Tag: decision support
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NUTBAL: Livestock nutrition balance decision support system
Animal nutrition-based decision making NUTBAL’s primary purpose is to provide the livestock industry with the means to monitor the nutrient concentration in the animal’s diet and determine if the current diet is sufficient to meet performance goals set by the producer. NUTBAL is a decision support system that models the crude protein and net energy…
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Mali Livestock and Pastoralist Initiative
A mission to improve the Mali livestock system USAID-Mali has identified an overall goal to “improve the productivity and income of the producers in Mali by enabling them to access technologies and build the capacity of all actors involved in the development of an extensive livestock system”. To meet this goal, USAID-Mali has outlined these…
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Phygrow: Phytomass growth model
PHYGROW overview PHYGROW, short for phytomass growth model, is a daily time step computation engine that models above ground herb and shrub growth, forage consumption, and hydrologic processes. It is capable of modeling the growth dynamics of many plant species competing for limited resources while modeling grazing by herbivores in competition for forage resources. Phygrow…
