FAQs

I can’t include Dam details in stock book, record already exists
I am having issues as I can’t include Dam details in stock book. It says this record already exists. Do you have a way I can include Dam details as we are a...
Thu, 16 Jul, 2020 at 1:32 PM
I can only see animal ID's and not their names.
  She had fully imported the dam and sire details into Stockbook fine, she said that she had given Patrice a backup and HerdMaster extract to work on getti...
Fri, 17 Jul, 2020 at 2:04 PM
Tip: Importing data from a data file into Stockbook
A handy tip that I learnt is when you are importing from a data file, only import one of the following to start: EID, Society ID (if all the animals have on...
Fri, 17 Jul, 2020 at 2:01 PM
Stream Read Error
Waiting on solution from practical systems limited
Fri, 17 Jul, 2020 at 4:21 PM
I have entered new animals into ILR2, how will they get loaded into Stockbook.
The data chain would require that the animal will initially be entered into Stockbook and from Stockbook registered to ILR2. These animals can be loaded...
Tue, 21 Jul, 2020 at 12:11 PM
Updating EBV's
 What would be the best way for updating EBV's each time?  Answer: There is a direct export you should be able to get from the breed society web...
Fri, 4 Sep, 2020 at 1:20 PM
Exporting from Stockbook
Question: How do I export from Stockbook to another program, such as Breedplan? Answer: Obviously, all of the information needs to have been recorded i...
Mon, 7 Sep, 2020 at 11:13 AM
Am I right in thinking that you cannot look up an animal on Stockhand (EBV’s, pedigree etc) if you’re on a part of the farm with no service?
That is correct. Stockhand is an extension of Stockbook but needs to be in a service area to look up animal data because there is no physical data located o...
Tue, 15 Sep, 2020 at 12:25 PM
I have a Mac computer, can I use stockbook on this?
Unfortunately no.  The mobile app (Stockhand) has an Android and Apple version but the desktop version only has a PC version. However, you’re not the only ...
Tue, 22 Sep, 2020 at 2:47 PM
How do I export sheep to SIL
The following article shows the steps required to get the file you need: https://support.practicalsystems.com.au/Articles?id=1775
Wed, 31 Mar, 2021 at 9:44 AM