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The group to which you allocate the calves depends solely on the feed quantity, concentration
and milk ratio that the end user wants to feed the calves. In this case, it does not matter which
box the calves consume their feed in or which pen the calves have been housed in.
6.3.2.1 Registering animals manually
You register animals manually as follows:
1. Choose
> Animal management > Register
to go to the
Animal
submenu.
2. Select one of the available (not yet registered) animal numbers.
3. In
Group
, select the group to which the calf is to be allocated.
4. If you want to reduce the total feeding duration for the calf, you can set this up under
Cor-
rection days
(see
Operation > Feeding > Total feeding duration
in the operator's man-
ual).
5. Confirm
register?
by choosing
.
6. Confirm the prompt
Animal xx in group X register?
by choosing
.
Note:
On its registration day, the animal receives the exact amount of feed, spread over the
course of the day, as is intended for it by the feeding plan for the first day. If you have entered
correction days, then the animal will receive the feed that is intended for the respective day.
6.3.2.2 Registering animals automatically
If an animal that is not yet registered enters the feeding box for the first time, it can then be
automatically registered. With regard to automatic registration, three different modes can be
set which are described in detail in the following three subchapters. The following table pres-
ents an overview of this.
Summary of Contents for TAP5-CH2-25
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