Target DM and Feeding Amounts
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Target DM (often shown as Target DM/HD) is the daily dry‑matter goal for each animal in a pen. It gives you a clear nutrition target that stays the same even when feed moisture changes.
Feeding amounts represent what's actually scheduled to be fed in DM/HD (dry matter only) and AF (as-fed, which includes moisture).
FeedComp keeps these two values connected, so your feeding goals (Target DM/HD) and your feeding schedule (feeding amounts) are always in sync.
- If you change a pen’s Target DM/HD, FeedComp can automatically update future feeding amounts to match. It also keeps the same planned split across multiple feedings.
- If you change a feeding's feeding amount (DM/HD or AF), FeedComp recalculates the daily total and updates the pen's Target DM/HD to match.
How Does This Benefit Me?
- Set it once, and it flows everywhere. Update the Target DM/HD for a pen and every future feeding recalculates automatically. No need to edit each feeding individually.
- Adjust on the fly without breaking the plan. If you tweak a single feeding, the daily target updates to reflect what you've actually scheduled, so reports and summaries stay accurate.
- Less room for error. Because FeedComp handles the conversion between DM and AF using the recipe's DM%, you avoid manual calculation mistakes that can lead to over- or under-feeding.
- Reports you can trust. Since the target and feedings are always in sync, what you see in reports matches what you've planned to deliver.
To learn how to add or edit a pen's Target DM/HD, see Add a Pen. To learn how to add or edit a feeding amount, see Add or Edit a Feeding.