Grazier's Arithmetic: A Grazing Calculato

Developed by: Dennis Hancock, Forage Extension Speciali

Instructions:

Have a question about grazing arithmetic? Select a question and click on the link to the right to calculate the answe
the numbers that are blue in the "To answer this, you need to know" section.

Questions:

How many head can I carry?

How many acres do I need for the number of

animals that I have?

What should the rest period be?

How many days should I leave the animals in

the paddock before I rotate them?

What should I use as a target level for the

residual forage (in dry lbs/acre)?
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How many head can I carry?

To answer this, you need to know:

Animal Data
Animal Weight 600
Rate of Dry Matter Intake (DMI, %) 2.5%

Grazing Data
Rest Period 22
Days in a Given Paddock 2
Grazing Efficiency 48%
Number of Paddocks 12

Production Data
Acres Available 100
Available Foragebefore 3000
Available Forageafter 1500
Available Foragediff 1500

Answer
Head 200
Ideal Paddock Size 8.333333

Stocking Rate 2
Stocking Density 24

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How many acres do I need for the number of
animals that I have?

To answer this, you need to know:

Animal Data
Animal Weight 1100
Rate of Dry Matter Intake (DMI, %) 2.2%
Head 75

Grazing Data
Rest Period 15
Days in a Given Paddock 0.5
Grazing Efficiency 70%
Number of Paddocks 31
Ideal Paddock Size 1.009492

Production Data

Available Foragebefore 2800

Available Forageafter 1500
Available Foragediff 1300

Answer
Acres Available 31.29424

Stocking Rate 2.396607

Stocking Density 74.29481

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What should the rest period be?

To answer this, you need to know:

Animal Data
Animal Weight 500
Rate of Dry Matter Intake (DMI, %) 3%
Head 100

Grazing Data

Days in a Given Paddock 4

Grazing Efficiency 60%

Ideal Paddock Size 5

Production Data
Acres Available 40
Available Foragebefore 3000
Available Forageafter 1000
Available Foragediff 2000

Answer
Rest Period 28
Number of Paddocks 8

Stocking Rate 2.5

Stocking Density 20

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How many days should I leave the animals in the
paddock before I rotate them?

To answer this, you need to know:

Animal Data
Animal Weight 500
Rate of Dry Matter Intake (DMI, %) 3%
Head 100

Grazing Data
Rest Period 28

Grazing Efficiency 60%

Production Data
Acres Available 40
Available Foragebefore 3000
Available Forageafter 1000
Available Foragediff 2000

Answer
Days in a Given Paddock 4
Number of Paddocks 8
Ideal Paddock Size 5
Stocking Rate 2.5
Stocking Density 20

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What should I use as a target level for the residual
forage (in dry lbs/acre)?

To answer this, you need to know:

Animal Data
Animal Weight 500
Rate of Dry Matter Intake (DMI, %) 3%
Head 100

Grazing Data
Rest Period 28
Days in a Given Paddock 4
Grazing Efficiency 60%
Number of Paddocks 8

Production Data
Acres Available 40
Available Foragebefore 3000

Answer
Available Forageafter 1000
Available Foragediff 2000
Ideal Paddock Size 5
Stocking Rate 2.5
Stocking Density 20

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