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Movement records were\n            time-consuming and easy to get wrong.\n          <\/p>\n          <p>\n            Now, everything is recorded on the spot. As soon as a medicine is\n            purchased at the vet, it goes straight into Herdwatch. When a docket\n            is left after a feed delivery, Barney enters it on his phone before\n            he leaves the yard. 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