Tools and calculators
MLA provides a range of tools and calculators to assist red meat producers in making decisions in their businesses.
Feed Calculators
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Stocking rate calculator |
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Feed Demand Calculator |
Pasture Tools and Calculators
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Feed Budget and Rotation Planner |
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Pasture Improvement Calculator |
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Phosphorus Tool |
Pasture Paramedic |
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Pasture Trial Network |
Determine your Cost of Production (CoP) and compare your performance annually.
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Beef, Lamb & Goat CoP
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Sheep and Wool CoP
The Sheep and Wool Cost of production calculator is currently being redeveloped in partnership with AWI. The new calculator will be available in 2021.
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Breeder Mortality Calculator
Determine levels of breeder mortality by using your property records.
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BeefSpecs Calculator
Manage cattle to meet weight and fat specifications.
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ParaBoss
Management of blowflies, worms and lice - Sheep.
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Greenhouse Accounting Frameworks
These tools use the latest Australian National Greenhouse Gas Inventory (NGGI) method, to predict the magnitude and sources of Greenhouse Gasses emitted from Australia beef or sheep farms.
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RI Calculator
The Refrigeration Index (RI) is an index for the log growth of E. coli. It predicts the expected growth of E. coli on meat from temperature and other data.
Producers can also use the mobile MSA Index calculator to guide decision making by predicting the impact of production changes on the MSA Index.