Manure and effluent calculators

PigBal 5 has been released

PigBal 5 is now available, the latest version of the long-standing PigBal tool developed to support planning and on-farm environmental management. PigBal 5 introduces improved accuracy in growth and feed waste predictions, now including finisher pigs over 100kg liveweight in response to changing industry practices. It also features updated diet formulations to reflect current industry feeding strategies and regional variations. Inclusion of an additional pig class for gestation sows, enables users to separate dry sow herds between conventional and deep litter housing systems.

To help businesses with site-specific modelling to support emissions reporting requirements, this update includes:

• Refining of Scope 1emissions calculations, allowing producers to assess emissions from housing and manure management systems in line with the National Inventory Report.
• Scope 2 emissions estimates are now included; businesses can enter energy use data to calculate site energy use and transport emissions.