Ingredients

IMPORTANT: To use this feature, your dairy must integrate FeedWatch with the VAS PULSE Platform.The edit options for this feature are available in FeedWatch (on-premise) desktop application version 9.2.10 or greater. If necessary, contact VAS Support to complete the integration or upgrade to the latest version of FeedWatch (on-premise).
NOTE: Only users who are assigned to a Role with Feed Read permissions can use this feature. See Edit Dairy User Permissions and Manage Dairy Roles for more information.

The VAS PULSE Platform provides a FeedWatch Ingredients list that allows you to view all ingredients in use at your dairy. In a quick glance, you can see the ingredient type, current amount available, cost information, and warning indicators when the feed inventory is running low. You can also see which ingredients are being tracked and are being used in a recipeClosed A combination of ingredients used to make feed for animals.

You can find this feature under the Menu Options.

On the Ingredients page, each ingredient is displayed in a separate card. If there are too many ingredients to fit on one page, use the page links at the bottom right of the screen to view more ingredient cards.

You can use the Filter option at the top right of the screen to narrow down the list of ingredients by Type, In RecipeClosed A combination of ingredients used to make feed for animals, Premix, and/or Location.

Each ingredient card provides the following information.

1

Ingredient Name: Ingredient name as defined in FeedWatch (on-premise).
2

Current On‑Hand AFClosed As fed: Amount that is currently available on‑hand as‑fed (AF).
3

Estimated Days Remaining: Estimated days remaining before the ingredient runs out.
 

This information is based on the amount available and the amount planned for use per day. It is displayed only for ingredients that are being tracked inFeedWatch (on-premise). The colors indicate:

  • Red: 0 to 5 days left.
  • Yellow: 6 to 10 days left.
  • Green: 11 or more days left.
4

Ingredient Type: The ingredient type is shown in a color‑coded label. The predefined types are Forage, Protein, Concentrate, Additive, Mineral, and Premix. Any type that does not belong to one of these categories is displayed with the color‑coded label for Other ingredient types (for example, Grain, Hi-Fiber, Fat, etc.).
5

Location: Location(s) where the ingredient is stored, including indicators that show whether the ingredient is being tracked and/or is used in a recipe .
6

DM%Closed Dry Matter Percentage: Dry MatterClosed The dry weight of an ingredient with no mositure (DMClosed The dry weight of an ingredient with no mositure) percentage. If the ingredient is stored in multiple locations, the DM% will be shown for each separate location.
7

AF Cost/TonClosed As‑fed cost per ton: As‑fed cost per ton. If the ingredient is stored in multiple locations, the as‑fed cost per ton will be shown for each separate location.
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Details: Click the Details link at the top right of an ingredient card to view more ingredient details, including:

  • AF projections for 30, 60, 90, and 120 days.
  • RecipesClosed A combination of ingredients used to make feed for animals in which the ingredient is used, as well as recipe details such as the DM and AF quantity of the ingredient, the pens fed, number of animals fed by each related recipe, and the daily AF usage of the ingredient, which shows the real AF amount used to feed all pens that use the related recipe.
  • Details for each location that holds this ingredient.
  • Last Inventory Movements list, which shows the dates, types, amounts, and the running total each time this ingredient was last moved. The list displays the 10 most recent results.
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