“Did we give that calf its dose?”
A course has a next dose on Today. It does not live in someone’s head.
Every tool you need in the calf shed — feeding, health, and growth
Explore Calfmate's feature set: feeding runs, colostrum tracking, health monitoring, pen management, weight tracking, treatment with withdrawal management, printable reports, and unlimited staff access.
Who this is for
This is for a shed with more than one pair of hands.
You’re in the right place if
- More than one person feeds or treats calves
- About 50 calves a season, or you are heading there
- You have had a “who did that?” morning
- A missed withhold or a missed job would actually matter
Stay on paper if
It’s mostly you, under about 30 calves, and the notebook already runs the place.
The wrong tool, half-used, is worse than a clipboard.
The mornings this is built for
These are the questions a second person cannot answer from a whiteboard.
“Which ones need a look?”
A flag stays on the calf. The next person sees it.
“When is that job due?”
Age jobs land on Today. Overdue stays until someone completes or skips it.
“What actually happened last night?”
The record has a name and a time. You do not have to ask around.
Feeding and the first hours
Feeding Run
Guided feeding workflow that sorts calves youngest-first. The Android app works with no signal in the shed, then syncs. The website needs internet. Mark pens fed in one tap. Track milk intake per calf, per shift. Milk calculator with mix instructions per recipe band.
Colostrum Tracking
Record colostrum feeding time, volume, source (Suckled, Replacer, or Frozen/stored), and Brix quality. The Gold / Silver / Bronze / Late / Missed grade is time from birth only — Gold within 1 hour, Silver 3 hours, Bronze 6 hours, Late after 6 hours, Missed if none was recorded. Volume and Brix do not change the grade. Alerts for unrecorded colostrum in the first 6 hours. A report of how many tested under 22% Brix.
Health, treatments, and withhold
Health Management
Three-stage health system: Flag (raise a concern during feeding), Treatment (start and track medication), Recheck (scheduled follow-ups). Flag notes for handover between shifts. Health timeline per calf. Open case dashboard with clear next actions.
Treatment & Drug Library
Multi-day treatment plans with dose-by-dose logging. A drug library you fill with meat withholding days. End dates are calculated from what you entered — check them against the label and your vet. Treatment protocols — one-tap start for cases you have saved, such as scours or pneumonia. Dose-group for batch treatments.
Withdrawal Management
Active withdrawal tracking across all calves — from both manual treatments and protocol-based medications (vaccines, drenches). "Do not sell" list and a sale warning based on dates you entered. You still check the label and the calf before a sale.
Calves, pens, and growth
Calf Management
Complete calf lifecycle: register births, assign ear tags and EIDs, track births by dam and sire, record sex and breed, manage pen transfers, track weight gain and ADG, record sales, deaths, and reactivations. Full audit trail on every change.
Weight & Growth Tracking
Record weigh-ins at any age. Automatic Average Daily Gain (ADG) calculation. A weight trend on each calf. Reports compare pens and show calves below a simple ADG band.
Pen Management
Organise calves into pens — your real shed layout, not a software abstraction. Pen overview with calf counts, health status, and colostrum compliance. Move calves between pens. Archive pens. Assign milk mixes per pen. View feeding progress by pen and shift.
Jobs, records, and the team
Task & Protocol Engine
Age-based protocols automate routine work: Halocur at day 3, weigh at day 14, vaccinate at day 28. Protocols generate daily task lists — overdue, today, and this calendar week. One-tap complete or skip. Automatic audit trail.
Printable reports
Print or save PDF from Calves and Reports — colostrum, treatments, withdrawals, and deaths. A vet / PDF pack is on the Reports page. These are your records, not a certified audit pack or a guarantee that an auditor will accept them.
Team & Access Control
Unlimited staff logins — no per-seat fees. Admin and Worker roles. Shared tablet logins with worker PINs. Invite staff by email. Full audit trail — every action stamped with who did it and when.
No extra seats
One farm, one plan. The whole calf team uses the same record. See pricing.
Android App — Offline Ready
Native Android app for feeding runs in the shed. Shed writes (feeds, flags, calving, doses) stay on the device and sync when you have signal. Mate needs a connection. The website needs internet. Glove-friendly large tap targets. Less than three taps to record a feed. Guided workflow sorts calves youngest-first on each shift.
Calfmate is a record-keeping tool. It is not a vet and it does not promise fewer deaths, better growth, or a passed audit. Drug doses and withdrawal days depend on what you enter and on the label or your vet. Terms
Every calf is next season's income
30 days free. One simple plan. Built by a Herd Manager.