Why Throf? 12 reasons Saudi livestock breeders choose it first

Throf is the herd management app built for Saudi and Gulf breeders: Arabic-first, sheep, goats and camels in one account, a file per head, reminders before vaccinations and births, feed stock, and cost per head and net profit in riyals. It works with RFID tags, a Bluetooth reader and a smart scale, with data kept in the Kingdom.

Many farms still run on a notebook, memory and WhatsApp messages. The cost shows up later: a missed vaccination, a ewe left open for two cycles, or an animal sold below what it cost to raise. Below are 12 practical reasons Throf is the first choice for livestock breeders in Saudi Arabia, each one tied to a feature that exists in the app today.

The 12 reasons at a glance

1. Arabic first, in the breeder's own words

Throf was written in Arabic from day one, not translated afterwards. Automatic classification by age and sex sorts the herd into unweaned, young stock (the Gulf terms tali, rikhla, tays, anaq and bakri), adults, mothers and breeding males. The interface is also available in English and French, which helps when workers or partners do not read Arabic.

2. Sheep, goats and camels in one place

Most Saudi farms are mixed: Naimi, Harri or Najdi sheep, some Ardi or Shami goats, sometimes a few camels. Throf keeps them all in one account, organised in groups and pens that match the farm on the ground. See organizing pens and groups for a practical layout.

3. A complete file for every animal

Each animal has a file with its number and tag colour (the pair is its identity), breed, sex, birth date, weight, photo, mother, father and group. Every vaccination, treatment, birth or weighing lands in the same file. Moving from a spreadsheet? Throf imports the herd from Excel in one go.

4. Reminders before every due date

A notebook never warns you. Throf sends reminders before vaccinations, births and drying-off, so the question changes from "did I forget something?" to "which animals are due today?".

5. Breeding stages you can read at a glance

Mating or insemination, early and late pregnancy, close to birth, birth (single, twins, triplets), miscarriage, weaning, drying-off, fattening and breeding males. Record a stage for one animal or a whole group and see in seconds who is pregnant and who is open. For planning, read the breeding season plan.

6. Health records and isolation

Log vaccinations, treatments, illnesses and inspections, and move a sick animal to a separate isolation status until it recovers. Throf does not prescribe doses: your programme follows your vet and the ministry schedule, and the app makes sure no date is missed. See the sheep vaccination schedule.

7. Feed, stock and water

Record meals, follow feed stock in kilograms, and log water, milk and weights. When you know daily consumption, you buy barley and alfalfa before the store is empty instead of paying a rush price.

8. Cost per head and net profit

This is where farms change. Throf brings expenses (feed, treatments, labour, other costs) and sales together and shows cost per head and net profit on one dashboard. For jointly owned herds, the investors and partners module records ownership shares and profit split. Read how to calculate cost per head.

9. A team with permissions and daily tasks

Add workers, assign tasks and decide who can record feed, who can record treatments and who can see finances. Daily work sheets, reports and charts let you follow the farm even when you are away from it.

10. RFID reader and smart scale

Throf goes beyond the phone. A Bluetooth (BLE) RFID reader reads the ear tag and fills the animal's number when you add or look it up (Android and iOS; iOS needs a BLE-capable reader). A smart scale reads the tag and sends the weight straight into the animal's weight history. See RFID ear tags, the RFID reader and the smart livestock scale.

11. Data kept in Saudi Arabia, with local onboarding

According to Throf's privacy policy, data is stored in Saudi Arabia, and you can export your data whenever you want. A subscription comes with a farm set-up call, Excel herd import, worker training and WhatsApp support. The app runs on iPhone and Android and in the browser at app.throf.com.

12. Ready for regulation, and online in two minutes

• Camels: camel microchipping is mandatory in Saudi Arabia, with a chip on the left side of the neck carrying a 15-digit number. Store that number in each camel's file; see the camel microchip guide.
• Sale by weight: since 1 Muharram 1447 AH, slaughter livestock in pens and public markets must be sold by weight on approved scales. With a weight history per head, you know an animal's weight before you reach the market; read selling livestock by weight in 1447.
• Buying: subscribe online without logging in with mada, card or Apple Pay. Prices are shown including 15% VAT, and small herds up to 25 head start on the free plan.

Get started

Download Throf from the App Store or Google Play, or open app.throf.com, and start on the free plan for up to 25 head. For larger herds, see the online purchase page and use coupon THROF15 for 15% off. For tags, readers and scales, request a quote on WhatsApp.