (background, breeding, or sold), then confirm

Sold calves are moved to the Archive, accessible via Data Export.

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Enter your herd and tap "Postwean"
Select calves, then tap "Continue"
Choose status and tap "Done"

How do I move cattle to a different herd?

Transfer animals between herds Web Only

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First create the destination herd, then select animals to move
Click the "Move" button in the top left corner
Select the destination herd and click "Move"

How do I remove cattle from my herd?

Record culled, dead, or sold animals

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Select the animals you want to remove
Click the "Remove" button
Select the removal reason and click "Remove"

Removed cattle are archived and accessible via Data Export.

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Tap "Remove", then select the animal
Select the removal reason
Review and tap "Confirm"

How do I sync between devices?

Keep data updated across web and mobile

Multiple users can access records by logging into the same account with the same email and password.

CalfDex automatically syncs between web and mobile every 3 minutes when connected to cellular or WiFi.

Data entered offline is safely stored and will sync automatically once you're back in range.

How do I export my data?

Download your records as a spreadsheet

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Click your name in the top right, then select "My Account"
Click the "Download My Data" button

You'll receive the spreadsheet via email from support@calfdex.com

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Tap the menu icon (three lines) at the top left
Tap "Home" in the sidebar
Tap "Export Data" at the top right

Are breeding stock IDs retained yearly?

Understanding how records persist over time

Yes! Breeding stock IDs remain in your herd year after year unless you move or remove them.

This eliminates re-entering IDs each year. A dam can re-enter calving only after her offspring has been postweaned.

Can I add pictures to records?

Image attachment capabilities

CalfDex does not currently support adding pictures to individual animal records.

This feature may be added in a future update.