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Thus began the evolution of Formulate2 dairy ration software.The first version
was completed in 1986, as an in-house ration formulation program,
and has undergone continuing development since that time.
Its features have evolved based on the needs we've experienced
working in the dairy nutrition field since 1983. Those needs
have ranged from simple ration nutrient analysis to comprehensive
financial analysis and planning of feeding programs including
inventory requirements, feed dollar distribution, and return
over feed cost summaries.
From the beginning we've also looked to the future of dairy
nutrition as a guide to present development of our dairy ration software.
The original 1986 version of Formulate2 included amino acids as nutrient
fields in its feed records. The current Windows version
is fully compliant with the NRC 2001requirement prediction
model while allowing you to simultaneously work side-by-side with NRC 1989 values for NE(l), UIP, DIP and minerals providing a much needed bridge between the two dairy models.
With an eye towared future development, the statistical constants developed by the NRC committee for use in modeling duodenal protein flow
and composition have been implemented in Formulate2 as a user
editable file easily facilitating implementation of any
subsequent updated values.
The goal of this present generation of dairy ration software is to provide you with a practical, usable formulation suite that implements current developments in ruminant protein nutrition while providing a workable bridge from the past to the present and beyond. In addition to nutritional relevance, Formulate2 provides you with capabilities to assist in managing cash flow by allowing you to minimize concentrate costs, maximize forage usage, develop real-time estimates of feed inventory costs and usage and the ability to project return over feed cost based on observed dry matter intake.
Formulate2 was born and raised in-the-field. It is software
we use, not just a program we sell. It is continually being
developed both in terms of adding new features as well as refining existing ones. We are constantly striving to improve its level of productivity.
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