Ration formulation - PC-Horse - the complete horse nutrition programme

Ration formulation

When you have provided information about the stable and the horse, you are ready to formulate a ration.

1. Select feed list and feeds for the horse

Click the tab Feeds and feeding of the horse which will take you to the lower level tab Select feed.
The first thing you will do is to select the feedlist where you will find your feeds.
Select feeds from stables own feed list The preselected feedlist belongs to the stable where the horse is defined. Available feed types, brands and feeds are shown in the rigthhand window.

You select in an ordinary windows manner: Open the treeview by clicking on the feed types and brands - and doubleclick on the feeds you want to incude in the diet. Selected feeds will move to the window on the left side of the screen labelled "Selected feeds". Selected feeds will in the treeview show a "V" - icon. You toggle between selected and nonselected by doubleclicking the feed.

Select feeds from other feedlist

It is simple to select a feed that is not present in the default feed list. Click the button Tryck på knappen "Select from other feed lists" - and doubleclick the name of the wanted list. This list will then open on the treview (Be sure that a correct name is shown on top of the treeview). Select your feeds as describes above.

2. Accept the selection of feeds

When your choices are made, accept by clicking

This hides the treview and finalises the feedlist for use by the horse.

3. Provide amounts

Move to the Provide amounts tab and give the kilos or grams of the different feeds you want to use. The screen is empty until you enter your amounts. You can give amounts directly in the table, or change allocations of individual feeds by using the arrow buttons.

PC-Horse shows a limited graphic representation of how well the nutrients in the ration will cover the requirements of the horde. You should adjust the allocation of feeds in order to achieve nearly 100% covereage on the requirements for energy and the indicated nutrients. If you have difficulties with formulating a balanced diet, you should go back to Select feed page, and select suitable feeds.

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The panel at the bottom of the screen will keep you informed about the total amount of drymatter and roughage in the ration, and warn if the roughage allocation is outside the optimal.