DTM 2009 Quick USER Guide Page: 1 of 32
Table of Contents Introduction... 3 Getting Started with the DTM2009... 4 Login to DTM 2009... 5 Main View... 6 Main Frame:... 6 Menu Frame:... 6 Language configuration... 8 Configuring DTM... 9 Groups... 9 Create a new Group... 9 Ingredients... 10 Create a new Ingredient... 10 Diets... 11 Create a new Diet... 11 Adding Ingredients... 12 Adding Ingredients to Diet... 12 Removing Ingredients from Diet... 13 Optimizing... 14 Optimising the Diet... 14 Copying a Diet... 15 Create a copy of a: Diet... 15 Changing a Current Diet... 16 Changing a Current: Diet... 16 Diets to Transfer... 18 Select Order of Diets... 18 Weekly Task 1 - Synchronizing the Memory Card... 19 Downloading Data from Card... 19 Sending Diets to Card... 20 Weekly Task 2... 21 Sending Milk Production Data:... 22 Feed Category & Subcategory Definitions... 24 Category & Subcategory... 24 Mech-fiber community website... 27 Benefits and Uses for the Mech-fiber... 27 Accessing the Mech-fiber community website... 28 Using the Mech-fiber website... 29 Types of Automated emails received... 31 Invalidated... 31 Validated... 32 Page: 2 of 32
Introduction Thank you for choosing KEENAN InTouch. The Quick User Guide introduces the user to the feed management program which is DTM 2009. The DTM 2009 software is used with the KEENAN InTouch Controller. This Quick User Guide will help the user to configure and formalize themselves using the DTM 2009 software. This may consist of, creating groups, adding new diets, download diet execution data and sending diets to the InTouch Controller. DTM 2009 software will be installed by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist. If you require assistance or you are having problems with DTM 2009 or with InTouch i.e. the InTouch Controller Box, you can contact: Your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist: Name: Mobile: KEENAN InTouch HUB +353 (0) 59 910 1320 contact@intouchagri.com MechFiber Community Website Login Details Username: Password: Page: 3 of 32
Getting Started with the DTM2009 The DTM 2009 shortcut will be located on the desktop. To start the DTM 2009 Console, double click the DTM 2009 icon. Image 1 From the DTM 2009 Console click on Start Engine It can take up to 1 minute to load the program on the first time. Image 2 After clicking on Start Engine, the DTM software will load Windows Internet Explorer, displaying the following web page. Image 3 Page: 4 of 32
Login to DTM 2009 At this point you can enter the DTM2009 by using the Username and Password that have been already stored in the program during the installation: 1) Username: admin 2) Password: admin Image 4 Note: If you check the Remember me box, the DTM2009 allows it to store the Username and Password, so the next time the software is launched it does not request the Username or Password. Also Note: If you close the session of the DTM2009 by clicking on logout button, at the next launch of the DTM2009, Username and Password will be requested. Page: 5 of 32
Main View After clicking on Login the DTM software will open, seen below Figure 5 : Header Frame Menu Frame Image 5 Main Frame: This changes after you click on an item, on the Menu Frame, Main Frame for example; if you were to click on Diet and then Diet setup in the Menu Frame this will not change, but the Main Frame changes to allow you to add a new diets. This same process happens anytime you select any of the Submenu s on the Menu Frame. Menu Frame: These are the menus which you use to add new diets, view reports, send milk production or synchronize the card. Each menu has submenus which can be seen below. Example Menu Submenu KEENAN MechFiber Dairy Milk Production Setup Information Groups Operators Page: 6 of 32
Diets Ingredients Diet Setup Select Diet to Transfer Feedout Yard Feedout Setup Select Feedouts to Transfer Loading Reports History Average Time Feedout Reports History Average Time Diet Transfer Card Management Configuration Settings Printer Heading User Machine Feed Category and Subcategory Users Keenan Settings Page: 7 of 32
Language configuration DTM2009 has Multilanguage built-into the software, therefore it is very important to set the default language after the startup of the software. However, if you want, you can change the language of the DTM2009 software by using the dedicated drop menu. The following available languages are: 1) Danish 2) German 3) English 4) French 5) Hungarian 6) Italian 7) Dutch 8) Swedish 9) English USA 10) Chinese Image 7 Image 6 Note: The Default Language is English. You must change the language on the DTM2009 Console Figure 6 and also on the Figure 7 DTM2009 main screen. Page: 8 of 32
Configuring DTM Groups Groups are used to define the animals to which a diet will be fed e.g. milkers, dry cow. When entering a new Group Name the system also asks for the Average Animal Size. This is used when working out the number of rotations required as smaller animals require more chopping. Image 8 Create a new Group To create a new Group the following steps is required: 1) From the Menu click on Setup Information, then click on Groups, Figure 8 ; 2) At this point the screen will refresh displaying a list of no groups; First setup will show no groups. 3) At the bottom of List of Groups click on New, screen refreshes; 4) Add/Edit Groups is displayed, Figure 9 ; 5) Fill out the fields; a) Name Animal group name i.e. Cows, Heifers. b) Animal Size Animal average weight per group. 6) After the fields are filed in click on Save; Note: To verify that the group has being added or to add Image 9 new group please follow Step 1). To edit a current group name click on the name you wish to change i.e. Milkers in Figure 8 and follow from Step 4). Page: 9 of 32
Ingredients Ingredients are used to make up a diet; therefore they will have to be added in Image 10 Create a new Ingredient To create a new Ingredient the following steps is required: 1) From the Menu click on Diets. And then click on Ingredients, Figure 10 ; 2) The screen will refresh displaying Ingredients; 3) At the bottom of List of Ingredients click on New, screen refreshes; 4) Ingredients is displayed, Figure 11 ; 5) Fill out the fields; a) Name Feed name displayed on weight box b) Description Long description of Name c) Cost/Weight unit (Kg) $250/ton = 0.25 per KG d) % Dry Matter 25 e) Category See Feed Category Definitions on page 21 f) Subcategory See Feed Category Definitions on page 21 g) Home Grown Select if ingredient is home grown or not. 6) After the fields are filed in, click on Save; Graphic 11 Note: To verify that the group has being added or to add a new group, please follow from Step 1). To edit a current Ingredient click on the name you wish to change, I.e. Maze in Figure 10 and follow from Step 4). Page: 10 of 32
Diets Diets are made up of the ingredients to which we have added; now you need to make up a new diet. Graphic Figure 112 Create a new Diet To create a new Diet the following steps is required: 1) From the Menu click on Diets, then click on Diet Setup, Figure 12 ; 2) The screen will refresh displaying Diets; 3) At the bottom of List of Diets click on New, screen refreshes; 4) Diet is displayed, Figure 13 ; 5) Fill out the fields; a) Description Name of Diet which a appears on the Box b) Group Select the group animals which the diet is feed to See: Groups c) Cow Numbers Enter in the number of cows in group to be fed d) Machine Select Mixer Wagon if different e) Premix Select if there is a premix present or no premix in diet 6) After the fields are filed in click on Save; the screen will refresh with a massage You have to insert at least one component in Graphic 13 the recipe, 7) Click on Diet Ingredients; at the top of Figure 13 to add Ingredients to the Diet. Note: You must click Save to continue or all entered fields with data will be lost. Page: 11 of 32
Adding Ingredients Graphic 14 Adding Ingredients to Diet To add Ingredients to Diet the following steps is required: 1) Click on Diet Ingredients at the top of Figure 13 to add Ingredients to the Diet. 2) The screen will refresh displaying Diet Ingredients Figure 14 ; 3) To select an Ingredient click on the Magnifying Glass Figure 15 ; 4) A new popup box Select Component Figure 16 will appear, with a list of Ingredients to pick from; 5) Click on the ingredient you wish to add, this ingredient will then appear in the list as shown in Figure 14 ; Image 16 6) When you have selected all of your ingredients, enter the fresh weight quantity per cow into the Weight/Cow field shown in Figure 14 ; 7) After all the fields are filled in, check the Total Weight field shown in Figure 14 has the correct Total for that Diet, then click on Save; Image 15 Note: Always click Save if you make any changes, also if you receive an error Row or value not valid in the table Diet Ingredients, you will need to follow Step 1) to add New Ingredients. Page: 12 of 32
Graphic 17 Removing Ingredients from Diet To remove an Ingredient from a Diet the following steps is required: 1) In diet Ingredient click on the Trashcan Image 18 ; and it will turn Red; 2) Once you click on Save, the Ingredient will be removed from the diet Graphic 17 ; Image 18 Note: If you remove an Ingredient, you can add it back in by following Adding Ingredients to Diet on page12 Step 1) Page: 13 of 32
Optimizing When the diet is optimised the ingredients are put into their correct loading order, in accordance with the KEENAN Mix Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the required rotations if any, are assigned to the ingredients and at the end of the diet. Optimising the Diet To optimise the Diet the following steps is required: Graphic 19 1) On Diet Setup Graphic 19 there is an Optimize Button, You will need to click on it, this then sends the diet to the KEENAN s web server which will apply the SOP and sends it back to your computer. 2) Once successfully completed, a pop up will appear as showing in Image 20 Click OK. The Diet is now setup and ready to be selected and transferred to the Memory Card. Image 20 Note: That once a diet has been optimised, you can make any changes to it. If you wish to change a diet you must first copy it, by clicking on Create a Copy button. This will make a separate non-optimised copy of the diet which can be modified and re-optimised Page: 14 of 32
Copying a Diet Graphic 21 Create a copy of a: Diet To create a copy of a current or past diet the following steps is required: 1) Click on Create a Copy; 2) A message box Image 22 will appear Click OK; 3) The Screen will refresh but the Code will change to the next higher number from 1 to 2, Graphic 21. 4) Diet dry cow has now being copied and can be changed or used again. Image 22 Note: If you wish to change the diet which has being copied, please follow Create a new Diet on Page 10 or if you need to change the Ingredients please follow Adding Ingredients to Diet on Page 11 Page: 15 of 32
Changing a Current Diet New Feature Changing a Current: Diet To change a current or past diet the following steps is required: 1) Simply make one change to any of the fields and then click on Save; 2) Once the Save Button is clicked, the Optimize Button becomes enabled again, therefore allow you to re-optimize the diet. 3) Fields which can be changed: a) Description Name of Diet which a appears on the Box b) Group Select the group animals which the diet is feed to See: Groups c) Cow Numbers Enter in the number of cows in group to be fed d) Machine Select Mixer Wagon if different e) Premix Select if there is a premix present or no premix in diet To add or change Ingredients to Diet the following steps is required: Graphic 23 a) Click on Diet Ingredients at the top of Graphic 23 to add Ingredients to the diet. b) The screen will refresh displaying Diet Ingredients Graphic 23 ; Image 24 Page: 16 of 32
c) To select an Ingredient click on the Magnifying Glass Image 16 ; d) A new popup box Select Component Image 24 will appear, with a list of Ingredients to pick from; e) Click on the ingredient you wish to add, this ingredient will then appear in the list as shown in Graphic 23 ; f) When you have selected all of your ingredients, enter the fresh weight quantity per cow into the Weight/Cow field shown in Graphic 23 ; g) After all the fields are filled in, check the Total Weight field shown in Graphic 23 has the correct Total for that Diet, then click on Save; Graphic 25 h) Once you click Save, the screen will refresh and return to Diet Setup, you will notice that the Optimize Button is still enabled and not optimized. i) With the Diet now changed, you can proceed to Click on the Optimize Button j) Once successfully completed, a pop up will appear as showing in Image 26 Click OK. The Diet is now setup and can be transferred to the Memory Card. Image 26 Note: That once a diet has been optimised, you can still make any changes to it, by following the same process again Also when you change a diet, you do not need to Select diets to Transfer, as when a diet is benign changed it only changes the Revision number, therefore any change made with in the diet also updates the diet already selected in Select diets to Transfer Always click Save if you make any changes, Page: 17 of 32
Diets to Transfer Diet to transfer allows you to select the order of the diets, to which diet you are going to feed first. The following process allows you to select the diets you wish to transfer to the memory key for a newly created diet or copied diet. Graphic 27 Select Order of Diets To select the order of the diets the following steps is required: 1) From the Menu click on Diets, then click on Diet to Transfer; 2) The screen will refresh displaying a list with Diets Selected Graphic 27 ; 3) To select a Diet click on the Magnifying Glass Image 28 ; 4) A new popup box Select Component Image 29 will appear, with a list of Diets to pick from; 5) Click on the Diet you wish to add, this diet will then appear in the list as shown in Graphic 27 ; 6) Once you have selected your required Diets, click on Save; Image 28 Image 29 Note: Always be sure to click on Save, or your selection will be lost, and the diets will not be transferred to data card. If you have only changed a current diet, you don t not need to select the diet to be transfer. Page: 18 of 32
Weekly Task 1 - Synchronizing the Memory Card You must synchronise the memory card to send new diets and retrieve new run diets called executions from the memory key. Image 30 Downloading Data from Card To retrieve diets from the card the following steps is required: 1) Insert the Memory card Image 30 in the Data Transfer Interface Image 31 2) From the Menu click on Diet Transfer, then click on Card Management; Image 31 Image 32 3) The screen will refresh displaying Data Transfer Image 32 ; 4) Select the USB Card from Device Type Image 33 and then select the drive letter unit associated to your USB Data Transfer Interface from the dropdown menu; 5) Ensure that is Ticked, then Click Synchronize Image 33. Image 33 Page: 19 of 32
Note: Always download execution data from the card first, before sending any new diets back to the card. When the Memory card Image 32 has being plugged into the Data Transfer Interface Image 31 the computer selects a drive letter which we call a Drive Image 33, this may range from (E) to (H). Please ensure that the correct Drive has being selected Image 33, or you will get the error (-105), which is related to customers not selecting the correct drive. To check you have the correct drive, Select Start - My Computer as seen in Image 30, It should appear as: Removable (E) to (H). Image 34 Sending Diets to Card To send diets to the card the following steps is required: 1) Insert the Memory card Image 32 in the Data Transfer Interface Image 31 ; 2) From the Menu click on Diet Transfer. And then click on Card Management; 3) The screen will refresh displaying Data Transfer Image 30 ; 4) Ensure that is Ticked, 5) Put a Tick in, after its ticked a Message box will appear Image 35, warning you that all current data will be deleted; 6) Click on OK; Note: Image 34 When it has complete, it will display Operation Successfully Completed. Once you have clicked OK on Image 35, all data will be deleted, which cannot be obtained again. Page: 20 of 32
Weekly Task 2 - Milk Production Data Upload The InTouch software has the facility to send the Milk Production Data along with the feeding data to KEENAN InTouch. It is important that you perform these steps after synchronising the memory key so that all feed data is also available for sending. Image 35 Page: 21 of 32
Sending Milk Production Data: To send milk production data following steps is required: 1) From the Menu click on KEENAN MechFiber. And then click on Milk Production; 2) At this point the screen will refresh displaying Production Data Image 35 ; 3) Fill in all required fields; a) Group The Group of animals milkers of which the data relates. b) Date date of production data being submitted. (Historical data can be submitted at any stage). c) Total Milk Produced Total liters of milk produced for the number of milking cows being fed that day. d) Fat Select by Percentage or Weight. e) Protein Select by Percentage or Weight. f) Days In Milk Average days a cow is in milk from this group of cows. g) Milk Price Value per liter in your own currency h) Grazing kg DM/Day KG DM of grass intake per head per day i) Total Herd takeout s kgs Feed removed from TMR or wastage or non-milking cattle groups j) Concentrates Any extra feeding in the shed, in the bail, in the parlor, in the paddock e.g. grazed turnips a. Name of feed b. Value per kg fresh weight added e.g. $300/ton = 0.3 per kg c. Quantity - total in kg s for all milking cows fed d. Period select from drop down menu as required. e. DM % - state DM % of feed used e.g. dairy pellet = 87 k) Milk urea State value if a milk urea test completed l) Cell count State the most recent Somatic Cell Count value available e.g. 157000 m) Manure consistency Select from drop down menu n) Grains visible in dung Select from drop down menu o) Fibre visible in dung Select from drop down menu p) Comments Please fill in any relevant information about the feeds or herd that would be of interest to your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist 4) After the fields are filled in, click on Send Data, all data will be sent to the KEENAN InTouch Hub for the performance monitor calculation. Page: 22 of 32
5) Once you have clicked on save the screen will refresh displaying the RPM: a. Date: b. FCE: c. DMI d. Yield e. Protein f. Fat g. Margin h. Cost/L i. Milk Price j. Total N of Milking Cows k. Days in Milk l. Group/Pen m. Ingredients used 6) You will receive an email from the system, alerting you that the data has been received within 12 hours. Image 36 7) If feel that you have entered the data incorrectly i.e. Milk Price, you can simple scroll to the bottom of the Milk Production forum and where you see History: click on the Select Button, change and Resend Data Note: Once milk production data has been logged on the date given, all execution data from relevant milking diets for that date are also sent to KEENAN InTouch. This can be the average feed usage for the last 3 days. You need to have 3 or more diet executions completed and stored on the memory card to log milk production data again. Ensure that all executions have being downloaded from the Memory Card before sending Milk Production Data. Page: 23 of 32
Feed Category & Subcategory Definitions When adding a new ingredient you will need to select a Category along with a Subcategory. Category & Subcategory are as follows: Image 37 Category is categorized by the type of ingredients that are used in a mix and Subcategory is the value of which type of grade is applied to the ingredient in category. Basically Category & Subcategory determines the length of time an ingredient needs to mix and the positioning of the ingredient during the load to get optimum MechFiber ration presentation. Category o Subcategory Additional Long Fibre o Zero - Very brittle come through a rotary combine or a baler with knives. Needs no processing and would be added at the end of a mix. o One - A brittle straw that has come through a rotary combine or a baler with knives. Needs very little processing and would be added in the middle of the mix, just before any forages. o Two - Average straw usually a wheat straw that might have had a little weathering. Needs little processing and is added at the start of a mix but doesn t need any extra time added to the end of the mix. o Three - Fairly pliable could be wheat or a stiffer barley straw usually through a conventional combine with little or no weathering. Needs to have a good length of time in the mixer to chop it up. o Four - Very pliable usually only barley and oat straw or could be straw from crimped cereal. Needs to have a long time in the mixer wagon to process it correctly o Five - Extremely pliable usually only barley and oat straw and from crimped cereal. Needs to have a very long time in the mixer wagon to process it correctly. o Lucerne 1 - Lucerne/Alfalfa hay that separates very easily and doesn t need a long time to chop. It will go in towards the end of a mix but will not have lots of revolutions after it. o Lucerne 2 - Lucerne/Alfalfa hay that needs time in the mixer to open up and separate, but doesn t need a long time to chop. It will go in earlier in the mix than Lucerne 1. Page: 24 of 32
Soft Fibre o Clamped - Clamped or pit silage, can be either precision chopped or trailer pick up. This will have a DM of 25% or higher. It can be grass, clover or similar type feed. It is a silage that is very hard to be over processed and could go in to the wagon at any time. o Bale 1 - Baled silage that that has gone through a chopper baler. Usually only round bales and it could be a grass or wholecrop. Usually DM under 30%. It will go into the mixer first and doesn t need any extra processing time to chop to the correct length. o Bale 2 - Baled silage that that has gone through a chopper baler. Usually only round bales and could be a grass or wholecrop. Usually DM 30-40%. It will go into the mixer first but doesn t need a long time to process to the correct length. o Bale 3 - Baled silage that has gone through a conventional baler. It could be either round or square bales and either a grass or wholecrop. Usually DM 40-50%It will go into the mixer first and could take a few minutes (about 3 mins) to do so, it will also need time to process once it is in the machine. o Bale 4 - Baled silage that has gone through a conventional baler. It could be either round or square bales and either a grass or wholecrop. Usually DM %50+. It will go into the mixer first and could take a few minutes (5+ Mins) to do so, it will also need a some time to process once it is in the machine (10+ mins). o Clamp max - Clamped or pit silage, it will have be precision chopped and is only usually grass silage. It will go in and the end of the mix and if left in for too long it will ball up. It is usually under 25% DM. o Clamped, Starch - Clamped or pit silage, usually precision chopped. It is any silage that contains starch, maize or a wholecrop. It is a silage that needs no processing and would usually go in the wagon at the end as it mixes easily in the wagon. o Fresh grass - Fresh grass straight from the field in a zero grazing situation that the farmer wants to use in the TMR. It will usually be about 20% DM. o Clamp Long chop - Silage that is of a long chop length 40mm+. It will usually be grass, but could be clover or other green forage. It will have a DM of 25-40%. It will need a bit longer in the wagon to break up. Liquids o Liquids - Any liquid that can be put in in any quantity; it will go into the mixer first. Water. o Molasses - Any molasses or liquid can be put in a limited quantity in the machine. It will go into the mixer first but it is a highly viscous product. If too much goes into the mixer it will stall. Root Crops o Chopped - Any root crops that have been pre-chopped, or do not need any chopping, these will usually go in towards the end of the mix. o Unchopped - Any root crops that need chopping, these will go into the mix first and will be left chopping for a few minutes before any other ingredients are added. o Preload Unchopped - Any root crop than needs chopping before any other ingredient is added, these will go into the mix first and will be left for a few minutes chopping before the next ingredient is added. Page: 25 of 32
Concentrates o Premix - Concentrate premix that is made up on farm. It will include straw, minerals and a liquid. It doesn t include any moist feeds or forages. o Front load premix - Usually any type of mix that is held back for a different class of stock. E.g. Milkers mix that is then held back to be the base of the dry cow or heifer mix. It will usually contain a forage or moist feed, and it is not normally discharged and then reloaded. o Pre Fibre 1,2,3 - These concentrates will go in before any additional long fibre, and will be placed in the order of that number, eg Pre Fibre1 will go in before of Pre Fibre 2 etc. Any feeds that share the same number will be ordered from the smallest to the largest quantity when optimised. It is any concentrate that can be bought in bulk, it doesn t necessarily mean that it has to be bought in bulk. It will be a dry product that needs to be stored inside or in a tower. It will usually be fed at a rate over 0.5kgs/head/day. o Post Fibre 1,2,3 This should be the default for most concentrates. These concentrates will go in after any additional long fibre, and will be placed in the order of that number, eg Post Fibre1 will go inbefore of Post Fibre 2 etc. Any feeds that share the same number will be ordered from the smallest to the largest quantity when optimised. It is any concentrate that can be bought in bulk, it doesn t necessarily mean that it has to be bought in bulk. It will be a dry product that needs to be stored inside or in a tower. It will usually be fed at a rate over 0.5kgs/head/day. Moist Feed o Open - Moist feed that can be stored outside, with or without being ensiled. When clamped it can be walked on without sinking in and does not ball up in the machine, it is usually put in before any forage. o Stodgy - Moist feed that can be stored outside, usually without being ensiled. It is hard to walk on without sinking in and will stick to your hands or boots. It will be up into the machine at the end of the process to stop balls developing in the mixer. A good test to see if it is open or stodgy is if you can form it into a ball in your hands, then drop it onto the floor. If it stops in a ball then it is stodgy, if it completely falls apart or cannot form into a ball then it would be an open moist feed Minerals/Additives o Pre Fibre This needs to match up with the concentrates, this will be entered after the additional long fibre and is any type of feed that is usually bought in small bags (20-25kgs) and fed at less than 0.3kgs/head/day. o Post Fibre This needs to match up with the concentrates, this will be entered before the additional long fibre and is any type of feed that is usually bought in small bags (20-25kgs) and fed at less than 0.3kgs/head/day. Water o Water - Water, it can be put in in any quantity, it will go into the mixer first, but after any other liquid. Page: 26 of 32
MechFiber Community Website Benefits and Uses for the MechFiber Community Website As an InTouch user, you are part of a unique global community of dairy and beef producers with access to powerful resources to help you maximize production efficiency, margins and profits. Every InTouch user has exclusive access to a sophisticated MechFiber community website that not only allows them to chart their own progress with regard to Feed Conversion Efficiency and margin gains, but also lets them benchmark their performance against other users, both nationally and internationally. Every time an individual record is updated, no matter where it is in the world, the whole community is updated giving a dynamic and up-to-the-minute picture of MechFiber performance globally. At an individual level, you can trace your own feeds or ration used, output produced, feed costs incurred and margin improvements gained. All with the focus on helping you maximize performance and profits. In addition, you can download information, videos and publications on how to get more from your business and your cows, as well as taking part in state of the art on-line webinars on best practice. It s another KEENAN worldwide innovation. Page: 27 of 32
MechFiber Community Website To access the MechFiber community website you will need to have a week s executions and at least one milk production, once you have send this data into KEENAN, you will receive an automated email from KEENAN saying it was successfully received. The KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist will then need to validate the RPM data, and once this is done, you will receive an email with the RPM results and a website link to the MechFiber community website. http://84.51.250.98:5003 Image 38 Accessing the MechFiber Community Website To access MechFiber community website the following is required: Note: 1) From the validated RPM email, click on the web link http://84.51.250.98:5003; 2) Enter in your Login Details into Image 38, and click Login. Your login details will be given to you by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist. If for some reason you do not have you Login Details, you can contact your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist or your local InTouch Hub. Page: 28 of 32
Using the MechFiber Website Below is a screen shot of what the community website looks like. I will give a brief description on each tab, but for you to learn more about the website you will need to click on the How to tab and select Click here to Video Tutorial seen In Image 39, this will give you more detail on how the website works. Image 39 Page: 29 of 32
As you can see from Image 39, along the top there is a number of taps you can choose from. Welcome - This gives your latest FCE and a breakdown of the average, InTouch National Average, Top 25% and Best 25% in the world for FCE, Total Feed and Energy Corrected Milk. It also displays the current milk price and feed costs based on national average or the individual customer s average. How To - The how to tab gives you a description on how to use the site, also it has the Video Tutorial seen In Image 39, which shows you in more detail about the uses of the site. Trends - Are a number of charts which display FCE, Yield, DMI, Milk Price, FAT and Protein graphically overtime. You can select each individual days, months or years to give you a comparison of data required. Benchmark Detail - Gives you the RPM s average of the market. You can select each individual days, months or years to give you a comparison of data required. Feed Utilisation - You can see all the data belonging to the individual diets, ingredients and groups which has being used on your farm. You can select each individual days, months or years to give you a comparison of data required. Feed Accuracy - Displays the Actual quantity V s Target quantity of ingredients used on the farm. You can select each individual days, months or years to give you a comparison of data required.. 90 & 365 Day Results - It gives you a breakdown of all data benchmarked worldwide for 90 and 356 days of the year. Page: 30 of 32
Types of Automated Emails Received Invalidated Below is that type of email which will be received, and has not being validated by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist. Your RPM for 09/02/2010 has been added. To view the full rpm details go to our new MechFiber Community Site http://84.51.250.98:5003 and logon, using your DTM Username and Password seen in Image 38. The RPM has been generated by the InTouch System but not yet validated by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist RPM Date 09/02/2010 FCE 1.38 Protein 3.45 Fat 4.41 Margin 3.35 DMI 19.26 Yield 26.67 Milk Price 24.00 Cost/L 10.22 Cows In Milk 109 Days In Milk 210 ------------------------------------ Urea 0.00 Cell Count 0.00 Manure Consistency 2 Grain Manure 1 Fibers 3 Comments Page: 31 of 32
Validated Below is that type of email of which will be received, after it has being validated, by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist Your RPM for 29/01/2010 has been validated by your KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist. To view the full RPM details go to our new MechFiber Community Site http://84.51.250.98:5003 and logon, using your DTM Username and Password seen in Image 38 KEENAN InTouch Feeding Specialist comment: Good to see cell count heading down RPM Date 29/01/2010 FCE 1.34 Protein 3.40 Fat 4.21 Margin 4.66 DMI 20.87 Yield 27.94 Milk Price 27.67 Cost/L 10.32 Cows In Milk 251 Days In Milk 170 ------------------------------------ Urea 18.00 Cell Count 178.00 Manure Consistency 2 Grain Manure 1 Fibers 1 Comments Page: 32 of 32