Target DM and Feeding Amounts

💡 tip first time using feedcomp? start here better feeding made simple docid\ v9lrp06gjnhphyg6tehxy 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 docid\ dmdhetu cjflmz3h3oe1 to learn how to add or edit a feeding amount, see add or edit a feeding docid xlwzpy7abgbaart3unrt