FORSTER TECHNIK CalfRail User guide

Brand: FORSTER TECHNIK

Model: CalfRail

Type: User guide

FORSTER TECHNIK CalfRail: Automate and optimize your calf feeding with our innovative system!

Automated feeding: Eliminate manual labor and ensure consistent, precise feeding schedules for your calves.
Individualized nutrition: Tailor feed rations to each calf's specific needs, promoting optimal growth and health.
Easy integration: Seamlessly connect to your existing farm management software for effortless data integration and monitoring.
Comprehensive monitoring: Keep a close watch on your calves' feeding behavior, milk consumption, and overall well-being through advanced monitoring features.

FORSTER TECHNIK CalfRail: Automate and optimize your calf feeding with our innovative system!

Automated feeding: Eliminate manual labor and ensure consistent, precise feeding schedules for your calves.
Individualized nutrition: Tailor feed rations to each calf's specific needs, promoting optimal growth and health.
Easy integration: Seamlessly connect to your existing farm management software for effortless data integration and monitoring.
Comprehensive monitoring: Keep a close watch on your calves' feeding behavior, milk consumption, and overall well-being through advanced monitoring features.

1.1 1.3

1.2

This document offers a quick overview of the training of calves at the CalfRail and the rst steps with the system.

QUICK START GUIDE

CalfRail

7.2 Calf training and rst steps

First housing in single hutches

Give colostrum

For a good start, colostrum feeding

is irreplaceable! Feed colostrum

to the calf as soon as possible in a

good quality and sufcient quan-

tity.

Manual Feeding

When feeding with a bucket or

bottle, the feed must be taken

outside the box (head outside the

barrier)

Calf box

Make sure that the calf box is clean

and freshly strewn.

Avoid too frequent manual feedings as well as too frequent obser-

vations of the individual feedings in order to exclude false conditioning.

Registering the calves at the CalfRail Register calves at the CalfRail directly after housing - even if you

only train the calves the next morning. There is a chance that the calves

train themselves.

Animal management Register Animal

< 999101 >

Group: A

Correction days: 0

Additive 1: no

Additive 2.: no

Weight: 50 kg

Gain: 500 g

Feeding group in which the calf is registered

Move the calf forward in the feeding schedule (optional)

Animal number to be registered according to the settings made

below

Manage additives (optional)

Weight at housing

Theoretical daily gain

Conrms the registration of the selected animal number with the

settings selected below

Note: The animal numbers correspond to the box numbers on the CalfRail.

999: Animal / box is supplied via CalfRail

1 - 4: Feeding station to which the CalfRail is assigned

01 - 99: Position of the box

From the parking position [PP], it is counted rst in the direction to the right, then to the left.

Create a plan with the position and number of each box or note the number given by the pro-

gramme on the respective box.

This checklist refers to the basic equipment of the CalfRail. Not all available functions can be shown.

For detailed information and valid warnings as well as safety instructions, please refer to the instructions manual. (Status 22/01)

If supplements are used, they

must be fed equally to all calves on the

CalfRail.

3.1

3.3

3.2

QUICK START GUIDE

CalfRail - 7.2 Training and rst steps

Training young calves

Start CalfRail manually

Feeder 1 operat.

F 1:

F 2:

entitled:

CR start:

CR manual

Start feeding

Move feeding forward

Stop feeding

Edit sequence

Start normal feeding

Already start the next feeding now

Interrupt an ongoing feeding

Change order of ongoing feeding

< CR Station 3 >

Box [3]

Box [0]

Prefers box 3 to the next

scheduled calf to be

fed and then continues

feeding in order.

Any number of boxes can be

pre-selected.

[0] = no box selected

Start feeding

Preheating [no]

CR Station 3 yes

Select boxes

start now?

[yes/no] Preheat the hose line with warm water

Select CalfRail

Select calf boxes for planned feeding

Start feeding with selected settings

Deactivate all = set all boxes to 0

All with entitlement = calves with feed entitlement

Activate all 2 L = All calves receive 2 liters of feed

Box XX = Feed each box individually

Consumption yesterday in liters = number of liters

Training

Operate the training button sensitively. Let the calf drink as much as

possible by itself.

Avoid actively watching every single feeding to prevent misconditio-

ning of the calves.

Attracting

Try not to enter the individual calf box and remain

outside the box.

Encourage calves that do not go to the teat on

their own to get up by talking to them etc.

This checklist refers to the basic equipment of the CalfRail. Not all available functions can be shown.

For detailed information and valid warnings as well as safety instructions, please refer to the instructions manual. (Status 01/2023)

Auto

Esc Enter

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Regularly check the feeding quantities of the individual calves at least 2 times a day in the

barn and at the automatic feeder or in the CalfCloud. One missed feeding is not necessa-

rily a cause for concern.

Animal Control

The table is sorted in ascending order according to

the 1st column of the 1st parameter, so calves with

low values are at the top of the list.

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CalfRail - 7.2 Training and rst steps

999101 f A 1

999105 f A 1

2/12 Cons. % dr.sp.%

27 89

70 33 49

Note: Further information on animal control can be found in QSG 1.5

Animal alarms

Animal list

Mark

Transfer from CalfRail to the group

1) Transfer calf to another CalfRail box

2) Transfer calf to group housing with a transmitter

already read in

Transfer calf to group housing and read in a

new transmitter at the same time

Note: Further information on animal management can be found in QSG 1.8

Transfer Calf Rail

Box/transmitter present

Create new transmitter

Animal management

This checklist refers to the basic equipment of the CalfRail. Not all available functions can be shown.

For detailed information and valid warnings as well as safety instructions, please refer to the instructions manual. (Status 01/2023)

FORSTER TECHNIK CalfRail User guide

Brand: FORSTER TECHNIK

Model: CalfRail

Type: User guide

FORSTER TECHNIK CalfRail: Automate and optimize your calf feeding with our innovative system!

Automated feeding: Eliminate manual labor and ensure consistent, precise feeding schedules for your calves.
Individualized nutrition: Tailor feed rations to each calf's specific needs, promoting optimal growth and health.
Easy integration: Seamlessly connect to your existing farm management software for effortless data integration and monitoring.
Comprehensive monitoring: Keep a close watch on your calves' feeding behavior, milk consumption, and overall well-being through advanced monitoring features.

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