Digi-Star Diet Manager Set-up & User Guide - Manual (Page 10)

Set-up and User Guide
08/31/05
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Corral – 6 character name of the Corral as displayed on the EZ3500.
Number of Animals – Number of animals in the corral.
Description – Full description of the Recipe.
Each Corral can be fed 4 times per day.
Click on the Down Arrow under the Recipe heading. This
will display a drop-down menu of the Recipes entered.
Click on the Recipe to feed. This will automatically input
the Feed Call by multiplieing the Actual Wt./Head by the
number of animals entered. Repeat as required for each feeding. When complete, Click Save to save your
entries.
Feeding Factor Percentage - is the amount to be fed per feeding. As an example, if you want to feed a
corral 5000 lbs/kgs of a Ration. You can split that between two feedings at a feeding factor of 50% each
feeding and the pen would receive 2500 lbs/kgs each feeding. The feeding factor can be adjusted to feed
more in the morning and less in the afternoon, or anything in between.
Moving to Other Corrals – To move between different corrals, click the Next and Previous buttons.
Increment -To increase or decrease the Feed Call, you can also use the Up and Down arrows to the right of
each Feed Call weight. Use the Increment number to change the ammout the weight changes by.
Add Zones to a Corral
Select the System drop down,
select Zone Control and then
select On
The zone control allows you
to assign specific corrals to
zones and to assign feed
wagons to zones. This
feature lets you split your
farm into zones that are then
processed by feed wagons
assigned to that zone. If you
select this feature, you must
select the zones to assign in
both the Corral and Wagon
screens.
Enter/Update Wagons
Add New Wagons
Select the Wagons tab, or from the Main
Menu, select Files, Wagons. Click New
to add a Wagon.
Enter the Wagon data.
Wagon – 6 character name of the Wagon.
Description – Full description of the
Wagon.
Wagon Status – “In Service” or “Spare”.