OSU Cowculator

Cowculator is intended to assist cattlemen in making informed decisions associated with beef cattle nutrition. Animal criteria and the feed stuffs can be customized to each operation and to each situation. Animal requirements, feed intake estimates, and performance predictions are based on years of research data summarized in the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle publication.

The focus of this app is to allow beef cattle producers easily and quickly balance rations for everyday use in their operations. Some calculated values include: actual and predicted dry matter intake, average daily gain, intake ratio and total diet crude protein and energy concentration.

Features:
-Enter and view information about your cattle
-Create a customized diet and balance a ration
-View a summary of your cattle information and ration and save as a PDF to email or print.