Go to: Main menu > Maintenance module > Maintenance menu > Codes and Descriptions > Animal Breeds
To check that the species are standard, click species to sort by species. The species entries that do not conform will be easy to locate and change.
The easiest way to check through the species would probably be to sort by species and then export to Excel or print.
Note: that this gives you a new page per species so it may be quite long. Review the list. Decide how you you will standardise, then edit details where necessary.
IMPORTANT. If you decide that you are going to completely delete some Breeds, this will delete the breed details in the animal records window of those animals presently assigned with that code.
There are two ways of working with this:
Use the Marketing Schedule to obtain a list of animals presently assigned that Breed code.
Go to: Main menu > Clients module > Clients menu > Marketing Schedule > Insert > Animal tab.
Click Breed, then double click to select the breed Run the search.
This will give you a list of the animals presently attached to that breed. Once the breed is deleted you will need to go back into each of those animals and assign them a new breed.
Use New Datafile Routines
Go to: Main menu > Maintenance module > Maintenance menu > Database Maintenance > Setup Datafiles > Enter daily password > New Datafile Routines > Change Animal Breeds.
This procedure enables you to scan through the breeds in your database and quickly change any duplicate or incorrect breeds.
Click Yes to continue.
Click the Breed header on the left to sort by breed then scroll to locate the breed you are planning to delete.
Select all the animals with that breed on the left, then double-click on the required breed on the right to change the breed.
Once the animals have been listed or those animals have been allocated a new breed, the unwanted breed can be deleted.
