houses

 

Houses are used to set up the houses that exist on the farm. At least one bin must be defined on the house for feed deliveries. The Farm must be created before any houses can be set up.

 

The following items must be defined prior to creating farms.

Create a New House

The new House creation process contains numerous tabs:

 

 

  1. In TMTS>TIM>Master Data, select Houses.
  2. In the Houses main index, click the button to create a new house record.
  3. In the New Record dialog box, from Farm No, select the required farm.
  4. In the House No field, enter a number for the new house and then click 'OK'.

 

General

The General tab is used to enter the basic details for the house as well as the basics that are required for TPA. Weight and performance factors can be defined for the house or if there are seasonal factors, the factors can be determined by month. There are three components in the General tab:

 

 

General Details

  1. House No defaults in from the New Record dialog box and displays the number of the house.  
  2. The house will default as Active. If the house becomes in active, de-select the flag.

  3. Length indicates the length of the house, and is an optional field. Length can be entered in feet, yards or meters depending on the unit of measure used by the division.

  4. Width indicates the width of the house, and is an optional field. Width is entered in feet, yards or meters depending on the unit of measure used by the division.

  5. Area is a calculated field that calculates the area in ft2 or m2 for the house. Area = Length x Width. Area is required for BPA Planning and is manually entered.

  6. In the Year Constructed field, enter the year that the house was built, if required.

  7. The Begin/End Inactive Date fields are used if the house is gong to be inactive for a period of time. If so, enter the date the house will become inactive in the Begin Inactive Date field, and the last day the house will be inactive in the End Inactive Date field.

  8. Future Active Date indicates the date the house will become active again. Enter the date, if applicable.

  9. Head Capacity defines the head capacity for the house. Head Capacity is used for planning purposes, and is required for BRPA Planning.

  10. The CMM or CFM field is optional and indicates the measurement for airflow in cubic feet per minute, or cubic meters per minute.

  11. In the Attachment field, any type of file can be attached. (Example: Word document, picture, music or video clip).

 

TPA

  1. Weight Perf Factor is a farm level calculation of weight performance based on historical factors and updated through the TPA process. This value can be overridden. The value represents the farm’s performance against the average. For example, if the value here is 1.025, this farm has performed at 2.5% of the average or slightly better than average.
  2. Performance Factor Lock locks the performance factors and prevents the factors from being modified when the Calculate Factors function is generated. The factors may still be modified manually.
  3. Cycle (Days) is an optional field that indicates the number of days the house is being utilized.
  4. Min Remaining Percent is used to calculate the minimum remaining head that can be left in the house when tpa projection is run.

Protein House Bins

  1. Click to add a new house bin.
  2. In the Bin Name field, enter a unique code to identify the feed bin (alphanumeric, max 100 characters).  

  3. Enter the Bin Capacity. This can be entered in either lbs or kgs.

  4. The Active flag will be selected by default and indicates if the house is available and used in placements or production. De-select the flag if the house is no longer available.

  5. House Index is an automatically-assigned reference number for the house.

 

Pens

If the tpa factors are determined at the pen level, the factors are entered in the Pen tab.

 

 

  1. Click to add a new pen line.
  2. In the Pen No field, enter a unique code to identify the pen (alphanumeric, max 100 characters). Click the child grid in the Pen No field for a list of pen products. Checking the Selected flag will allow the pen to be utilized as any or all of the flags that are selected. Pen products are identified in: General>General>Products>Animals>Poultry.


  3. Select the Active flag if the pen is currently active.
  4. In the Pen Placement Percent field, enter the percentage of head placed.
  5. Enter the Min Remaining Percent  used to calculate the minimum remaining head that can be left in the pen when Tpa projection is run.

 

TPA Days Out Detail

Days Out Detail defines the periods where the farms are not available for placement. Days Out numbers are user defined according to the requirements of the customer.

 

  1. Click to add a new line detail.
  2. From Days Out No, select the Days Out profile. Days Out must be set up prior in: Admin>Business>Poultry>BRIM/TIM>Days Out.
  3. Days Out Name will default in and displays the name of the days out.
  4. In the Days Out field, enter the number of days between the time the turkeys were sold until a new entity arrives.

 

TPA Seasonal Density

The TPA Seasonal Density tab is used to enter the seasonal density and processing density for each product that can be placed in the house. The tab contains two components:

 

Seasonal Product

The fields in the Seasonal Product section will default in.

 

  1. Product No indicates the seasonal product
  2. Product Name displays the name of the seasonal product.

Seasonal Density

  1. Month displays the months of the year, used to record the density amounts.
  2. In the Placement Density field, enter the turkeys/ft2 or turkeys/m2 that were placed.
  3. In the Processing Density field, enter the desired lbs/ft2 or kgs/m2 to be processed.

 

TPA Fixed Cycles

The TPA Fixed Cycles tab is only used for multi-stage operations where the turkeys are transferred from brood to grow. This option associates the brood and grow farms so that the sources for the entity can be defined.

 

  1. Click to add a new source house.
  2. From the Source House No, select the house from where the product will be sourced.
  3. In the Transfer Week field, enter the week that the product will be transferred.


Products

If the TPA factors are determined at the house level, the factors are entered in the Products tab. The information in the fields will default in.

 

 

  1. Product No identifies the house product.
  2. Product Name displays the name of the product.
  3. Check the Select flag if the product in the house can be used as one or all of the products.


Attributes

Attributes are assigned to farms and houses are defined in: Admin>Business>General>Definitions>Attributes. When a new entity is created, the attributes default in with an option for the user to modify.

 

 

  1. Click the drop-down menu on the selected attribute (Example: Floor Cover) and select the required code. The description will default in.
  2. Save and close the House record.