During alpine summering (Sömmerung), both the drive-up and drive-down count as notifiable animal movements: the summering farm records the animals as arrivals, and your home farm records them as departures — and vice versa in autumn. The key requirement is that both farms correctly reflect the movement in the TVD.
Who Notifies What?
- Home farm: departure on drive-up, arrival on drive-down.
- Summering / alp farm: arrival on drive-up, departure on drive-down.
Clarify before the alpine summer who is responsible for which notification — this avoids double notifications or gaps. Drive-up and drive-down count as arrivals and departures respectively and must be reported within 3 working days — equally for sheep, goats, and cattle.
The Challenge on the Alp: No Mobile Coverage
Many alps have no or very weak mobile signal. This makes on-the-spot recording difficult when the tool requires a constant internet connection.
The solution: capture animals offline and submit the notification later once coverage is restored. This way you document the drive-up and drive-down directly with the animals, without depending on the network.
Step by Step
- Assemble the animal group for alpine summering.
- On drive-up, record the movement (date, destination farm).
- Submit offline-collected notifications as soon as coverage is available.
- On drive-down in autumn, follow the same process in reverse.
Alpine Summering with Herdy
Herdy is designed for use in the field: you record movements directly with the animals and can manage groups for alpine summering together. Offline capture for alps without reception is about to ship. For the current requirements on summering notifications, visit tierverkehr.ch.