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6.5.2
Feed preparation
During preparation of feed, the liquid components (milk or water) are dispensed first. These
components are channeled from the to the mixer jar and heated up in the process.
If the mixer jar is filled up to the bar electrode with fluid (water or milk), milk substitute (MP) is
dispensed from the powder container into the feed box according to the feeding plan.
6.5.3
Feed distribution
Feed is distributed in
preference mode
.
In preference mode, one animal is always feed after the other. When the calf sucks the feed,
the mixed feed in the mixer is conveyed to the sucking teat via the suction hoses and the
opened feeding station valve.
6.5.4
Feeding
When you register your calves for the automatic feeder, you assign them to a group (A, B, C
or D). Calves in the same group are usually fed according to the feeding plan of their group.
See the appendix for examples of default feeding plans (see chapter
).
You can also choose between rationed feeding and 40FIT feeding.
6.5.4.1 40FIT feeding
A key goal of calf rearing is to ensure that calves get off to the best possible start in life and to
prepare them for optimum performance as milk cows later in life. Intensive feeding in the first
40 days of life is an important prerequisite in reaching this goal.
By changing the feeding plan to 40FIT/ rationed, you can activate the 40FIT function in any
period. During this period, feed is freely available to calves all day long. The defined feed quan-
tity is only a reference value for calculating alarm levels and is not a limit.
To ensure that the calves do not eat too much, the amount consumed per visit is limited by the
defined maximum quantity. In addition, a blocking period can be defined during the 40FIT feed-
ing phase. This means that the calf can only consume the defined maximum quantity during
this period. After the subsequent blocking period, the maximum quantity can be consumed
again, and the remaining amounts from the previous blocking period are not carried over.
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