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RANGE SPREADSHEETS: |
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| This spreadsheet (Excel 2000,
2002 format) tracks grazing by Animal Unit Months and grazing class for
pastures on the ranch. Items in red (animal class, weight, number of livestock,
pasture ID# and name, acres, permitted AUM's by pasture, drought reduction
percentage, and days in pasture) are entered in the sheet entitled 2001
AUM Grazing Planner. This worksheet is for operations with four classes
of livestock using up to 20 pastures per month. After entering values in
the 2001 AUM Grazing Planner worksheet, information automatically feeds
into the worksheet entitled 2001 AUM Grazing Report for a summary report.
To change the names of the worksheets listed above, double click on the
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This range monitoring spreadsheet (Excel 2002 format)
contains data forms and computerized summaries of data sheets for range
monitoring. The spreadsheet is downloadable as either an Excel
spreadsheet (FORAGDTA.XLS, 626Kb) or in the zipped
version of the same (FORAGDTA.zip 129 Kb). Information on the 31 worksheets
contained in this spreadsheet file and how to use the worksheets are contained
in Forage Data Spreadsheets
Info. Information on where to obtain monitoring protocols to accompany
each monitoring procedure are contained in the article Setting Up a Range
Monitoring Program for Your Ranch. http://cals.arizona.edu/gila/animalsciences/documents/reading_range_newsletter.pdf
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LIVESTOCK NUTRITION SPREADSHEETS: |
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| This nutrition spreadsheet (Excel 2000, 2002 format)
contains 20 worksheets described in the document Ration
Calculator Spreadsheet to assist in balancing rations and estimating
weight loss or gain for range cattle. Worksheets are contained that will
estimate supplementation needs based upon forage quality, track weight loss or gain, determine calcium, phosphorus, and trace mineral needs by season of the year as well as other important considerations for growing and mature cattle. Included are animal nutritional requirement and NRC feed composition tables, tables of body condition scores by cow weight, estimated milk production for different weaning weights, estimated forage intake for different forage qualities and timeline to manage nutrition needs for youth show steers. One integral worksheet in this spreadsheet is a least cost ration balancer that will calculate a ration for you at the least possible cost. Instructions for using the least cost ration balancer is contained on the Least Cost Instructions 2000 (Using the Least Cost Solver) document telling how to use each function. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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This is the same nutrition spreadsheet described above, only in Quattro
Pro format. The list of spreadsheets is in the same files described above
and the least cost ration balancer instructions are contained in the Least
cost instructions qpro.doc document. |
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| This Excel 2000, 2002 spreadsheet enables you to develop
rations for young bulls being fed in a feedlot for various rates of gain.
Examples of rations are included from 75% roughage to 35% roughage with
average daily gains from 2.0 to 3.0 lbs. per day. Rations are calibrated
to have enough fiber to minimize acidosis and digestive upsets. Bull nutritional
requirements are also listed. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Jim Sprinkle |
http://cals.arizona.edu/gila/animalsciences/DownloadableSpreadsheetFiles.html |
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