Tools and calculators
MLA provides a range of tools and calculators to assist red meat producers in making decisions in their businesses.
Sustainability tools
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A digitised version of the SB-GAF calculator allows producers to complete a carbon account for their enterprise. |
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A resource for producers to compile and collate environmental sustainability data and engage in learning to build understanding and confidence. |
Feed Calculators
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Australian Feedbase Monitor |
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Stocking rate calculator |
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Rangeland goat supplementation calculator Rangeland goat producers can compare the costs of supplements to reach a target live weight based on estimates and live weight gains, derived from pen feeding studies with entire, male Rangeland goats. |
Pasture Tools and Calculators
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Feedbase planning and budgeting tool This tool is designed to help you to plan your rotational grazing systems, determine appropriate stocking rates, calculate your pasture growth rates, determine how long your paddocks will last and calculate the most economical ration for your stock. |
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Pasture Improvement Calculator |
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Phosphorus Tool |
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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.
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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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BirdCast Scenario Planning Tool
TBirdCast is a scenario planning tool for biodiversity on farms. Using decades of data on more than sixty birds, BirdCast indicates which birds may live in woodlands on your farm in spring and demonstrates the potential for biodiversity in a range of scenarios.
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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.
- Refrigerator Cost & Emissions Calculator
The cold chain emissions calculator.
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Shelf Life Calculator
This Excel based calculator can be used to predict remaining shelf life of vacuum packed beef and lamb, based on storage temperature, and an estimation of the microbial load (Total Viable Count (TVC)) at the time of packing.
Producers can also use the mobile MSA Index calculator to guide decision making by predicting the impact of production changes on the MSA Index.
This tool allows sheep producers to assess the economic outcome of joining ewe lambs to inform the adoption of the practice within their business and optimise management strategies when ewe lambs are being joined.
SEDI provides a tool to help you assess the physical and financial impacts of common endemic diseases of sheep to your flock and business.
