List of inputs for intermediate version of the Pasture Consumption Calculator
| Input – Farm details | Detail required |
|---|---|
| Farm milking area | ha |
| Terrain | Choose from list |
| Total milk production per year | litres |
| Total kg fat per year | kg |
| Total kg protein per year | kg |
| Average milk lactose | Choose from list |
| Input – Stock details | Detail required |
|---|---|
| Days on farm milking area | Number of days on the farm milking area for the milking herd, calves, yearlings, dry cows. |
| Milking herd: heifers | number |
| Milking herd: 2+ lactations | number |
| Percentage of cows calved in the 12 month period | percentage |
| Calves 3-12 months | number |
| Yearlings 13-24 months | number |
| Dry heifers | number |
| Dry milkers | number |
| Carried over dry stock (2-3 years old) | number |
| Carried over dry stock (3+ years) | number |
| Bulls | number |
| Average CS for 3 year olds | body condition score |
| Average age of mature herd | age |
| Average distance walked by milkers | km |
| Input – Liveweight | Detail required |
|---|---|
| *Calving 2+ lactations | kg |
| Birth | kg |
| Calves: 3 month weaning | kg |
| Calves: 6 months | kg |
| Joining heifers | kg |
| Calving heifers | kg |
| *Bulls | kg |
| Input – Body condition score | Detail required |
|---|---|
| On average, across the herd, did the cows... | Choose from list |
| Starting condition score | Use slider to select body condition score |
| Lowest condition score | Use slider to select body condition score |
| Final condition score | Use slider to select body condition score |
| Input – Feed numbers | Detail required |
|---|---|
| Home grown hay | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM, MJ ME/kg DM, % wasted |
| Home grown silage | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM, MJ ME/kg DM, % wasted |
| Concentrate | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM, MJ ME/kg DM, % wasted |
| Brought in hay | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM, MJ ME/kg DM, % wasted |
| Brought in silage | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM, MJ ME/kg DM, % wasted |
| Brought in other | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), dry matter content (%DM), energy of feed (MJ ME/kg DM), % wasted |
| Input – Home grown feed not fed | Detail required |
|---|---|
| Hay grown and not fed | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM |
| Silage grown and not fed | fresh weight as fed (tonnes), %DM |
| Negative associative effects | Choose % from list |
| Average pasture metabolisable energy | Use slider to identify ME (MJ/kg DM) |