🟢 User Guide – Feeding Indicators Monitor

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Reports > Animals > Feeding > Indicators Monitor

This dashboard organizes information on feeding costs and quantities by animal group. It allows relating investment in grazing and supplements with milk production and overall herd efficiency.

1. Feeding by Animal Group

Definition: Each group (milking, heifers, dry cows, mature cows, etc.) shows the costs and quantities of its own feed.

Note: Visible groups depend on what is recorded; whenever feed is entered for a group, it will appear on the monitor.

Usefulness: Allows comparing how much each group costs and consumes, helping identify where expenses are concentrated.

2. Initial Costs per Input

Definition: Values of the inputs used (e.g., raw milk, concentrate, grazing).

• Total cost and consumed quantity are recorded.

Usefulness: Provides a view of unit feeding costs.

Example: how many kg of concentrate or liters of milk were supplied and their monetary value.

3. Feeding by Type (Pie Chart)

Definition: Distributes total feed as percentages according to input type (grazing, concentrate, raw milk, etc.).

Usefulness: Helps understand dependence on each type of feed.

👉 Example: if 80% of cost comes from grazing, it reflects high dependence on pasture.

4. Feeding by Cost (Pie Chart)

Definition: Classifies total feeding expenses by each input type.

Usefulness: Helps identify which input has the highest economic impact on the farm.

Example: if concentrate represents 40% of total cost, its effect on milk production should be analyzed.

5. Feeding by Quantity (Pie Chart)

Definition: Shows quantities consumed (kg of concentrate, kg DM of grazing, liters of milk, etc.).

Usefulness: Allows comparing the physical weight of each input in the diet.

👉 Example: although grazing represents the largest volume, the highest cost may come from a smaller input (e.g., concentrate).

6. Costs per Month (Line Chart)

Definition: Monthly evolution of feeding costs.

Usefulness:

• Allows detecting months with higher feeding investment.
• Helps relate expenses to seasonality (e.g., supplement more in summer when pasture decreases).
• Useful for planning annual budgets and reserves.

📘 Quick Glossary

• Grazing: feed obtained from direct consumption of forage in pastures.
• Concentrate: concentrated supplement given to the animals.
• Raw milk: milk used as feed (e.g., for calves).
• Quantity: physical volume of feed supplied (kg DM, liters, kg concentrate).
• Cost: monetary value of each feed input.

🚀 How to Use This Dashboard in Practice

1. Start by reviewing feeding by group → shows which animal batch is consuming more resources.
2. Analyze the distribution by feed type → identify if you depend more on pasture, concentrates, or milk.
3. Look at feeding by cost vs. quantity → distinguish between what is fed most and what costs most.
4. Monitor costs per month → relate expenses to the time of year and adjust protocols according to forage availability.
5. Evaluate each group together with milk production → compare feeding cost vs. liters produced.