Livestock Data · Health and treatment
Every treatment, on the right animal, with its withdrawal date.
Drug, dose, route and withdrawal, recorded at the chute against the animal's EID. The record holds up for the vet, the buyer and the auditor, and it is there before anyone asks.
Preweaned dairy heifers that get sick at least once. 5.0% die, at an average age of 24 days.
Source · USDA NAHMS Dairy 2014 · pub. 2021
5.0%
Preweaned dairy heifer mortality, at an average age of 24 days.
Source · USDA NAHMS Dairy 2014 · pub. 2021
$252-282
Added cost of a preweaned BRD case by first calving, on top of about $42 to treat (11,470 California calves).
Source · Dubrovsky et al., J Dairy Sci · 2020
01Treatment log
Recorded chute-side, with or without signal.
Scan the tag, pick the protocol, confirm the dose. The withdrawal date is set on the animal at that moment, and the animal stays flagged until it passes.
CHUTE APP ·
Fig. 4.1 · One treatment, as recorded
Example dataTreatment event · feeder heifer
EID 840 000 000 000 512
- Animal
- 840 000 000 000 512 · pen 7 Scanned
- Observed
- Pulled on pen ride · 06:40 Scanned
- Product
- Per vet protocol P-3 Imported
- Dose · route
- By weight 318 kg (701 lb) · SC Scanned
- Withdrawal
- Date set from label · flag on Inferred
- Given by
- Crew member 4 · device time and server time Scanned
- Outcome
- Recheck in 72 h Gap
02Disease readiness
Disease events change the rules overnight.
Movement testing, herd status and import protocols arrive with little notice. The operations that cope are the ones whose records already answer the questions. Figures below are dated and move quickly.
| Event | What happened | As of |
|---|---|---|
| H5N1 in dairy cattle | 917 US herds in 2024, 171 in 2025, 93 so far in 2026, about 1,180 in total across 19 or more states. Movement testing and herd status records are now routine paperwork. | Oct 2026 · USDA APHIS |
| New World screwworm | Southern-border cattle imports closed in May 2025 for about 15 months; 53 US animal cases by 4 Oct 2026. Texas now asks for extra documentation and RFID on Mexican-origin cattle. | 4 Oct 2026 · USDA APHIS |
| Bluetongue BTV-3 | More than 5,000 Dutch farms in 2023 and 8,063 in 2024; 3,601 Belgian cases in 2024. Belgium made vaccination mandatory in 2025. 2025 was much calmer. | 2025 · national authorities |
03Who reads the record
Views for the people who decide.
01
Herd manager
02
Veterinarian
03
Nutritionist
04
Buyer or auditor
05
Owner
06
Crew
04 · What Mule never claims
No diagnosis. The light means look, never treat.
Mule records, ranks and reminds. It does not detect, diagnose or predict disease, and the Mule tag does not measure body temperature or vital signs. A flag on an animal is a reason to go and look. What happens next is your call and your vet's.
How the tag flags animals worth a closer lookFAQ
Questions
Does Mule diagnose disease?
No. Mule records what was observed and what was done, and with the tag in pilot it ranks animals worth a closer look. Diagnosis and treatment decisions stay with you and your veterinarian.
How is the withdrawal date set?
From the product, dose and route entered at treatment, using the label or your vet's written protocol that you load into the system. The animal is flagged until the date passes, and the flag travels with it if it is sold or loaded.
Can our vet see the records?
Yes, if you give them access. Vets get a read view of treatment history and cohort reports for the herds they serve, and nothing else. Access can be withdrawn at any time.
What happens when a new disease rule comes in?
The records that a movement test, herd status check or import protocol asks for are already on each animal: ID, origin, movements, treatments and test results. Reports are configured for the rule rather than rebuilt from paper.
Does it work at the chute with no signal?
Yes. Treatments are recorded offline, queued on the device and synced when back in range, with both the device time and the server time kept.
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