--- title: "Create a Measurement" method: POST path: "/animals/{animal_id}/measurements" tags: ["Animals & Livestock > Measurements"] --- # Create a Measurement `POST /animals/{animal_id}/measurements` Create a livestock measurement. ### Parameters **condition_score** `OPTIONAL` Numeric value used to track body condition score or breed specific scores. Often used for identifying key breeding candidates or for culling. --- **date** `OPTIONAL` Date of measurement. Defaults to the current date if not provided. - formatted as `YYYY-MM-DD` --- **famacha** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value, FAMACHA score typically a value between 1-5 used to track anemia in small ruminants like goats and sheep --- **fec** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value, fecal egg count (FEC) indicates the number of worm eggs in feces and is used to monitor the worm burden in livestock. --- **height** `OPTIONAL` The numeric value of the current height in either inches or centimeters (depending on your account settings). --- **temp** `OPTIONAL` The numeric value (in either Fahrenheit or centigrade, based on your account settings) of animals temperature at the time of measurement. --- **weight** `OPTIONAL` The numeric value of animals current weight in either pounds or kilograms (depending on your account settings). --- **flagged** `OPTIONAL` A boolean (true or false) value indicating if the measurement requires follow-up. --- **air_quality_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental Air Quality --- **appetite_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Appetite Level --- **area_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental rating for Area Cleanliness --- **area_moisture_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental rating for Moisture Level --- **area_temp_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental rating for Temperature --- **body_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Body Condition --- **cleanliness_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Cleanliness --- **ears_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Ear --- **energy_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Energy Level --- **eyes_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Eyes --- **feet_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Feet/Hooves --- **gi_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Gastrointestinal --- **handling_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Ease of Handling --- **heart_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Heart Health --- **hydration_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Water Consumption --- **insect_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental rating for Insect Activity --- **lung_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Lungs Health --- **mobility_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Mobility --- **mouth_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Mouth --- **nose_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Nose --- **social_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Sociability --- **strength_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Strength --- **stress_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Stress Level --- **teeth_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Teeth --- **urogenital_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal Urogenital --- **water_grade** `OPTIONAL` A numeric value between 1-5 for assessment rating of animal environmental rating for Water Cleanliness ## Path parameters - `animal_id` string, required ## Headers - `Content-Type` string ## Request body - object ## Response `200` Successful response --- [API](https://skmtc.net/farmbrite/apis/farmbrite-api-developers-documentation.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/farmbrite/apis/farmbrite-api-developers-documentation/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/farmbrite/farmbrite-api-developers-documentation/versions/b33a389fa2c0/schema)