• Form template for measuring and assessing the height of grass growth in short-grass grazing:

• Description of the form - grass growth height measurement

Plan and control paddock and portion pasture

• Excel form for calculating guideline values ​​for paddock grazing.
  If you download the Excel form, you can calculate the guideline values ​​for paddock grazing.

• Excel form for calculating the pasture feed supply for paddock pasture.
  If you download the Excel form, you can use the weekly growth measurement results from the paddocks to calculate the feed supply ("feed wedge") for paddock grazing and display it as an illustration.

Planning and controlling short grass pastures

• Animal stocking Excel form for estimating pasture growth and animal stocking for short-grass grazing.
  If you download the Excel form, you can estimate the number of animals in the entire pasture area during the grazing period - simply enter the feed gain, feed intake and live weight of your animals.

• Form template for measuring and assessing the height of grass growth in short-grass grazing:

• Description of the form - grass growth height measurement

Creation of a pasture concept on a farm

The Excel form supports you in creating a pasture concept on the farm.

With the file you can:

1. Estimate or determine the availability of basic fodder and potential pasture areas on the farm.
2. Assess the animals' basic feed needs and form grazing groups if necessary.
3. Assess the effects of different grazing strategies (hourly, half-day or full-day grazing) and grazing systems.
4. Roughly estimate the area required for pasture and cutting use.
5. Estimate the costs for setting up the electric fence and a watering system.

Estimate pasture feed intake, milk production and feed costs for pasture

• Excel form for estimating daily pasture feed intake, milk yield and feed costs for pasture. If you use the Excel form from Dr. H. Kohnen (Luxembourg), you can estimate the pasture feed intake of dairy cows depending on the proportion of supplementary feed and the current milk production. You can also calculate the possible effects of increasing the proportion of pasture feed on milk production and feed costs per kg of milk.

Seasonal calving - effects on milk production

• Excel form to estimate milk production over the year.
  If you download the Excel form, you can estimate the amount of milk produced in the respective month (per farm, per average lactating cow) depending on the distribution of calvings over the course of the year and the level of production.

Pasture expansion - effects on feed requirements

• Excel form on how does the feed requirement change when pasture farming is expanded?
  You can use this Excel form to download to calculate rough guidelines for changes in feed requirements if you expand pasture farming on your farm.

• Excel form for basic feed performance or the basic feed performance per year of the dairy herd
  With this Excel form you can estimate the current basic feed performance or basic feed performance per year of the dairy herd.

Estimate electric fence installation costs

You can use this Excel form to estimate the construction costs for electric pasture fences.

Estimate trough construction costs

You can use this Excel form to estimate the construction costs for pasture watering systems.