Models
GrassGro is composed of a number of sub models. The illustration below shows briefly how they interact.
More details about the sub models
Water Balance Model
Pasture Model
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Processes modelled
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Ruminant Model
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Based on Australian feeding standard – Dr Mike Freer
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Intake
- Potential intake
- relative intake
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Energy and protein use
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Mortality
Management & Economics Models
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Five livestock enterprises
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Profit drivers
- Stocking rate and replacement policy
- Reproductive management
- Supplementary feeding
- Soil fertility
- Shearing
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Gross margin calculations
- Long-term average and year-to-year variability
For a description of the animal model in GrassGro see the GrazFeed-models page on this website.