Instance Constructors

1.  new Cow(animalId: Long, gender: AnimalGender, birthDate: LocalDate, animalEarTag: Option[String] = None, animalFarmName: Option[String] = None, animalFarmNumber: Option[Int] = None, geneticDamEarTag: Option[String] = None, geneticDamIdentifier: Option[Int] = None, sireEarTag: Option[String] = None, sireIdentifier: Option[Int] = None, animalLegalIdentifier: Option[String] = None, animalISORFIDStartingManufacturer: Option[String] = None, animalISORFIDStartingCountryCode: Option[String] = None, animalHerdBookName: Option[String] = None, animalUSDA: Option[String] = None, animalDHIA: Option[String] = None, recipientDamIdentifier: Option[Int] = None, breed: ListBuffer[BreedPart] = scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer(new BreedPart("HOL", 0.99)), bornOnFarm: Option[Boolean] = None, timelineEvents: List[TimelineEvent[_ <: TimelineEventMetadata]] = Nil)

   Create a new cow with an AnimalIdentifier, Gender, and BirthDate.

   Create a new cow with an AnimalIdentifier, Gender, and BirthDate.

   animalId

   The primary and unique animals's identifier within the entire herd in MmmooOgle. " It can be possible that animals in different datasources exist with different identifiers.

   gender

   The animal's gender (male/female), based upon ICAR Enumeration for sex of animal using species-independent English names. Includes neuter/cryptorchid variations.

   birthDate

   Day animal was born as recorded by the farmer, format YYYY-MM-DD, should not include time, may not coincide with true birthdate, example 2002-15-19

   animalEarTag

   The animal's ear tag number, which is official & unique in most but not all countries. European law dictates that every individual cow needs to be identified by an unique ‘official’ ear tag, in consequence, an identifier similar to the social security number has been created. In Europe every cow gets an unique number assigned after birth notification, this number is then used on the individual identification document and on the official ear tag (EG 911/2004 //EG1760/2000). The official ear tag remains linked to the animal for the rest of its life. This implies the use of the official ear tag as a reliable identifier. The official ear tag is unique (no two cows have the same number), is singular (no cow has two numbers), is total (every cow has one) and is stable (the same number always identifies the same cow) (Kent, 1991).

   animalFarmName

   The animal's name most commonly used on the farm, aka BarnName.

   animalFarmNumber

   The animal's number most commonly used on the farm (also called work number), for instance displayed on collar or as a burnmark, can be re-used over time on the farm.

   geneticDamEarTag

   The animal's dam ear tag number.

   geneticDamIdentifier

   The animal's dam identifier. (from the MmmooOgle system?).

   sireEarTag

   The animal's sire ear tag number.

   sireIdentifier

   The animal's sire identifier (from the MmmooOgle system?).

   animalLegalIdentifier

   In EU countries this will be the same as the AnimalEartag.

   animalISORFIDStartingManufacturer

   ISO RFID tag starting with manufacturer code.

   animalISORFIDStartingCountryCode

   ISO RFID tag starting with country code https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_11784_%26_11785.

   animalHerdBookName

   A name given to the animal by an offcial herdbook.

   animalUSDA

   A number used by the US department of agriculture for animal identification https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/animalhealth/nvap/NVAP-Reference-Guide/Animal-Identification/Animal-Identification.

   animalDHIA

   A number used by the US http://www.dhia.org.

   recipientDamIdentifier

   The animal's surrogate dam identifier, only applies when cow was born with the use of assisted reproductive technologies like in vitro embryo production or embryo transfer.

   breed

   The animal's breed expressed in a list of BreedPart. When UNKNOWN, the default is put as 99% HOL.

   bornOnFarm

   Boolean indicating if the animal was born on the herd linked to the herd identifier.

   timelineEvents

   List of all the events belonging to the cow, events must be part of the predifined events with the predefined metadata.