App Profile: Drought & Supp Feed Calculator

Drought and Supplementary Feed Calculator App (DASFC)

A world first App designed to help farmers calculate drought and supplementary feed rations for sheep and cattle.

The DASFC incorporates the functionality of the Drought Feed Calculator with the addition of ‘Supplementary feeding’ to help develop rations in dry periods as well periods leading into and out of drought.

The DASFC enables the user to:
• Assess pasture to see if supplementary feeding’s needed.
• Compare different supplements to assess which is best.
• Calculate the amount of feed required for different livestock classes.
• Develop rations for single and twin bearing ewes.
• Develop rations to meet livestock growth targets.
• Calculate the costs of different feeding options.
• Compare and develop mixed rations containing five feeds.
• Calculate quantities and feed-out timings for different sized mobs/herds and feeding schedules.
• Save and clone mobs/herds.
• Track feed quantities using an inbuilt feed inventory.
• Share the farm feeding schedule with workers.
• Save individual feed test in the ‘my feeds database’