Organisations, Users, and Roles
Activities in HerdPlan are organised around two main types of organisations: Farms and Veterinary Practices. Each organisation has specific user roles associated with it.
Farms
Represents a farm, which is the primary unit for livestock management and health planning in HerdPlan.
Farmers
Farmer accounts can be associated with one or more farms.
Each farm can have multiple farmer accounts, but only one can be assigned as Farm Manager.
Responsible for overall farm management and strategy (i.e. setting farm policies, managing farm staff and consultants, etc.)
Can access and edit all farm-related data, if Farm Manager or assigned read/write permissions.
Collaborate with veterinarians and other farm staff
Farm Staff
Carry out day-to-day farm tasks
Record animal health data and observations
Limited access to farm data
Follow health plans and management protocols
Veterinary Practices
Represent the veterinary clinics or practices that provide healthcare services to farms.
Veterinarians
Provide support to the veterinarian
Create and update animal health plans
Access farm health data for their assigned farms
Collaborate with farmers and farm staff on health management
Review and sign-off health plans etc.
Vet Administrators
Provide professional medical care for livestock
Create and update animal health plans
Access farm health data for their assigned farms
Collaborate with farmers and farm staff on health management
Consultancies
Consultants
External experts providing specialized advice (e.g. nutrition, etc.)
Can view relevant farm data with read-only permission
Offer recommendations for farm improvement and health management
Collaborate with farmers