Digi-Star TMR Tracker - Manual (Page 2)

Adding Ingredients
This chapter describes how to add ingredients to TMR Tracker.
1. Select the Ingredient list icon from the Quick Icons:
2. The ingredient list is opened now. This screen may be empty if no ingredients are available. Press the button 'New'
at the left bottom of the screen, another window is opened. In this screen you can fill in the basics of the
ingredients you use. Fill in a Display Name (6 characters as appears on the indicator), a Description (long
ingredient name) and the Dry Matter (%) if you want to use the dry weight of ingredients.
You may want to fill in the other details, but for this quick start guide we skip the details.
3. Press Ok to save the ingredient and repeat steps 2 and 3 as often as required to add your ingredients.
4. Close the Ingredient List with the 'Close' button in the right bottom.
You can now proceed with
adding rations .
Adding Rations
This chapter describes how to add rations to TMR Tracker.
1. Select the Ration icon from the Quick Icons:
2. The ration list is opened. Press the button 'New' at the left bottom of the screen to add a ration. Fill-in a Display
Name and Description for the new ration. Also fill in a rough estimation of the density (required to build loads).
3. Now you can add ingredients to this ration one-by-one by pressing the Add button. Fill-in the amount you want to
feed (kg/head or lbs/head) in the column 'Actual Load' or 'Dry Matter'.
4. Repeat step 6 as often as required to build the ration. You can delete an ingredient using the Delete button and
move ingredients (load order) using the and buttons.
5. When finished, press Ok to save the ration. Repeat steps 2-4 as often as required.
You can now proceed with
adding groups .
Adding Groups
This chapter describes how to add groups to TMR Tracker.
1. Before adding groups, it is wise to decide whether you plan to use only one ration per group or more than one (on
the same day). Go to Program Settings > General Settings > Feeding Periods and select either 'Single Feeding' (for
just one ration per group). Select 'Ok' to close the settings window.
2. Select the Group List icon from the Quick Icons:
3. The group list is opened. Press the button 'New' at the left bottom of the screen to add a group. Fill-in a Display
Name and Description for the new group. Set the Global Feeding Factor to 100 and fill in the number of cows.
Select a group-type for this group.