Weighbacks

A filler load is type of weighback collection that reuses leftover feed from the previous day and adds it into a scheduled feeding for the current day. A predetermined recipe A combination of ingredients used to make feed for animals with a weighback as the first ingredient must be active in a scheduled feeding for it to populate in the filler load feeding flow. A weighback for the day is loaded first during this flow, and the following ingredient amounts are recalculated based on dry matter targets.

A filler load will only allow scheduled feeding drops. Users may pick up a weighback from locations or pens. Dry matter intake amounts will auto adjust for the previous day based on collected weighback if collecting from individual pens.

1. Tap Add Weighback at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap + Add Ingredient under Ingredient.
3. Select each ingredient you want to add to the filler load.
   TIP: Only weighback ingredients are available for selection. See Create New Ingredient to learn how to create a weighback ingredient.
4. Tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
5. Tap + Add Location under Pick Up.
6. Select one or more locations, and then tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
   NOTE: If a weighback is picked up from a random location (not a pen), dry matter will not be recalculated since dry matter intake is not known for locations (only for pens).
7. Tap the Filler Load toggle.
8. Tap + Add Feeding under Feedings.
9. Select the feeding that will use the weighback, and then tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
10. Tap Save and Start Loading at the bottom of the screen.

    If multiple pens and/or locations were selected for this weighback, the following options are available in FeedComp when you start loading:

    • Tap Ignore to ignore this pen or location. When you ignore a pen or location, it is skipped and removed from the current order.
    • Tap the arrow to advance to the next pen or location.
    • Tap Skip to skip this pen or location. When you skip a pen or location, it is temporarily skipped and moved to the end of the order so you can return to it later.

11. Pick up the weighback at the selected pick-up location(s). As you load the weighback, the scale weighs the load and FeedComp calculates the remaining capacity of the mixer A piece of farm equipment that mixes all the loaded ingredients for a feed recipe. Mobile mixers are most common, but stationary mixers also exist..
12. Load the remaining ingredients for the recipe. If you ignore an ingredient, its amount is recorded as 0.
13. Once you load all of the ingredients, tap Start Dropping at the bottom of the screen.

    When you're ready to start dropping, the following options are available in FeedComp:

    • Tap Ignore to ignore this pen. When you ignore a pen, it is skipped and removed from the current order.
    • Tap the arrow to advance to the next pen.
    • Tap Skip to skip this pen. When you skip a pen, it is temporarily skipped and moved to the end of the order so you can return to it later.

14. Drop the load(s) at the selected pen(s).
15. Once you have dropped the load(s) at the selected pen(s), tap Continue at the bottom of the screen. FeedComp compiles and presents your weighback summary.
16. Tap View Report Card at the bottom of the screen to view additional details for the weighback.

A weighback-only pick up is a type of weighback flow that gathers leftover feed from the pervious day without adding it into a recipe. This type of collection method allows users to record individual pen or overall weights. The weighback can then be dropped to other pens/locations as needed.

1. Tap Add Weighback at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap + Add Ingredient under Ingredient.
3. Select each ingredient you want to add to the weighback-only pick up.
   TIP: Only weighback ingredients are available for selection. See Create New Ingredient to learn how to create a weighback ingredient.
4. Tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
5. Tap + Add Location under Pick Up.
6. Select one or more locations where the ingredients will be picked up, and then tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
7. Tap + Add Location under Drop(s).
8. Select one or more locations, and then tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
9. Tap Save and Start Loading at the bottom of the screen.

   If multiple pens and/or locations were selected for this weighback, the following options are available in FeedComp when you start loading:

   • Tap Ignore to ignore this pen or location. When you ignore a pen or location, it is skipped and removed from the current order.
   • Tap the arrow to advance to the next pen or location.
   • Tap Skip to skip this pen or location. When you skip a pen or location, it is temporarily skipped and moved to the end of the order so you can return to it later.

10. Pick up the weighback at the selected pick-up location(s). As you load the weighback, the scale weighs the load and FeedComp calculates the remaining capacity of the mixer.
11. Once you load all of the ingredients, tap Start Dropping at the bottom of the screen.

    If multiple locations were selected for this weighback, the following options are available in FeedComp when you start dropping:

    • Tap Ignore to ignore this location. When you ignore a location, it is skipped and removed from the current order.
    • Tap the arrow to advance to the next location.
    • Tap Skip to skip this location. When you skip a location, it is temporarily skipped and moved to the end of the order so you can return to it later.

12. Drop the load(s) at the selected location(s).
13. Once you have dropped the load(s) at the selected location(s), tap Continue at the bottom of the screen. FeedComp compiles and presents your weighback summary.
14. Tap View Report Card at the bottom of the screen to view additional details for the weighback.

Once a weighback is completed, you can tap the weighback icon to view its report card.

If a weighback was started but not completed, you can resume it whenever you’re ready. Incomplete weighbacks Feed leftover from the day before, which helps dairies track the actual amount of feed the animals consumed. are identified with an orange weighback icon .

1. Tap the incomplete weighback to restart.
   TIP: Don't see the weighback? Be sure to select the correct Pick up Date at the top of the screen.
2. Activate the Filler Load toggle.
3. Tap +Add Feeding at the bottom of the screen.
4. Tap Add at the bottom of the screen.
5. Tap Save and Start Loading at the bottom of the screen.
6. The steps to continue the weighback process differ slightly based on the weighback type. Click the links below to see the remaining steps for each type:
   • Filler Loads
   • Weighback-Only Pick Ups

1. Tap the weighback to delete.
2. Tap Delete at the top right of the screen.