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Welcome to the Breedcow and Dynama Wiki
Welcome to the step-by-step guide and user help manual for the Breedcow and Dynama herd budgeting software package! This software is used to assess choices for the management of beef cattle herds run under extensive conditions. It is not an accounting package or a paddock records package and does not record individual animals.
Upon registering or logging on, navigate to the Tools page where the following programs are displayed:
Breedcow+
Comparing the likely profitability of the herd under different management or turnoff systems. Breedcow+ is a steady state herd model that generates its own structure around a starting number of weaner heifers retained. | Breedcow+ program
Breedcow Lite (NEW)
Breedcow Lite is the simplified version of the traditional Breedcow.
Dynama+
Making forward projections of stock numbers, sales, cash flow, net income, debt and net worth. Dynama+ program is a ten-year herd budgeting program that usually starts with the current herd numbers and structure. | Dynama+ program
Bullocks, Dry Cattle Trading and Cowtrade
Deciding what to sell when the plan goes sour or what to buy when there is an opportunity | Bullocks | Dry Cattle Trading and Cowtrade programs
Investan
Evaluating investments in herd or property improvement to determine the rate of return on extra capital, the number of years to breakeven and the peak debt | Investan program
Additional Programs
There are two additional programs, firstly Splitsal which can be used to estimate the weights and proportions of leads and tails in a mob of cattle, and secondly the LWG Calculator which can be used to estimate live weight gains in dry cattle on known nutrition.
The term “herd budgeting” is used to emphasise the central role of herd dynamics in cattle enterprise budgeting. For a more in-depth overview of the programs see the software overview.
Additional information and insights that have been gathered over the years can be found on the Additional Information page.
Contact Us
The Breedcow & Dynama wiki is growing all the time, constantly being updated with great tips on how to use the program and great information on all sorts of science of cattle and pasture. Don't hesitate to Contact Us if you need extra assistance, have a request or feedback or simply can't find what you are looking for - it may not yet exist on the wiki.