AgriWebb’s Weight Forecaster enables livestock producers to plan more effectively for upcoming sales and key production events. Using actual or forecasted average daily gain (ADG), this feature empowers producers with accurate forecasting for data backed decision making.
Use this tool to forecast weight gain for a group of livestock up to 3 months in advance. For comparing the current weight of different groups livestock, see the Weight Insights tool.
To access the Weight Forecaster, you'll need to be subscribed to the Individual Animal Management (IAM) Performance plan. Visit the Web App and navigate to Livestock > Individuals and select Weight Forecaster.
Select Livestock to Analyse
Firstly, select the cohort of animals that you're looking to analyse. There are a few options for selecting animals:
Use the Filters on the Livestock tab to select based on specific criteria in the filters options e.g location, age class, breed, tag colour.
Select a management group of animals (easiest way is through the Enterprises page)
Select from past live sessions via the Activity page. Click on a session, then click 'view all animals' to retrieve just that selection of animals.
Once you have your chosen animals selected in the Livestock List, you can click the 'Weight Forecaster' tab.
It is only possible to view 1000 animals at a time in the weight forecaster. If more then 1000 animals are selected, only the first 1000 animals will be shown.
Set Target Weight and Date
You can use the Weight Forecaster in two ways depending on your preferences. If you have a target weight and/or date that you are trying to reach, enter these into the respective fields on the left to adjust the charts and headline numbers.
If you don't have a target date or weight, you can leave these blank and the Weight Forecaster will project out by 3 months.
Visualise Weight Projections
The following information is shown at the top of the page:
Average last weight - including date of last weight recorded
Average projected weight - at target date if set otherwise 3 months from today
Average Assumed or Actual Average Daily Gain (ADG) - This is the assumed or actual ADG of the animals at the target date if set otherwise 3 months from today
Average Required Average Daily Gain (ADG) - The average ADG needed to reach the target weight and date. This only shows if you have filled in a target weight.
There is the option on the right to select from Actual ADG or Assumed ADG for the projections.
Visualise Weight Over Time
This graph will plot the minimum and maximum target weights with the target date. If a target weight is not input, it will show you the number of livestock selected that will be on target, over target or under target.
The blue sections of the graph are clickable and will automatically select the animals in these segments.
The toggle in the top right of the graph will plot the individual weights of the animals selected on the graph.
Weight Distribution (over time)
Weight Distribution for the target date
Identify Top and Bottom Performers
If a target weight is input, you can retrieve a list of animals in the top, mid and bottom 20% percentile to take further actions on.
To identify the top 20% as an example:
Click the number in the desired percentile (it will appear grey when selected).
You will see the animal selection, above on the left, adjust to match the number in that percentile.
Click the 'View selected' option.
Now click 'List view'. This specific set of animals will all be selected in the list for you to analyse further or apply records to.
You can click multiple percentiles at once to retrieve all the animals in one view.
If animals do not have any weight data recorded they will not appear in the Weight Forecaster figures or charts.
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