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Pasture, Forage & Grazing Management Guidelines, Manuals, etc. Pasture Acreage ~ Animal Feed Databases ~ Grassland Data Nutritive Values of Animal Feeds ~ Feed Costs, Creep Feeding, Feeding Systems Grazing, Soil Grazing, Swath Grazing ~ Forage & Silage ~ Hay Costs ~ Pasture & Range Systems Pasture Fencing ~ Phosphorus Index ~ Water Requirements, Dugouts, Lagoons

Acreage, Feed, Forage, Grassland, Grazing, Pasture & Water PASTURE, FORAGE & GRAZING MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES, MANUALS, ETC. PASTURE AND GRAZING - Michigan NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Multimedia Pasture and Grazing Manuals, Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Some examples of Pasture and Grazing Manuals, Teaching Modules include "...Grazing Systems Planning Guide; Grazing Management: Principles & Techniques; Grazing Streamside Pastures; etc..." For more information see Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools; Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or Michigan NRCS PASTURES: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT - A. Beetz & L. Rinehart, NCAT Agriculture Specialists, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Multimedia Pastures: Sustainable Management Teaching Module (Text & Images). Pastures: Sustainable Management "...addresses numerous aspects of sustainable pasture integration, grazing rotation strategies, and management options. It covers: grazing systems, pasture fertility, changes in the plant community through grazing, weed control, and pasture maintenance..." Pastures: Sustainable Management Subject Categories include: "...Renovating Pastures vs. Establishing New Ones; Choosing a Grazing System; Changes in the Plant Community; Managing Fertility; Soil Amendments; Legumes in the Pasture; Irrigated Pasture Systems; Grazing Management; etc..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service PASTURES: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT - LIVESTOCK SYSTEMS GUIDE - A.E. Beetz, NCAT Agriculture Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Multimedia Pastures: Sustainable Management - Livestock Systems Guide (Text & Images). Pastures: Sustainable Management - Livestock Systems "...Rotational grazing requires skillful decisions and close monitoring of their consequences. Modern electric fencing and innovative water-delivery devices are important tools. Feed costs decline and animal health improves when animals harvest their own feed in a well-managed rotational grazing system..." Pastures: Sustainable Management - Livestock Systems Guide Subject Categories include: "...Choosing a Grazing System; Fencing and Water Systems; Managing Forage Growth; etc..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Examples of other Realted Guides, Publications & Teaching Modules include: Paddock Design, Fencing, and Water Systems for Controlled Grazing Paddock Design, Fencing, and Water Systems for Controlled Grazing "...covers some of the basics of paddock design and current fencing and water technology. Paddock design needs to be based on landscape, land productivity, water availability, and the number and types of animals in the system..." Matching Livestock and Forage Resources in Controlled Grazings Matching Livestock and Forage Resources in Controlled Grazings "...addresses grazing objectives, how forage management decisions can influence animal performance, and how the type of operation and animal management decisions influence efficiency of performance on pasture..." FORAGE - Forage Extension Home, Extension Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Multimedia Forage Guides, Manuals, Teaching Modules, etc. (Text & Images). For more information see the Extension Plant and Soil Sciences or the College of Agriculture Some examples of Forage and Grazing Management Guidelines, Manuals & Teaching Modules include: Forage Identification and Use Guide: Grasses and Legumes Understanding Forage Quality Establishing and Managing Horse Pastures Red Clover PURDUE PASTURE MANGEMENT - Agronomy Extension, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Purdue University Multimedia Pasture Management Guidelines, Manuals & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Pasture Mangement "...Pasture utilization is one of the key elements in a rotational stocking set up..." "...In the ideal situation, animals should be moved to a pasture when the forages are approximately eight inches tall. Then the animals need to be removed once the pasture is grazed to..." For more information see the Agronomy Extension or Department of Agronomy PURDUE FORAGE INFORMATION- Agronomy Extension, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Purdue University Multimedia Forage Management Guidelines, Manuals & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Forage Management Guidelines, Manuals & Teaching Modules include "...Forage Identification: Legumes & Grasses; Managing and Utilizing Pasture and Harvested Forages for Sheep; Producing Emergency or Supplemental Forage for Livestock..." For more information see the Agronomy Extension or Department of Agronomy PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATOR LAND AREA CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada Acreage Calculators "...will measure the size of a field in acres and hectares. Measurements are put in for a field that is rectangular, round, or triangular. Sometimes land measure is recorded in rods or chains..." Land Area Calculators include: "...Rectangular Land Area Calculator; Circle Land Area Calculator; Triangle Land Area Calculator..." For more information see Area & Volume Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development PASTURE ACREAGE CALCULATOR - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Pasture Acreage Calculator "...It is important to be aware of the precise acreage of your individual pastures. This figure is extremely important in planning stocking rates, seeding rates, and fertilizer and herbicide applications. Over- or under-estimation of square footage will diminish results or waste input dollars..." Pasture Acreage Calculators include: "...Circle Acreage Calculator; Rectangle Acreage Calculator; Square Acreage Calculator; Triangle Acreage Calculator; Oval Acreage Calculator..." For more information see Horse Pasture Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station ANIMAL FEED DATABASE ANIMAL FEED RESOURCES - WORLD WIDE - Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Multimedia Animal Feed Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Animal Feed Resources Database "...provides descriptions and chemical data on plants and other feed materials with 650 references and abstracts..." For more information see Animal Feed Resources Home Page or the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ANIMAL GRASSLAND DATABASE ANIMAL GRASSLAND INDEX - WORLD WIDE - Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Multimedia Animal Grassland Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Animal Grassland Database includes "...Detailed descriptions of more than 600 grassland species and a linked picture gallery of photos...Search by genus, Latin name and common name..." For more information see Grassland & Pasture Crops Home Page or the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations NUTRITIVE VALUES OF ANIMAL FEEDS NUTRITIVE VALUES OF FEEDS - L. Davies, & B. Mackay, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales, Australia Multimedia Nutritive Values of Feeds Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nutritive Values of Feeds Database "...is particularly useful in times of drought and other emergencies. Alternative feeds such as kelp, sawdust, cereal-factory waste and other industrial by-products have been analysed alongside typical feeds such as wheat, oats and maize..." For more information see Feeding and Nutrition of Animals; Livestock; Agriculture or the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries FEEDBASE TECHNICAL INFORMATION: FEED COMPOSITION AND NUTRITIVE VALUE - AFZ & CEREOPA Multimedia Feed Composition and Nutritive Value Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. "...30-Day Free Trial..." Feed Composition and Nutritive Value Database "...contains composition and nutritional data for more than 2000 raw materials and 650 parameters,..." For more information see FeedBase

FEED CALCULATORS, APPLETS, & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FEED COSTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CREEP FEEDING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FEEDING SYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FEED COST CALCULATOR - L. Davies, & B. Mackay, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales, Australia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Feed Cost Calculator is "...an Internet-based program that can be used to compare the value of feeds on an energy and crude protein basis. The user selects a range of common feeds..." Feed Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Feed Grains "...Barley, Faba Beans, Field Peas, Maise, Oats, Wheat, etc..." Grain Products "...Mill Mix, Oat Bran, Rice Pollards, Cotton Hulls, etc..." Protein Rich Meals "...Copra Meal, Linseed Meal, Soybean Meal, etc..." Hays "...Clover, Lucerne, Pasture Grass, etc..." Staw/Stubble "...Barley, Maize, Oat, Rice, Wheat, etc..." Misc. Feed "...Black Oats, Citrus Pulp, Molasses, etc..." Cost; Energy; etc..." For more information see Feeding and Nutrition of Animals; Livestock; Agriculture or the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries FEED COST CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: M. Stockton & R. Wilson, West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Feed Cost Calculators "...compares the cost of TDN and Crude Protein in different feeds considering transportation and handling costs and losses. It also calculates the feed needed and total cost given herd size and days fed..." Feed Cost Calculators include "...Grass Hay (Premium) Feed Cost Calculator; Grass Hay Feed Cost Calculator; Alfalfa Hay Feed Cost Calculator; Corn Feed Cost Calculator; Input your Own Feed for the Feed Cost Calculator..." For more information see Ag Manager's Tools Feeding System Calculator FEEDING SYSTEM CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Feeding System Calculator "...compares the costs, on a dry matter basis, of: pit silage, bagged silage, bale silage, and dry hay. It calculates the costs from a standing crop to animal-ready product in the yard, factoring in standing crop value, equipment costs as well as field and storage losses..." For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Barley Silage Calculator BARLEY SILAGE CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada Barley Silage Calculator "...enables you to calculate the value of a barley crop as standing greenfeed..." Barley Silage Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Yield; Forecast Price; Percent of moisture in stage; Custom rate for swathing; Custom rate for combining; etc..." For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Creep Feeding Calculator CREEP FEEDING CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada Creep Feeding Calculator is "...intended to assist producers to determine whether creep feeding will be economically beneficial..." Creep Feeding Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Current calf weight; Predicted calf value; Target days on creep; etc..." For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SWATH GRAZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CORNSTALK GRAZING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: M. Stockton, R. Wilson & A. Stalker, West Central Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska VERY EXTENSIVE. Cornstalk Grazing Calculator "...An Excel worksheet for matching livestock size and numbers with corn stalk acres needed with a cost..." Cornstalk Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include "...Corn Yield; Stalk Harvest Efficiency; Number of Animals; Average Animal Weight; etc..." For more information see Ag Manager's Tools GRAZING CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Michigan NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include: Livestock "...Cattle; Horses; Sheep; Forage Demand; Forage Supply; Grazing Season; etc..." Pasture Type "...Alfalfa; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Chicory; Kentucky Bluegrass; Kura Clover; Oats; Orchardgrass; Red Clover; Red Clover/Cl.Seas.Grass Mix; Sudan-type Grasses; etc.." Additional Forage "...Forage available for Stockpiling; Useable Cover Crops for Grazing; etc..."; etc. For more information see Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools; Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or Michigan NRCS SOILS GRAZING WORKSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Illinois NRCS & the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soils Grazing Calculators include: Forage Production Calculators "...Acreage; Fields; Yield; Slope Factor; etc..." Grazing System Calculators "...Animals; Dry Cows; Bulls; Heifers; Stockers; Dairy Cows; Ewes, Horses; Grazing Cycle; Soil; etc..."; etc. For more information see the Illinois NRCS Grassland Reserve Program; Illinois NRCS or the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide SWATH GRAZING CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Swath grazing "...is a management system in which late seeded annual crops are swathed in mid September and left for livestock to graze during the winter..." Swath Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...General Production Information; Swath Grazing Information; etc...." For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Grazing Calculators - U.S. State Specific GRAZING CALCULATOR - North Dakota State Land Department North Dakota Grazing Calculator "...will calculate the estimated days of grazing for the livestock that you might want to graze on selected tracts of school trust land..." For more information see the North Dakota State Land Department Grazing Calculators - Sheep Specific DEFERRED GRAZING CALCULATOR - Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, Australia Sheep Defered Grazing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Present FOO, Target FOO, Pasture Growth Rate..." For more information see Grazing Management of Sheep

FORAGE & SILAGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AUM (ANIMAL UNIT MONTHS) DEMAND AND SUPPLY (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Scroll Down to "AUM Demand and Supply". AUM Demand and Supply Calculator "...allows the user to estimate the amount of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) of forage required and tons of hay required for up to four different groups of livestock. The program estimates the forage required based on the weight of different types of animals (bulls, cows, calves, yearlings, horses, sheep and wildlife) and the length of time each type of animal gets its nutritional needs from grazing. This program does not account for the possible differences in range land production and animal needs. It only considers the needs of the various types of animals for the length of the grazing period desired..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics DRY FORAGE CALCULATOR - California Alfalfa Workgroup, University of California, Davis Dry Forage Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wet Forage Weight; Percent of Dry Matter; Find 90 or 30 Percent Dry Matter Equivalent..." For more information see California Alfalfa Workgroup FORAGE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS - John Deere, Deere & Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Forage Productivity Calculators include Forage: Feed Value Calculator; "...Calculate Feed Value ROI..." "...Calculate Milk Loss/Feed Cost ROI..." Forage: Productivity Calculator "...Calculate Productivity Loss..." Residue Calculator "...Calculate Tillage Residue..." Twine vs. CoverEdge Calculator (Wrapping Round Bales) "...Calculate Twine vs. CoverEdge..." For more information see Agriculture or John Deere FORAGE & SILAGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Forage Calculators include: "...Irrigated Alfalfa Calculaltor; Perennial Peanut Hay Budget Calculator; Winter Annual Forage Budget Calculator; Bahia Seed Establishment Calculator; Bahia Seed Breakeven Calculator; Bermuda Grass Calculator for Hay; Costal Bermuda Hay Calculator; Corn for Silage Calculator; Small Grain Silage Calculator; Wheat Calculator (Conventional); Wheat Calculator (Intensive Management); Hybrid Bermuda Calculators (Irrigated, Non-irrigated, etc.); etc..." For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics Storage Structures For Forage & Silage Calculators & Applets STORAGE STRUCTURES CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Wisconsin Team Forage, Fond du Lac County Agronomy, Cooperative Extension, University of Wisconsin VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Storage Structures Calculators include: "...Silage Pile Density Calculator; Floor Length to Achieve Bunker/Pile Silo Filling Layer Thickness Calculator; Silo Density Calculator; Storage Density Calculator; Comparing Round Bale Storage Costs Calculator; Facer Cost Analysis Calculator; etc..." For more information see Forage Resources; Wisconsin Team Forage; Fond du Lac County Agronomy or the Cooperative Extension CornPicker for Silage Calculators & Applets CORN PICKER - Author: M. Allen, Department of Animal Science; Hosted by the Michigan Dairy Review, Michigan State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. CornPicker for Silage "...is an Excel spreadsheet that calculates a partial budget for the effect of a change in corn hybrids for silage on farm profits by comparing one hybrid (Challenger) to another..." CornPicker for Silage Calculator INPUT Values include: Hybrid Inputs "...Plant Population; Seeds Per Acre; Seed cost, Dollars per Bag; Yield of Corn Forage; Tons of DM Per Acre (before ensiling); etc..." Corn Silage Intake, Tons DM Per Year "...Lactating; Dry; Corn silage (harvested) required for difference in milk yield; etc..."; etc. For more information see CornPicker Moisture Content of Forage Products Calculators & Applets FORAGE PRODUCTS (PURE TIMOTHY, MIXED HAY, OAT HAY, ALFALFA HAY, PURE ORCHARD HAY, ETC.): HOW TO MEASURE MOISTURE CONTENT USING THE MICROWAVE - CALCULATOR - Transfeeder, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Transfeeder, Inc. Forage Calculators - State Specific FORAGE CALCULATOR: PENNSYLVANIA - Forages, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, College of Agricultural Sciences, Pennsylvania State University Forage Calculator INPUT Values include: Pick County Name; Determine: Soil; Management Type "...Conservation; Dairy Cows; Beef; etc..." Drainage; pH value of Soil; etc..." For more information see Forages FORAGE SPECIES SELECTOR: NEW YORK - Forages, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University Forage Species Selection Tool "...is made up of several programs which access numerous databases to provide forage species suggestions for New York State..." Forage Calculators include: "...Hay or Silage Calculator; Pasture Calculator; Conservation Uses Calculator..." For more information see Forage Tools or Forages

HAY COST CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) ALFALFA HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Alfalfa Budget Calculators include: "...Alfalfa Hay, Conventional Establishment Calculator; Alfalfa Hay, No Till Establishment Calculator; Alfalfa Hay Calculator; Alfalfa Haylage, 50% Dry Matter Calculator..." For more information see Crop Budgets; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension AUM (ANIMAL UNIT MONTHS) DEMAND AND SUPPLY (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Scroll Down to "AUM Demand and Supply". AUM Demand and Supply Calculator "...allows the user to estimate the amount of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) of forage required and tons of hay required for up to four different groups of livestock. The program estimates the forage required based on the weight of different types of animals (bulls, cows, calves, yearlings, horses, sheep and wildlife) and the length of time each type of animal gets its nutritional needs from grazing. This program does not account for the possible differences in range land production and animal needs. It only considers the needs of the various types of animals for the length of the grazing period desired..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics FESCUE PASTURE AND HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Fescue Pasture and Hay Budget Calculators include: "...Fescue-Clover Pasture Conventional Establishment Calculator; Stockpiled Fescue Calculator; Stockpiled Fescue Pasture + Hay with 1.5 Ton Yield Calculator..." For more information see Crop Budgets; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension GRASS-CLOVER HAY BUDGET SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Grass-Clover Hay Budget Calculators include: "...Orchardgrass Red Clover, Conventional Establishment Calculator; Orchardgrass Red Clover, No Till Establishment Calculator; Orchardgrass Red Clover Hay Calculator; Timothy, Conventional Establishment Calculator; Timothy Hay Calculator..." For more information see Crop Budgets; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension HAY AMMONIATION CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY EXTENSIVE. Hay Ammoniation Calculator INPUT Values include "...Hay Costs; Plastic Costs; Anhydrous Ammonia Costs; Labor Costs; Tractor Costs; Miscellaneous Equipments Costs..." For more information see Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics HAY COST ANALYZER - HAY PURCHASE EVALUATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: T. McCorrel, Agriculture & Natural Resources, WVU Extension Service, West Virginia University VERY EXTENSIVE. Hay Cost Analyzer & Hay Purchase Evaluation Calculator INPUT Values include: Per Bale Comparison; Tansportation Analysis; Handling Expenses; Feed-Evaluation Factors for Feedstuffs and Forages "...Barley; Beet Pulp; Brewer's Grain; Canola; Citrus Pulp; Ear Corn; Corn Distillers; Cottonseed; Feather Meal; Oats; Peanut Meal; Soybeans; etc..." Ration Analyzer; etc..." For more information see Spreadsheet Templates; Farm/Risk Management or Agriculture & Natural Resources or the WVU Extension Service HAY COST CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - K.C. Olson, Beef Nutrition, Missouri Commercial Agriculture Beef Focus Team, Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program, University of Missouri VERY EXTENSIVE. Hay Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Inputs "...Hay Production; Bale Weight; etc..." Fixed Costs; Variable Costs "...Fertilizer; Irrigation; Hericide; Insecticide; Mowing; Raking; Baling; Hauling; Storage; etc..." Competing Energy Sources "...Home Raised Hay; Whole Shelled Corn; Soybean Hulls; etc..." Competing Protein Sources "...Alfalfa; Wheat Middlings; Corn Gluten Feed; etc..." For more information see Spreadsheets; Missouri Feeder Calf Marketing Guide; Missouri Commercial Agriculture Beef Focus Team or the Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program HAY COSTS ON COW CALF PROFITABILITY (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Hay Costs on Cow Calf Profitiablity Calculator "...allows users to enter average information about the revenue and expenses related to a cow calf enterprise. The user can then examine the impact on profitability of substituting hay purchases for a loss in AUMs of grazing..." Hay Costs on Cow Calf Profitiablity Calculator INPUT Values include: Revenue "...Calf Crop or Weaning Percentage Based on Exposed Females; Price Per Cwt. - All Calves, Replacement rate - cull rate on mother cows; etc..." Expenses "...Raised and Purchased Feed Costs Per Cow; Grazing Costs Per Cow: Tons of Hay Per Cow - Average Ton for each Cow in Herd; etc...." For more information see Livestock Production, Finance, & Economics; Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics HAYING SYSTEM ENTERPRISE BUDGETING (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Scroll Down to "Haying System Enterprise Budgeting" Spreadsheet "...allows the user to estimate the operating and ownership costs of a specific type of haying systems. The user must enter machinery and equipment information for various types of systems, round bale, small square bale, large square bale, or some combination of these systems they use to put up hay. The user must specify the type of machinery and equipment used for cutting, raking, baling and hauling and stacking. The program estimates the machinery costs for..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics

PASTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) RANGE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) ANNUAL PASTURE & HAY BUDGETS SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Annual Pasture and Hay Budget Calculators include "...Pearl Millet for Summer Grazing Calculator (No-till Establishment); Sorghum-Sudangrass for Hay Calculator (No-till Establishment)..." For more information see Crop Budgets; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension ESTIMATED COST OF WINTER PASTURE SYSTEMS - G. Clary, Rural Business Central, Texas Extension Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University VERY EXTENSIVE. Cost of Winter Pasture Systems Calculators include: Estimated Cost PER ACRE of Winter Pasture Systems Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Type of Grass; Custom planting; Fertilizers; Insecticide; Machinery & Equipment; etc..." Estimated Cost PER COW Cow Of Winter Pasture Systems Calculator INPUT Values include: "...System; Acres; Cows; Days in Pasture; etc..." For more information see Extension Agriculutral Economics; Rural Business Central or Texas Extension Agricultural Economics RANGE AND PASTURE CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Range and Pasture Calculators include: "...Ranch Budget Calculator; Fence Design and Cost Calculator; Cost Estimate of Barbed Wire Fence or Electric Fence Calculator; Grazing Economics Anaysis Calculator; Grazing Economic Analysis Calculator; Pasture Fertilization Calculator; Pasture Planting Cost Estimate Calculator; Break-Even Forage Yield & AUM Value Calculator; Range Planting Cost Estimate Calculator; Seed Mix and Cost Calculator Calculator; Water Development Costs on Grazed Lands Calculator; Waste Application Calendar and Calculator; etc..." For more information see Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) RANGE SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - J. Sprinkle, Gila County Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Range Calculators include: Many Pasture AUM Planner Calculator "...tracks grazing by Animal Unit Months and grazing class for pastures on the ranch..." Range Monitoring Calculator. For more information see Animal Sciences: Ranching in North Central Arizona; Arizona Cooperative Extension: Gila County or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences THE WEALTHY RANCHER CALCULATOR: PASTURE/COW RETURNS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. The Wealthy Rancher Calculator is "...designed to help graziers control their money flow where to go rather than trying to figure out where it went. Each operation is unique, as each grazier is unique... The Wealthy Rancher Calculators include: Pasture/Yearling Calculator INPUT Values include: Assumptions "...Stocking Rate; Grazing Period; Land Rent; Livestock-purchase Weight; Livestock-purchase Price; Livestock-selling Price; Pasture Establishment Cost; Custom Graze Rate; Fertilizer Cost; etc..." Revenue "...Grazing; Livestock sales; Livestock purchases; etc..." Expenses "...Taxes; Fence/Corral Repair Costs; Water Maintenance Costs; Pasture Costs; Labor Costs; Veterinary & Medicine Costs; Trucking Costs; etc..."; etc. Pasture/Cow-Calf Calculator INPUT Values include: Assumptions "...Number of Cows; Number of Pastsure Acres; Pasture Establishment Cost; Fertilizer Cost; Grazing Period; Fall Grazing/Feed Period; Winter Feeding Period; Average Calf Selling Price; Cull Cow Selling Price; etc..." Revenue; Expenses; etc. Pasture Calculator (Animal); Pasture Calculator (Old Perenial); Pasture Calculator (Low Input). For more information see Community Pastures; Health Soils or Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration (PFRA) PASTURE FENCING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FENCING COST CALCULATOR: WOVEN & BARBED WIRE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts; Spacers; Woven Wire; Barbed Wire; Staples; etc..." Labor Costs "...Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Spacers Labor Costs; Woven Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs; Barbed Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs..." etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCING COST CALCULATOR: HIGH TENSILE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Number of Wires of High Tensile Wire; Number of End or Corner Post Insulators per Corner Assembly & Per End Assembly; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts: Line, Brace & Corner; Spacers or Battens; High Tensile Wire; Wire Strainers; Insulators; etc..." Labor Costs Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Labor Costs; Spacers Labor Costs; High Tensile Wire Unwind, Stretch & Fasten Labor Costs; etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCE DESIGN & COSTS SPREADSHEETS: POWER FENCES & BARBED WIRE FENCES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Hughes, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY EXTENSIVE. Power & Barbed Wire Fence Design and Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Power Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Distance from Energizer to Fence; Number of Corner Systems, H Brace Systems, Gate Systems, Wire Gaps, Floodgates, etc..." List of Materials "...Wire; Posts; Ground Rods & Clamps; Lightening Arrestor; Energizer; Insulated Cable; Gates; Flood Gate Controller; etc..." Estimated Costs of Materials; etc. Barbed Wire Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Number of Corners; In-Line H Brace Systems; Gates..." List of Materials "...Wire, Posts; Other Materials; etc..." etc. For more information see Range and Pasture Spreadsheets; Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) FENCE POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS - Wheatland Tube Company, a division of John Maneely Company, The Carlyle Group VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Fence Post Wind Load Calculators for Fences include: Chain Length Fence Post Wind Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Mesh Size or Solid Panel; Fabric Wire Guage; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." Metal Panel Wind Fence Post Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Description; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." For more information see Wheatland Tube Company

PHOSPHORUS INDEX CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) THE IOWA PHOSPHORUS INDEX CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Iowa NRCS and the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. The Iowa Phosphorus Index Calculator "...reflects conditions that predominate under grain-crop production systems, considers source factors in a multiplicative manner within three main transport mechanisms, and approximates loads of P likely to enter and become available to aquatic ecosystems. The Iowa P Index was developed in 2001, and was modified in 2004 to include support for an additional soil P test and to use the latest revision of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2). An erosional component considers sheet and rill erosion from RUSLE2, P enrichment, total soil P, filter strip..." For more information see Iowa Engineering Index; Iowa Engineering Index; Iowa NRCS Technical Resources; Iowa NRCS or the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide WATER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WATER REQUIREMENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DUGOUTS, LAGOONS, BINS & TANKS CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR IRRIGATION MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. SEE AGRICULTURE: IRRIGATION AND WATERING SYSTEMS AVERAGE DAILY AND ANNUAL WATER REQUIREMENTS - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...The average daily and annual water requirement numbers can be used for estimating the amount of water used on a farm..." Livestock, Pasture, Houshold, etc. Average Daily and Annual Water Requirements Calculators include: Beef "...Feeders; Cows with Calves; Dry Cow; Calves..." Poultry "...Broilersv Roasters/Pulletsv Layersv Breeders; Turkey Growers & Heavies..." Swine "...Farrow-Finish; Farrow-Late Wean; Farrow-Early Wean; Feeder; Weaner..." Sheep & Goats "...Ewes/Does; Milking Ewes/Does..." Dairy "...Milking Cow; Dry Cows & Replacement; Calves..." Diversified Livestock "...Horses; Bisons; Mules; Elk; Donkeys; Deer; Llamas; Alpacas; Ostriches; etc..." Pasture, Gardens, Greenhouses, etc. Irrigation For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development LIVESTOCK WATERING ABOVE GROUND SYSTEM SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Michigan NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA VERY EXTENSIVE. Livestock Watering Above Ground System Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Current Water Source (Pond, Stream, Well, etc.); What Size Pipe is currently delivering Water to Tank; Number of Animals in Herd or Flock; Daily Water Requirement Per Animal; Tank Refill Time; Distance to Water Source; etc..." For more information see Pasture and Grazing Technical Tools; Michigan NRCS Technical Resources or Michigan NRCS PASTURE WATER: RESERVOIR OR TANK THAT FEEDS A GRAVITY LINE - J. R. Bicudo & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY EXTENSIVE. Pasture Water Calculator "...Allows calculation of pipe diameter and water pressure on up to four water points fed by gravity..." Pasture Water Calculator INPUT Values include "...Number of Cattle; Water Intake (Gallons per Animal per Day); Drinking time (Minutes per Day); Pipe diameter; Friction factor; etc..." For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) PASTURE WATER: WATER LINE CONNECTED TO CITY WATER - J. R. Bicudo & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY EXTENSIVE. Pastue Water Calculator "...Allows calculation of pipe diameter and water pressure on up to four water points fed by city water..." Pasture Water Calculator INPUT Values include "...Number of Cattle; Water Intake (Gallons per Animal per Day); Drinking time (Minutes per Day); Pipe diameter; Friction factor; Pressure at City Water Line..." For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) VOLUME CALCULATORS (DUGOUTS, LAGOONS, BINS & TANKS) - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Area & Volume Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Some examples from over "8" Volume Calculators include Round Bin Volume Calculator Round Bin Volume Calculator INPUT Values include: Diameter; Height of Grain; Test Weight of Grain; Crop "...Wheat; Pea; Canoloa; Mustard; Barley; Lentil; Oats; Corn; Soybeans..." Dugout Volume Calculator - Lagoon Volume Calculator Dugout Volume Calculator - Lagoon Volume Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Length; Width; Depth; Water Depth; End Slope; Side Slope..."

Barns, Corrals, Farrowing Buildings, Loading Chutes, Milkrooms, Stockyards, etc. BUILDING & EQUIPMENT PLANS & DESIGN BUILDING & EQUIPMENT PLANS - J.R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY VERY.....EXTENSIVE. Ranch Building & Equipment Plans include: BEEF Building and Equipment Plans "...Feeding Barns; Corral Layouts; Corral with Curved Chute; Cattle Working Chute; Loading Chutes; Loading Ramp and Six-Way Sorting Trap; Breeding Chute for Beef Cattle; Calf Creep Feeder; etc..." DAIRY Building and Equipment Plans "...Milkrooms; Freestall Barns; Calf Barns; Maternity Barn for Dairy Cows; Fan Ventilation Systems for Animal Facilities; Dairy Manure Storage Facility; etc..." FEED Building and Equipment Plans "...Storage; Feeding; Equipment; Hay Storage & Feeding Barn; Cattle Feeding Rack for Hay and Silage; Cattle Feeding Shelter; etc..." HORSE Building and Equipment Plans "...Barns; Riding Horse Barn; Horse Barn and Arena; Riding Horse Barn - 4 Stallsv etc..." HORTICULURE Building and Equipment Plans "...Greenhouses; Roadside Stands; etc..." MISC. STRUCTURES Building and Equipment Plans Farm Gates; Rabbit Hutches; Smoke Housesv Dog Houses; etc..." POLE BUILDINGS Building and Equipment Plans "...Pole Barn; Machinery Sheds; etc..." SWINE Building and Equipment Plans "...Farrowing Buildings; Nursery Buildings; Gestation & Breeding Buildings; Circular Loading Pen for Swine; etc..." TOBACCO Building and Equipment Plans "...Burley/Dark Air Cured Barns; Forced Air Burley Barns; Dark Fired Barns; Portable Curing Frames; Hauling Wagons; etc..." For more information see Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) DESIGN OF STOCKYARDS, LAIRAGES, CORRALS, RACES, CHUTES AND LOADING RAMP - T. Grandin Multimedia Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races Teaching Modules & Plans (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races Teaching Modules include: Drawings for Cattle Ranches "...Basic Cattle Layout; Basic Forcing Pen; Economy Corral Layout; Ranch Soring Pens; Feedlot Handling; Curved Corral System; etc..." Slaughter Plant Facilities for Cattle and Pigs; Computer Aided Drawings of Cattle Corral Designs; Non Slip Flooring for Livestock Handling; Directions for laying out Curved Cattle Handling Facilities; etc. For more information see Temple Grandin's Web Page Other examples of Livestock Behaviour & Design of Facilities Teaching Modules include: Behaviour of Cattle, Pigs, Buffalo and Antelope During Handling and Transport Restraint of Livestock Genetics GENETICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POPULATION GENETICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POPULATION ECOLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POPULATION DYNAMICS MODELS (JAVA APPLET) - Kim van der Linde, Animal Ecology, Department of Biology, Leiden University, The Netherlands VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & Swedish/Svenska. Population Dynamics Model Calculators include: "...Verhulst Model Calculator; Lotka-Volterra Model Calculator; Nicholson-Bailey Model Calculator; ITER Model Calculator; etc..." For more information see Kim van der Linde's Home Page or the Department of Biology POPULATION GENETICS - K. Christensen, Department of Animal and Veterinary Basic Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Multimedia Population Genetics Course & Calculators (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Population Genetics "...efforts have been made to adjust the notes for students with a biological background, and at the same time supply a minimal set of formulas to describe the relationship between practical observations and genetic theory. In addition to the description of traits with simple Mendelian inheritance, the description of the genetics for traits (diseases) with multifactoriel aetiology has also been emphasized, here the application of correct breeding plans make it possible to significantly lower the frequency of the disease..." Examples of Population Genetics Course Chapters include: "...Introduction, quantitative versus qualitative (Mendelian) genetics; Hardy-Weinberg law for gene frequency stability in large populations; Deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium; Relationship and inbreeding; Test of simple genetic hypotheses, experimental or field data; Definition of quantitative traits, breeding values and heritability; Estimation of breeding values; Inbreeding, crossing and bred structure; etc..." For more information see Knud Christensen's Department Home Page or the Department of Basic Animal and Veterinary Sciences or the Faculty of Life Sciences Some examples from over "12" Population Genetics Calculators include Chapter 14: Genetic Calculators, Applets and other Programs Linkage, 3-point Analyses from Test Cross Change in Gene- and Genotype Frequencies, and effect of Population Size Calculation of Corrected Segregation Ratio according to Singles Method POPULATION GENETICS - K. Holsinger, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Kent Holsinger's Home Page or the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Some examples from over "11" Population Genetics Calculator include EM Algorithm for ABO Frequencies Calculator EM Algorithm for ABO Frequencies Calculator "...Illustrates the EM algorithm for estimating allele frequencies in the ABO blood system. Users may select from a variety of sample configurations (including random allocation of phenotypes with three different sample sizes) and several different starting guesses (including random frequencies)..." Natural Selection Calculator Natural Selection Calculator "...illustrates how allele frequencies change over time in response to natural selection on diploid genotypes. Users may select from five different fitnesses (0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2) for each of the three genotypes. The number of generations is fixed at 100. Results from up to eight different iterations are..." Genetic Drift and Mutation Calculator Genetic Drift and Mutation Calculator "...illustrates the interaction between mutation and genetic drift. Users may select from three different population sizes (25, 100, 250) and several different mutation rates (none, 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01). 32 populations are simulated simultaneously and the results are displayed as a frequency histogram..." POPULATION GROWTH (JAVA APPLET) - G. Booth VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Population Growth Calculator "...provides 2 plots to help compare the different basic population growth models of ecology..." For more information see Ecology Simulations; CourseWare Simulations or Ginger Booth's Home Page Animal Health ANIMAL HEALTH COURSES, TEACHING MODULES & DATABASES FOR ALPACA, AMPHIBIANS, BATS, BIRDS, BISON, BOAR, CAT, CATTLE, CROCODILE, DAIRY CATTLE, DOG, DONKEY, FERRET, GOAT, HORSE, MULE, LIONS, LLAMA, POULTRY, PRIMATES, REPITLES, RODENTS, SHEEP, SWINE, TIGERS, ETC. CLINICAL MEDICINE CASES, COURSES & DATABASES (CARDIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, SURGERY, ETC.), VACCINATION, DRUGS/PHARMACOLOGY, ANIMAL DISEASES & VIRUSES, RANCH MANGEMENT, ETC. SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER: CLINICAL MEDICINE FOR ALPACA, AMPHIBIANS, BATS, BIRDS, BISON, BOAR, CAT, CATTLE, CROCODILE, DAIRY CATTLE, DOG, DONKEY, FERRET, GOAT, HORSE, MULE, LIONS, LLAMA, POULTRY, PRIMATES, REPITLES, RODENTS, SHEEP, SWINE, TIGERS, ETC. BREEDS & MARKET CLASSES, ANATOMY, CLINICAL EXAMINATION & CLINICAL MEDICINE, BODY SCORING, BRAIN ATLASES, PRODUCTION, CARE & HANDLING, ETC. SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER: ANIMAL SCIENCE ANIMAL HEALTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ANIMAL STRESS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE/WIND STRESS CALCULATOR - Authors: D. Griffin and S. Brogden, Hastings College & Hosted by the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC), University of Nebraska Animal Stress Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Temperature; Relative Humidity; Dew Point Temperature; Wind Speed..." Animal Stress Calculator output values include: "...Heat Index; Temp Humidity Index; Temperature Wind Chill..." For more information see Heat, Drought and Early Weaning or the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC) ANIMAL HEALTH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS DISEASE PREVALENCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POOLED PREVALENCE CALCULATORS: ESTIMATING DISEASE PREVALENCE THROUGH STRUCTURE SURVEYS - AusVet Animal Health Services, Australia, Tasmania & France and funded by the: Australian Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre for Emerging Infectious Disease, Brisbane, Australia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pooled Prevalence Calculators "...are particularly designed for estimating prevalence where samples are tested individually or in groups (pools) or where one or more tests are used with imperfect sensitivity and/or specificity..." For more information see AusVet Animal Health Services Some examples from over "16" Animal Pooled Prevalence Calculators include Pooled prevalence for fixed pool size and tests with known sensitivity and specificity Sample size calculation for fixed pool size and perfect tests Demonstration of freedom using pooled testing with tests with known sensitivity and fixed pool size Estimation of alpha and beta Parameters for Prior Beta distributions Manure Odor MANURE ODOR CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ODOR SETBACK PROGRAM - INTERACTIVE SETBACK MODEL (SWINE/PIG) - Director: A.J. Heber, Purdue Agricultural Air Quality Laboratory (PAAQL), Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Puedue University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Odor Setback Program "...considers facility size, orientation and shape, wind frequency, land use, topography, building design and management, manure handling characteristics, and odor abatement effectiveness..." For more information see Setback Model Overview; Albert J. Heber's Home Page; Purdue Agricultural Air Quality Laboratory (PAAQL); Department of Agriculture & Biological Engineering or the College of Engineering

Beef, Cattle, Cow

Breeding Pregnancy, Fetal Age, Herd Management Calendar, Estrus Birth Weight, Weaning/Calving ~ Cattle Age for AHIR Measurements Costs, Budget, Economics, Price, Profits ~ Health/Medication Culling, Replacement Beef Paddock Stocking Rate ~ Feedlot ~ Fencing ~ Frame Score Handling Facilities ~ Nutrition, Feed ~ Pasture Water ~ Transport Costs Yield Grading, Carcass Yields, Beef Quality, Rendering Yields Beef Cattle Courses & Database (Breeds, Anatomy, Physical Examination, Production, etc.)

Beef, Cattle, Cow BEEF, CATTLE, COW RELATED CENTERS FOR BEEF, CATTLE, COW GENETICS, CLINICAL MEDICINE (CARDIOLOGY, PATHOLOGY, SURGERY, ETC., ETC.), DRUGS/PHARMACOLOGY, ANIMAL DISEASES & VIRUSES, ANIMAL SCIENCE, RANCH MANGEMENT ETC. SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER FOR BEEF, CATTLE, COW BREEDS & MARKET CLASSES, ANATOMY, CLINICAL EXAMINATION & CLINICAL MEDICINE, BODY SCORING, BRAIN ATLASES, PRODUCTION, CARE & HANDLING ETC. SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER: ANIMAL SCIENCE - BEEF, CATTLE, COW BEEF BREEDING DATABASES, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), CALCULATORS CATTLE BREEDING DATABASES, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), CALCULATORS FOR SPECIFIC CATTLE/BEEF BREED DATABASES SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER: CATTLE/BEEF BEEF AI SIRE ANALYZER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Farm Management Resources, School of Economic Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Beef AI Sire Analyzer Calculator INPUT Values include Herd Management Options & Statistics "...Expected First Service Conception Rate Percentage; Expected Cow Mortality Rate Percentage per Year; Expected Calf Death Loss Percentage; Expected Mortality, Weaning to Yearling Percentage; Average Weaned Calf Age When Sold; Average Yearling Age When Sold; etc..." Market Prices & Production Costs "...Expected Weaned Calf Selling Price; Expected Feed Cost to Weaning; Real Interest Rate; Expected Yearling Selling Price; etc..." For more information see Beef, Sheep, and Horses; Farm Management Resources Site Map; Farm Management Resources or the School of Economic Sciences BEEF PREGNANCY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CATTLE BREEDING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CATTLE PREGNANCY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) BOVINE FETAL CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) BEEF GESTATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) BEEF HERD MANAGEMENT CALENDAR: FOR LATE MARCH CALVING COWS - Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Mebraska Beef Herd Management Calendar "...is a management tool for producers to help them in scheduling practices pertaining to the cow herd over a 12 month period. The calendar is based on a late March calving beef herd. The calendar addresses three categories: General Management Practices Feeding Management Herd Health. ..." For more information see Learning Modules or Beef Cattle Production CONTROLLED BREEDING SEASON CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Controlled Breeding Season Calculators include: Cow Herd Calculator (No Replacements) INPUT Values include: 1st Calf Crop "...Date to take Bull Out; Date to Pregnancy Check; Date to put Bull In; Date to put Bull Out; Date to Precnancy Check..." 2nd Calf Crop; 3rd Calf Crop; Gestation Period; etc. Cow Herd Calculator (PLUS Replacement Heifers) INPUT Values include: 1st Calf Crop "...Date to put Bulls with Cow Herd; Date to put Bulls with Replacement Heifers; Date to pull Bulls from Replacement Heifers; Date to pull Bulls from Cow Herd; Date to Pregnancy check..." 2nd Calf Crop; 3rd Calf Crop; Gestation Period; etc..." For more information see Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics Bovine Fetal Age Calculators BOVINE CROWN-RUMP LENGTH OR FETAL AGE CALCULATOR - J.J. Parrish, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin Bovine Crown-Rump Length or Fetal Age Calculator "...results valid for days 28 - 260 of gestation..." For more information see Animal Science 434 Lab Exercises; Animal Science/Dairy Science 434: Reproductive Physiology; Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program; John J. Parrish's Home Page; Department of Animal Sciences or the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Cattle Pregnancy Calculators, Cattle Gestation Calculators CALVING DATE CALCULATOR - American Highland Cattle Association "...Calving Date Calculator - Gestation period based on 283 days..." For more information see American Highland Cattle Association GESTATION CALCULATOR - NZ Hereford Association, New Zealand "...Gestation Calculator - Gestation period based on 283 days..." For more information see the NZ Hereford Association GESTATION CALCULATOR - American Angus Association "...Gestation Calculator - Gestation period based on 283 days..." For more information see the American Angus Association BEEF BIRTH WEIGHT CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CATTLE WEANING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CALVING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) 205 DAY WEIGHT CALCULATOR - The Tayolor Family, J & S Herefords, Thorsby, Alberta, Canada 205 Day Weight Calculator INPUT Values include "...Birth Weight; Weaning Weight; Weaning Age; Dam Ages..." For more information see Library or J & S Herefords 205 DAY WEIGHT CALCULATOR - Buelingo Beef Cattle Society "...These are the values specified for BueLingo cattle as well as most other breeds..." 205 Day Weight Calculator INPUT Values include "...Sex; Measuring System; Born On; Birth Weight; Measured On; Measured Weight; Age of Dam at Weaning..." For more information see Buelingo Beef Cattle Measurments or the Buelingo Beef Cattle Society CALVING HISTOGRAM CALCULATOR - Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA), North Sydney, NSW, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. Calving Histogram Calculator "...has been developed to help you measure the performance of your herd management for calving..." Calving Histogram Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of Cows; Gestation Period; Date of Conception..." For more information see Animal Production or Meat & Livestock Australia Limited (MLA) HEAT, DROUGHT & EARLY WEANING (A DROUGHT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY) (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC), University of Nebraska VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC) Examples of Heat, Drought and Early Weaning Calculators include Preconditioning Value Calculator - Authors: D. Lalman & D. Gill Preconditioning Value Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Ranch weaning weight; Shrink to pay weight; Days of preconditioning; Cattle interest rate; Vaccines Costs; Antibiotics, Medicines Costs; Dollar per Animal for Deworming; Dollar per Animal for Fly, Tick, Lice Control, etc.; Death Loss; Equipment Costs; Labor Costs; Marketing Costs; etc..." Ration Calculator Programmed Feeding for Calves Calculator - Authors: D. Gill, D. Lalman & B. Hicks Stocker Planner Calculator - Authors: D. Gill & D. Lalman UGA 90-DAY CALVING SEASON CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY EXTESIVE. 90 Day Calving Season Calculator INPUT Values include: 1st Year Breeding Start Breeding Date; Date to put bulls with Replacement Heifers; Date to pull from Replacement Heifers; Take Bull out of Cow Herd; Pregnancy Check; Calving "...180-day Calving Season Begins; 180-day Calving Season Ends; Replacement Heifers Begin Calving; Replacement Hheifers End Calving..." 2nd Year Breeding; Start Breeding Date; Date to put bulls with Replacement Heifers; Date to pull from Replacement Heifers; Take Bull out of Cow Herd; Pregnancy Check; Calving "...135-day Calving Season Begins; 135-day Calving Season Ends; Replacement Heifers Begin Calving; Replacement Heifers End Calving..." 3nd Year Breeding Start Breeding Date; Date to put bulls with Replacement Heifers; Date to pull from Replacement Heifers; Take Bull out of Cow Herd; Pregnancy Check; Calving "...90-day Calving Season Begins; 90-day Calving Season Ends; Replacement Heifers Begin Calving; Replacement Heifers End Dalving..." For more information see Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics BEEF AGE CALCULATORS FOR AHIR MEASUREMENTS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS AGE IN DAYS CALCULATOR - American Angus Association Age In Days Calculator INPUT Values include "...Birth Date; Enter either "Age in Days" or "Specific Date"..." For more information see American Angus Association

BEEF CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CATTLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) BEEF COST, PRICE, PROFITS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) COWCALF COST, PRICE, PROFITS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FINISHING BUDGET CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) PRODUCTION, FINANCE, ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) STOCKER STEER BUDGETS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) VEAL BUDGET CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) BEEF CATTLE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - AgManager, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Beef Cattle Calculators include: "...Factors Influencing the Selling Prices of Purebred Angus Bulls Calculator; Estimating the Costs of Managed Haying or Grazing of CRP Calculator; Determining Cattle Grazing Rental Arrangements Calculator; Estimating Costs of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) Systems Calculator; Breakeven Selling and Purchase Prices for Cattle Calculator; Estimating Relationship Between Feeder Cattle Weight and Prices Calculator; Developing Equitable Arrangements for Leasing Beef Cows Calculator; etc..." For more information see Livestock & Meat: Production Economics & IRM; Livestock: Budgets, Production & IRM; Livestock; AgManager or the Department of Agricultural Economics BEEF BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Beef Budget Calculators include: Cow Calf Budget Calculators include "...Beef Cows Calving in Fall on Fescue Pasture Calculator; Beef Cows Calving in Fall on Hay Ration Calculator; Beef Cows Calving in Spring on Silage Ration Calculator; etc..." Stocker Steer Budget Calculators include "...Stocker Steers - Fall to Fall on Hay Ration Calculator; Light Stocker Steers - Fall to Spring on Hay Ration Calculator; Stocker Steers - Spring to Fall Calculator; etc..." Stocker and Replacement Heifer Budget Calculators include: "...Replacement Beef Heifers Calculator; etc..." Finishing Budget Calculators include: "...Finishing Beef Steers Calculator; Finishing Beef Heifers Calculator; etc..." For more information see Beef; Livestock, Poultry & Dairy; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension BEEF CATTLE ECONOMICS CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - G. Clary, Rural Business Central, Texas Extension Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Beef Cattle Calculators include: "...Backgrounding Decision Aid Calculator; Pasture to Packer Economic Assessment Calculator; Estimated Cost Of Winter Pasture Systems Calculator; Cow-Calf Production Calculator; Stocker Production Calculator; Winter Pasture Interactive Web Budget Calculator. Also includes: Beef Cattle Cow/Calf Record Keeping Data Base; Beef Cattle Articles; etc..." For more information see Rural Business Central or Texas Extension Agricultural Economics Some examples of Beef Cattle Economics Calculators include Cow-Calf Production Calculator Cow-Calf Production Calculator INPUT Values include System Assumptions "...Exposed Cows; Cow Replacement Rate Percentage; Cow Death Loss Percentage; Pregnancy Loss Percentage; Calving Loss Percentage; Calf Feath Loss Percentage; Heifers Tetained Percentage; Cow Purchase Cost; Cow Raise Cost; Steer Calf Price; etc..." Revenue "...Steer Calf Sales; Heifer Calf Sales; Cull Cow Sales; Cull Bull Sales; etc..." Expenses "...Summer & Winter Pasture Costs; Supplemental Feed Cost per Cow; Salt & Mineral Costs per Cow; Marketing Costs; Overhead per Cow; Veterinary Costs per Cow; Medicine Costs per Cow; Cow Ownership Interest; Interest on Operating Funds; etc..." Stocker Production Calculator Stocker Production Calculator INPUT Values include System Assumptions "...Purchase Date; Sale Date; Average In-weight; Net Purchase Price; Average Daily Gain; Stocker Death Loss; Net Selling Price; Livestock Interest Rate; Pencil Shrink Percentage at Time of Sale; In Pay-weight; Length of Grazing Period; etc..." Revenue "...Stocker sales; Cull sales; etc..." Expenses "...Stockers Costs; Winter & Summer Pasture Costs; Cost of Gain-winter; Cost of Gain-summer; Medicine Costs Supplemental Protein Costs; Hay Costs; Veterinary Costs; Salt & Minerals Cost per Head; Marketing Costs; Labor, Contract Labor & Management Costs; ect..." BEEF CATTLE: LIVESTOCK BUDGETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Economics, South Dakota State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Beef Cattle Livestock Budgets Calculators include: "...Beef Cow Unit Calculator; Beef Cow Unit, Creep Fed Calf sold, October Calculator; Raising Beef Replacement Heifers, Calve as 2 year olds Calculator; Wintering Steer Calves Calculator; Wintering Heifer Calves Calculator; Backgrounding Steer Calves Calculator; Backgrounding Heifer Calves Calculator; Full Fed Steer Calf, High Energy Calculator; Full Fed Heifer Calf Calculator; Finishing Yearling Steer Calculator; Finishing Heavy Steers Calculator; Finishing Yearling Heifers Calculator; etc..." For more information see Management Tools and Links or the Department of Economics BEEF/SHEEP BUDGET PLANNER - CALCULATOR - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) VERY EXTENSIVE. Beef Budget Planner Calculator "...provides an annualised budget estimate along with various ratios aimed at assisting you with your business..." Beef Budget Planner Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number to be sold, Average live weight when sold & Live weight Price of: Bulls and Bullocks, Steers, Cows, Heifers, Weaners & Calves Finance; Effective grazing area; Annual farm working expenses; etc..." For more information see Farm Budget Planners; Agribusiness Solutions; Rural Banking or ANZ BEEF CALCULATORS - Rural NI Portal, Department and Rural Development (DARD), U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Beef Calculators include "...Suckler Cow and Beef Margins Calculator; Suckler Cows to Weaning Calves Calculator; Silage in Store Volume Calculator; Beef Budget Calculator; Relative Feeding Values Calculator; Maximising Cattle Profit Calculator..." For more information see Agriculture Business Tools or the Rural NI Portal - Department and Rural Development (DARD) BREAKEVEN CALCULATOR & CLOSEOUT ANALYZER CALCULATOR - CalfWEB, Extension Service, North Dakota State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...To calculate the potential profitability of feeding cattle, the "Breakeven Calculator" is used before calves are placed on feed. The "Closeout Analyzer" is then used to calculate profitability after the cattle are sold..." Beef Breakeven Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Cattle type; Sex; Purchase date; Average in-weight; Purchase cost per pound; Projected sale weight; Projected average daily gain; Daily yardage cost per head; Percent death loss; Veterinary and Medicine expenses; etc..." Beef Closeout Analyzer Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Cattle type; Sex; Purchase date; Purchase cost per pound; Average sale date, sale weight & sale price; Ration cost per pen; Pounds of feed fed per pen; Dry matter content of ration; Trucking expenses; etc..." For more information see CalfWEB or Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software (CHAPS) BULL PROFIT CALCULATOR - D. Meares & R. McKenzie, Agri-Fax, North Canterbury, New Zealand VERY EXTENSIVE. "...To calculate a theoretical future NZ farmgate price for bull beef, just put in your expected US beef price, the US exchange rate, and select a seasonal premium..." Bull Profit Calculator INPUT Values include: Presumed LW Gain "...Summer, Autumn, etc..." Financial Summary "...Purchase Value; Dressing Percentage Adjust; Dressing Percentage; Carcass Weight; etc...." Weight Gain Summary; Costs; Profits; etc. For more information see Agri-Fax Calculators and Predictors or Agri-Fax CALF REARING PROFIT CALCULATOR - Agri-Fax, North Canterbury, New Zealand VERY EXTENSIVE. Calf Rearing Prifit Calculator INPUT Values include: Costs of Rearing "...Powder Milk; Whole Mild Meal; Animal Health; Tags; Bedding; etc..." Production Costs "...Start Weight; Average Growth per Day; etc..." Financial Costs; Breakeven Costs; etc. For more information see Agri-Fax Calculators and Predictors or Agri-Fax COW/CALF OPERATION BUDGET CALCULATOR - Author: S.F. Gale and hosted by the Circle J Ranches Ltd., Cochrane, Alberta, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Cow/Calf Operation Budget Calculator allows "...you can determine your cow/calf operation's approximate projected income and expenses..." Cow/Calf Operation Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Cost to Purchase Bred Cows; Revenue From Culled Cows; Revenue From Sold Calve; Cost of Feed for Six Months; Cost of Supplements; Veterinary and Medicine Costs; Death Rate; Cull Rate; Desired Cows Year 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; 5-Year Cow/Calf Inventory Analysis; 5-Year Cow/Calf Cash Flow Analysis..." For more information see Stephen F. Gale's Home Page COWCALF: INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS (JAVA APPLET) - J.C. McKissick, Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Beef CowCalf Budget Calculators include: Beef CowCalf Main Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Number of Brood Cows; Percent Calf Crop; Cow Culling Percentage; Number of Replacement Heifers; Number of Calves Sold; Steer Weaning Weight; Heifer Weaning Weight; Sell Price of Steers & Heifers, Variable Costs "...Pastures Costs; Hay Production Costs; Protein Supplement Costs; Salt & Minerals Costs; Veterinary Costs; Medicine Costs; Labor Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Direct Fixed Costs; Overhead Costs; Management Costs; etc..." Expected Break-Even Costs;..." Bermuda Pasture Costs per Acre Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fertilizer Costs; Lime Costs; Mowing Costs; etc...."