Other animals type
CLEM.Resources.OtherAnimalsType
A non-ruminant animal on the farm
Description
The Other animal type tracks the number of individuals of a type of animals (non-ruminant) on the farm. It can be controlled by Other animals grow and Other animals breed activities as well as Other animals feed to account for food supplied to these animals
Parameters
The following parameters are available for the Other animals type:
Age when adult
The age (in months) when individuals become adult and can breed
Maximum age before death
The age (in months) when individuals die
Required components
The following components are required to set up this resource
Other animal type Initial cohorts
The Other animals cohort component is used to define the number of individuals by age and sex in the herd at the start of the simulation.
Additional components
The following components will add additional functionality to this resource
Animal pricing
The Animal pricing component is required if you are undertaking any activities relating to buying or selling other animals and have Finances included in your simulation resources.
Age to Weight relationship
When using this other animal an Age to WeightRelationship is required to track weight as a function of age. This simple approach allows an indication of weight to be included in activities such as feeding.
See also