In the current landscape of farm management software, there is a fundamental misconception about what "digitalization" means. Many systems on the market today effectively function as digital archives; they are sophisticated tools for recording what happened yesterday, but they offer little support for what needs to happen today.

While these recording-first platforms provide a historical log for auditors, they fail to solve the primary operational challenge: ensuring the veterinarian’s plan is actually executed correctly in the barn. True compliance requires more than just a record of the past; it requires a system that actively drives the workflow of the present.

The Flaw in Passive Recording

The standard approach in many ERPs and management apps is data entry. A farmhand administers a medication and then, perhaps hours later, logs the event into the system. This "record-after-the-fact" model creates two significant risks:

1. The Guidance Gap: The software does not guide the worker on how to administer the treatment, relying instead on memory or verbal instruction.

2. The Compliance Lag: Mistakes in dosage or timing are only discovered during retrospective analysis, long after the error can be corrected.

Sentri fundamentally changes this dynamic by moving from passive data collection to automated operational support.

Operationalizing the Prescription

In Sentri, a prescription is not just a data field; it is a forward-looking plan that dictates action. When a manager or veterinarian defines a prescription, they establish a structured set of rules—including specific medication brands, precise dosages, administration methods, and interval timings.

This plan is immediately converted into an active task list for the farmhand. Instead of relying on a worker to remember which sow needs a follow-up injection, the mobile app actively schedules the treatment as a "to-do" item.

This distinction is critical:

• Recording Systems: Ask the user, "What did you do?"

• Sentri: Tells the user, "Here is what needs to be done."

Enforcing Protocol Integrity

The gap between a plan and its execution is where biological performance is lost. Sentri closes this gap by treating multi-dose protocols as a single, cohesive workflow rather than isolated events.

If a treatment requires three doses over three days, Sentri tracks the progress sequentially (e.g., "1/3 completed"). The system enforces the schedule; while a dose can be delayed due to operational realities, the system treats the protocol as a mandatory sequence that cannot be simply skipped or missed without record. This ensures that the full course of medication is delivered, maximizing efficacy and reducing the risk of resistance development.

Traceability as a Byproduct of Action

Because Sentri drives the execution, the compliance data is generated automatically in real-time. There is no need for retrospective data entry because the act of completing the task is the act of logging the data.

This results in an immutable event log that is far more reliable than manual entry. Auditors see exactly when the task was generated and when it was executed, providing a level of transparency that passive recording tools cannot match. By shifting from recording history to managing execution, producers gain not just a compliant database, but a healthier, more consistent herd.