Elements and Performance Criteria
- Determine nutritional requirements for livestock
- Assess pasture feed
- Determine supplementary feeding program
- Develop livestock feeding plan
- Develop and review feeding plan to ensure it remains responsive to changing conditions
- Identify and carry out suitable feed conservation methods or fodder sources in preparation for abnormal conditions
- Select a system of feeding that supplies the appropriate amount of feed to the herd/flock to meet condition and growth needs, and that meets production requirements of the business
- Prepare a feed budget according to the selected system of feeding
- Document data for continual assessment and effective management planning