List of inputs for intermediate version of the Pasture Consumption Calculator
Input – Farm details | Detail required |
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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 |
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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 |
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*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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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) |