1.       INTRODUCTION

2.       INSTALLING MISTRO FARM
2.1     Installation
2.1.1       Setting screen resolution
2.1.2       Installing MISTRO Farm
2.1.3       Running MISTRO for the first time
2.2     MISTRO Registration

3.       GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND SCREEN LAYOUT
3.1     Views
3.2     Actions
3.3     Data Transfer (Xfer
3.4     Utilities
3.5     Using “View” Windows

4.       FARM VIEW
4.1     The “farm” tab - checking and entering information about your farm
4.1.1       Adding a farm
4.1.2       Entering details of your irrigation water supplies
4.1.3       Entering details of your paddocks
4.2     The Paddock summary
4.3     Recording information about Irrigations
4.3.1       Recording a single irrigation
4.4     Recording the grazing history of paddocks
4.5     Recording details of fertiliser applications
4.5.1       Entering details of a fertiliser application

5.       The Herd View
5.1     Herd details
5.2     Listing lactations, test results, and calves born
5.3     Viewing graphs of milk production
5.4     Viewing the average results obtained at herd test
5.5     Using the Test Grid
5.6     Using the Wall chart
5.7     Analysing fertility
5.8     Analysing mastitis

6.       USING USER LISTS
6.1     The User List screen
6.2     Creating a new User List
6.2.1       Specifying the fields to list
6.2.2       Specifying how you want your list sorted
6.2.3       Specifying which records you wish to include in your list
6.2.4       Saving a report specification
6.2.5       Viewing a User List
6.2.6       Opening an existing User List

7.       The Females View
7.1     Locating the female(s) that you want to work with
7.1.1       Nominating which herd you wish to use
7.1.2       Deciding on a search field (Search on
7.1.3       Limiting your search to particular groups of animals (Scope
7.1.4       The lookup grid
7.1.5       Finding the female you require
7.2     Choosing what you want to view or do with your females
7.3     Data Entry
7.3.1       Adding a female to the system
7.3.2       Changing the identity details or pedigree of a female
7.3.3       Loading preferred sires
7.3.4       Deleting an animal from the list
7.3.5       Calving cows
7.3.6       Editing calving details and uncalving cows
7.3.7       Drying off cows
7.3.8       Recording health and mating events
7.3.9       Terminating cows
7.3.10     Recording weights and body condition scores
7.3.11     Recording workability assessments (Aussie version
7.3.12     Using Lookup Boxes
7.4     Groups of females
7.4.1       Adding animals to a group
7.4.2       Modifying a group
7.4.3       Operating on groups of females
7.5     Viewing Animal Information
7.5.1       Viewing summary details for a female
7.5.2       Viewing Herd Test Results for a cow
7.5.3       Viewing the production from a cow’s lactations
7.5.4       Viewing the events recorded for a cow
7.5.5       Viewing an animal’s pedigree
7.5.6       Checking potential inbreeding in your herd
7.5.7       Recording photographs of your stock
7.5.8       Viewing cows that should be withheld from the vat or from sale
7.5.9       Viewing an animal’s ABV information (Aussie version
7.6     Females User Lists – Generating reports on cows and heifers
7.6.1       Add/delete cows on a User List to/from a group

8.       The Bull View
8.1     Locating a bull
8.1.1       Deciding on a Search Field
8.1.2.      Finding the bull you require
8.2     Choosing what you want to view or do with your bulls
8.3     Adding a natural bull to the database
8.4     Changing the details associated with a natural bull
8.5     Deleting a natural bull
8.6     Printing a pedigree for a bull
8.7     Selecting a bull team and keeping a semen inventory

9.       The Feed View
9.1     Entering the feeds that are used on the farm
9.2     Entering the amount fed to different classes of stock
9.3     Viewing the amounts of feed consumed by different classes of stock

10.     The Diary View
10.1        Locating the date and herd you require
10.2        Entering daily weather and production information
10.3        Entering periodic production, feeding, and pasture information
10.3.1     Entering records of supplementary feeding
10.3.2     Entering records of fodder conservation and pasture availability
10.4        Recording the grazings on your farm
10.5        Entering diary notes
10.6        Viewing graphs of milk production
10.7        Viewing your rainfall records
10.8        Searching your diary
10.9        Checking your diary for reminders

11.     The Events View
11.1        Defining the health, treatment, and mating events for your farm
11.2        Maintaining the drug cupboard
11.3        Creating a list of AI technicians operating on the farm
11.4        Viewing the events you have recorded
11.4.1     Modifying an existing event
11.5        Creating User Lists of Events

12.     Moving your data around
12.1        Exporting information to your Herd Test Centre
12.2        Importing information from your Herd Test Centre
12.3        Clearing your herd recording files
12.4        Importing the latest AI bulls (Aussie version only
12.5        Importing DOS files
12.6        Importing drug codes
12.7        Auto Shed
12.8        Data transfer with Palm Pilot

13.     Setting up program options

14.     Backing up your data
14.1        Backing up to Floppy discs
14.2        Restoring data from Floppy discs
14.3        Restoring data from an Automatic backup

15.     Updating your data

16.     Rebuilds and restructures

17.     Sending E-Mail