JB-Box®: A Web-Based Simulator for Young Cattle Fattening Performance14

This text presents the development and evaluation of JB-Box®, an online decision-support tool that simulates daily growth, body composition and cold carcass weight of young cattle under varied diets. It reports model accuracy for Charolais groups and describes a user-friendly web interface.

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The article describes the cooperative BEEFBOX project by ARVALIS, INRA and the Institut de l’Élevage to develop JB-Box®, a web-based simulator for young bull fattening. The core tool integrates a feed intake module, the mechanistic MECSIC growth model and a slaughter module to predict daily live weight, chemical composition and cold carcass weight from ration and animal group data. Validation for Charolais cattle (138 groups) showed a mean error of 3.2 kg for cold carcass weight and 12.6 kg for live weight at slaughter, with a finishing duration error of 4.9 days and feed intake error of 156 kg. The free online interface offers simple and intuitive access for farmers and advisors.

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Innovations agronomiques

Innovations agronomiques

Τοποθεσία
France
Δημιουργοί
Alexis FÉRARD, Gildas CABON, Florence GARCIA-LAUNAY, Didier BASTIEN, Charles GUIHARD, Pierre-Vincent PROTIN et Jacques AGABRIEL
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01 Μαρ 20
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French
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Innovations agronomiques
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