Finding the optimal stocking rate to maximise production is a key challenge of livestock grazing enterprises. This report and related features in AgriWebb allow you to identify room for opportunity. For example, identifying which paddocks may be under or over grazed and how quickly they bounce back after being grazed.
For the purposes of this article, we are using DSE as our animal unit rating example, but you can choose which ever unit rating you wish through your farm settings. Check out our full guide to Animal Units to learn how to select the default unit for your operation.
You can view your reports in your Web App. Click on the Reports button in the left-navigational panel.
Click on Paddock Grazing Intensity.
This information can be useful when tied in with your AE / LSU / DSE Load by Paddock report.
Now that we understand what the load is in that paddock for certain times of the year, we also want to understand how long that paddock has been grazed.
The paddock grazing intensity report shows the total days grazed, total days empty and grazing percentage for the period you have specified. It will also show you the cumulative stock loads in AE / LSU / DSE Days total as well as AE / LSU / DSE days per hectare.
Having this historical information allows you to make decisions for the future. Understanding how heavily a paddock was grazed, through specific time periods, varying seasonal conditions, and how it recovered, will allow you to plan how to utilise it in the future.
Grazing Percentage (%) = Days Grazed / Total Days During the Grazing Period
DSE Day = Is the measure of how much load has been put on a paddock, taking into account the animal load and how long the animals were in the paddocks:
1 DSE for 1 day = 1 DSE day
7 DSE for 1 day = 7 DSE days
1 DSE for 7 days = 7 DSE days
For information on customising your reports see our Reporting article.
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