get_cattle: Retrieve cattle information from the DataMuster MongoDB...

In PrecisionLivestockManagement/DMMongoDB: Provides access to DataMuster MongoDB Atlas server

Retrieve cattle information from the DataMuster MongoDB database.

Description

This function provides a search tool to retrieve cattle information from the Cattle collection in the DataMuster MongoDB database. It also allows the user to define what fields should be returned. If you need assistance please email [e-mail] to seek help or suggest improvements.

Usage

get_cattle(
  RFID = NULL,
  MTag = NULL,
  property = NULL,
  sex = NULL,
  category = NULL,
  paddock = NULL,
  alms = NULL,
  autodraft = NULL,
  weaned = NULL,
  id = NULL,
  almsasset_id = NULL,
  autodraftasset_id = NULL,
  exstation = NULL,
  exitdate = NULL,
  entrydate = NULL,
  deathdate = NULL,
  timezone = NULL,
  prevpaddock = NULL,
  active = NULL,
  fields = NULL,
  username = NULL,
  password = NULL
)

Arguments

RFID	a list of cattle RFID number/s
MTag	a list of cattle management tag number/s. Property must be specified in order to search using this field
property	the name of the property to search for
sex	male or female
category	the class of cattle either (breeding or growing)
paddock	the name of the paddock to search for
alms	TRUE or FALSE, if true filters the data for cattle currently allocated to an alms unit
autodraft	TRUE or FALSE, if true filters the data for cattle currently allocated to an auto drafting unit
weaned	TRUE if the animal/s are weaned or FALSE if animal/s are not weaned
id	ID of the animal
almsasset_id	ID of the ALMS unit
autodraftasset_id	ID of the auto drafting unit
exstation	the former property of the animal
exitdate	the date that the animal left the property in date format
entrydate	the date that the animal entered the property in date format
deathdate	the date that the animal died
timezone	the local timezone of the property, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones for the list of accepted timezones
prevpaddock	the former paddock of the animal
active	TRUE or FALSE, if true filters the data for cattle that are currently active
fields	a list of headers from the Cattle collection in the DataMuster MongoDB database to be returned. If not specified, the RFID, MTag, property, sex, paddock, category, and static weight will be returned
username	if you don't have a username set up using the dmaccess function you can pass a username, if no value added then the function looks for a value from dmaccess via keyring
password	if you include a username you will also need to add a password contact Lauren O'Connor if you don't have access

Value

a list of cattle RFID numbers with the list of fields defined in the inputs and searched using the search terms

Author(s)

Dave Swain [e-mail], Lauren O'Connor [e-mail], and Anita Chang [e-mail]

PrecisionLivestockManagement/DMMongoDB documentation built on Aug. 22, 2023, 10:57 a.m.