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The period length of the concentration plans does not have to match the period length of the
quantity plans. If the duration of the concentration plan is shorter than the duration of the quan-
tity plan, a plan over date message appears at the end of the concentration plan in the display
of your hand terminal. The concentration of the last feeding portion fed is maintained until the
end of the quantity plan.
You change a default concentration plan as follows:
1. Choose
> Feeding > Plans > Feed
to go to the
Concentration
submenu.
2. Choose
to select the desired
group
(A, B, C or D).
The default concentration plan of this group is shown in the display.
Note:
Unlike for the quantity plan, only P 1 is assigned by default. However, here too, you
can activate up to 5 periods (
P 1
to
P 5
). If you activate a period, for example P 2, the fol-
lowing period P3 is automatically visible.
3. In
P 1
, you enter the duration (
Days
column) of the change in concentration and the respec-
tive starting value (
from
column) and final value (
to
) of the feed concentration. You can en-
ter values between 5 and 255 g. The default setting is 150 g.
4. If necessary, repeat step 3 for
P 2
to
P 5
.
5. In
Duration
, you can check the total duration of the concentration plan.
6. In
Quantity
, you can check how many kilograms of milk substitute (MP) a calf will receive
according to the modified plan.
6.5.6.3 Changing the default quantity limitation plan
In the quantity limitation plan, you use entitlement intervals to define the number of meals (con-
sumption amounts) a calf receives per day.
Note:
You can increase or reduce the feed quantity in increments of 0.1 l. Depending on the
feed entitlement, the feed is distributed across one or more portions. These portions can vary
in size.
To prevent overeating, the amount consumed is limited by the maximum quantity defined in
the feeding plan. This means that the calves receive no more than the maximum feeding quan-
tity at each meal.
If you deviate from the default quantity limitation plan, a calf may not receive suf-
ficient feed. You may not reduce the defined quantity limitation values any further, especially
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