CBA - feed ration planner
CBA - feed ration planner
AHDB’s feed (grass and supplementation) budget planner: Helps farmers forecast how much grass is going to be available at certain times of the year and helps to plan when supplementation may be required.
The planner is free to download from the AHDB website and needs to be combined with routine pasture measurements to establish the kg DM per ha of each field or grazing area.
The tool does not require any subscriptions, but users will need access to a computer to download the software on to. Only a short training period (up to an hour) should be required.
The benefits of this tool include:
• Improved information available for management decisions for animal groupings, as it allows a better use of nutrition and use of feed resources (pasture), and data helps to plan when additional supplementation is required.
• By providing the correct nutrition and ensuring the intake requirements of the animals can be better met, this will also help to improve animal welfare.
• The tool is easy to use, once installed onto a computer.
• There are also additional environmental benefits.
More sophisticated ration software are available, which come at a cost, but allow detailed rations to be set-up for various different classes of animal (pregnant ewes, finishing lambs, etc.). These include “DietCheck for Sheep” and “Small Ruminant Nutrition System”.
AHDB’s feed (grass and supplementation) budget planner: Helps farmers forecast how much grass is going to be available at certain times of the year and helps to plan when supplementation may be required.
The planner is free to download from the AHDB website and needs to be combined with routine pasture measurements to establish the kg DM per ha of each field or grazing area.
The tool does not require any subscriptions, but users will need access to a computer to download the software on to. Only a short training period (up to an hour) should be required.
The benefits of this tool include:
• Improved information available for management decisions for animal groupings, as it allows a better use of nutrition and use of feed resources (pasture), and data helps to plan when additional supplementation is required.
• By providing the correct nutrition and ensuring the intake requirements of the animals can be better met, this will also help to improve animal welfare.
• The tool is easy to use, once installed onto a computer.
• There are also additional environmental benefits.
More sophisticated ration software are available, which come at a cost, but allow detailed rations to be set-up for various different classes of animal (pregnant ewes, finishing lambs, etc.). These include “DietCheck for Sheep” and “Small Ruminant Nutrition System”.
Sm@RT: Small Ruminant Technology - Precision Livestock Farming and Digital Technology for Small Ruminants
Ongoing | 2021-2024
- Main funding source
- Horizon 2020 (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- United Kingdom