Spartan Dairy 3.0.3

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Spartan Dairy 3 is a Windows-based, stand-alone computer program for use in evaluating and formulating diets for dairy cattle. It was designed to formulate reasonable diets in a relatively short period of time using the latest science. The current version is 3.0.3 (August, 2011). It will work on Macintosh computers using a program like Parallels.

Key features

• A stand-alone program that runs on Windows 7 (64-bit), Vista, or XP
• Spreadsheet interface
• User-friendly: it retains features that made Spartan 2 popular
• Solid science: uses NRC 2001 and improvements developed at MSU
• Lots of information: 120 feed characteristics to help with troubleshooting
• Adaptable: balance a diet with just the “Home” tab or with all 120 columns
• Tested: used in teaching at MSU since 2005 and on test farms since 2008
• Nutrient management information
• Several rations and feed libraries can be open at one time
• Feeds can be copied and pasted from one file to another and to and from MS Excel to facilitate updating feed analyses
• Reports can be previewed before printing
• Columns are movable
• Nutritional adequacy can be viewed in graphical form
• Works in pounds or metric

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