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This tool can be used to estimate the supplementary feed requirements of a sheep enterprise for a single year.
The calculator provides a broad estimate of the feed requirements for a single class of sheep as well as an average feed requirement on a monthly basis to maintain condition in adult sheep and grow weaners at a moderate rate. The tool gives outputs in either a graph or table.
To get started, ensure that you enter details under each tab, including sheep details, pasture availability and feed types used. Once these have been entered, use the slider to set the ratio of each feed type.
| Month | {{month.label}} | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | {{period}} | ||||||||||||
| Energy intake Pasture/s (MJ/day) | {{ energy_intake_0 = pasture_intake(0) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_1 = pasture_intake(1) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_2 = pasture_intake(2) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_3 = pasture_intake(3) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_4 = pasture_intake(4) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_5 = pasture_intake(5) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_6 = pasture_intake(6) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_7 = pasture_intake(7) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_8 = pasture_intake(8) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_9 = pasture_intake(9) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_10 = pasture_intake(10) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_intake_11 = pasture_intake(11) | number : 1}} | |
| Energy required/day (MJ/day) | {{energy_required_0 = energy_required(0) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_1 = energy_required(1) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_2 = energy_required(2) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_3 = energy_required(3) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_4 = energy_required(4) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_5 = energy_required(5) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_6 = energy_required(6) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_7 = energy_required(7) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_8 = energy_required(8) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_9 = energy_required(9) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_10 = energy_required(10) | number : 1}} | {{energy_required_11 = energy_required(11) | number : 1}} | |
| Energy to be fed (MJ/day) | {{ energy_fed_0 = Math.max(0, energy_required_0 - energy_intake_0) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_1 = Math.max(0, energy_required_1 - energy_intake_1) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_2 = Math.max(0, energy_required_2 - energy_intake_2) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_3 = Math.max(0, energy_required_3 - energy_intake_3) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_4 = Math.max(0, energy_required_4 - energy_intake_4) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_5 = Math.max(0, energy_required_5 - energy_intake_5) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_6 = Math.max(0, energy_required_6 - energy_intake_6) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_7 = Math.max(0, energy_required_7 - energy_intake_7) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_8 = Math.max(0, energy_required_8 - energy_intake_8) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_9 = Math.max(0, energy_required_9 - energy_intake_9) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_10 = Math.max(0, energy_required_10 - energy_intake_10) | number : 1}} | {{ energy_fed_11 = Math.max(0, energy_required_11 - energy_intake_11) | number : 1}} | |
| Feeds (kg/month) | |||||||||||||
| {{feed_0.label}} | {{kg_0_0 = feed_kg(0, 0) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_1 = feed_kg(0, 1) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_2 = feed_kg(0, 2) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_3 = feed_kg(0, 3) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_4 = feed_kg(0, 4) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_5 = feed_kg(0, 5) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_6 = feed_kg(0, 6) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_7 = feed_kg(0, 7) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_8 = feed_kg(0, 8) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_9 = feed_kg(0, 9) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_10 = feed_kg(0, 10) | number : 1}} | {{kg_0_11 = feed_kg(0, 11) | number : 1}} | {{kg_total_0 = feed_kg_total(0) | number : 1}} |
| {{feed_1.label}} | {{kg_1_0 = feed_kg(1, 0) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_1 = feed_kg(1, 1) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_2 = feed_kg(1, 2) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_3 = feed_kg(1, 3) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_4 = feed_kg(1, 4) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_5 = feed_kg(1, 5) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_6 = feed_kg(1, 6) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_7 = feed_kg(1, 7) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_8 = feed_kg(1, 8) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_9 = feed_kg(1, 9) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_10 = feed_kg(1, 10) | number : 1}} | {{kg_1_11 = feed_kg(1, 11) | number : 1}} | {{kg_total_1 = feed_kg_total(1) | number : 1}} |
| {{feed_2.label}} | {{kg_2_0 = feed_kg(2, 0) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_1 = feed_kg(2, 1) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_2 = feed_kg(2, 2) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_3 = feed_kg(2, 3) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_4 = feed_kg(2, 4) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_5 = feed_kg(2, 5) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_6 = feed_kg(2, 6) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_7 = feed_kg(2, 7) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_8 = feed_kg(2, 8) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_9 = feed_kg(2, 9) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_10 = feed_kg(2, 10) | number : 1}} | {{kg_2_11 = feed_kg(2, 11) | number : 1}} | {{kg_total_2 = feed_kg_total(2) | number : 1}} |
| Total kg per month | {{feed_total_0 = kg_0_0 + kg_1_0 + kg_2_0 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_1 = kg_0_1 + kg_1_1 + kg_2_1 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_2 = kg_0_2 + kg_1_2 + kg_2_2 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_3 = kg_0_3 + kg_1_3 + kg_2_3 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_4 = kg_0_4 + kg_1_4 + kg_2_4 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_5 = kg_0_5 + kg_1_5 + kg_2_5 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_6 = kg_0_6 + kg_1_6 + kg_2_6 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_7 = kg_0_7 + kg_1_7 + kg_2_7 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_8 = kg_0_8 + kg_1_8 + kg_2_8 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_9 = kg_0_9 + kg_1_9 + kg_2_9 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_10 = kg_0_10 + kg_1_10 + kg_2_10 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_11 = kg_0_11 + kg_1_11 + kg_2_11 | number : 1}} | {{feed_total = kg_total_0 + kg_total_1 + kg_total_2 | number : 1}} |
| Total kg per day | {{feed_total_day_0 = feed_total_day(0) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_1 = feed_total_day(1) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_2 = feed_total_day(2) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_3 = feed_total_day(3) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_4 = feed_total_day(4) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_5 = feed_total_day(5) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_6 = feed_total_day(6) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_7 = feed_total_day(7) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_8 = feed_total_day(8) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_9 = feed_total_day(9) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_10 = feed_total_day(10) | number : 1}} | {{feed_total_day_11 = feed_total_day(11) | number : 1}} | |
| Cost of feed per day | {{feed_cost_day_0 = feed_cost_day(0) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_1 = feed_cost_day(1) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_2 = feed_cost_day(2) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_3 = feed_cost_day(3) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_4 = feed_cost_day(4) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_5 = feed_cost_day(5) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_6 = feed_cost_day(6) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_7 = feed_cost_day(7) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_8 = feed_cost_day(8) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_9 = feed_cost_day(9) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_10 = feed_cost_day(10) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_day_11 = feed_cost_day(11) | currency }} | |
| Cost of feed per month per sheep | {{feed_cost_sheep_0 = feed_cost_sheep(0) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_1 = feed_cost_sheep(1) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_2 = feed_cost_sheep(2) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_3 = feed_cost_sheep(3) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_4 = feed_cost_sheep(4) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_5 = feed_cost_sheep(5) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_6 = feed_cost_sheep(6) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_7 = feed_cost_sheep(7) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_8 = feed_cost_sheep(8) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_9 = feed_cost_sheep(9) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_10 = feed_cost_sheep(10) | currency }} | {{feed_cost_sheep_11 = feed_cost_sheep(11) | currency }} | {{fcst = feed_cost_sheep_total() | currency}} |
