Zoo Diet NaviGator

A complete, free, solution for managing and analyzing your zoo diets

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Features

Manage Animal Diets

Set up diets
Keep diet history
Set goals

Analyze Diets

Calculate nutrient composition
Compare to recommendations

Prepare Diets

Prep diets using common methods:

Paper books
Labels/stickers
Touchscreen

Manage Operations

Track spending by animal and area
Calculate weekly feed needs
Prepare for emergencies

Free

Free to download and use
Free to modify
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Accessible and Intuitive

Fonts selected for high readability at a distance
Touchscreen can be used with right or left hands
Color-blind safe colors
Most options accessed by double-clicking the item you want to configure

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Welcome screen - easily access the main features to prepare and manage diets.

Diet setup. Foods can be offered on specific days, prepped by specific locations, contain notes, and be offered on specific rotations (every 2 weeks, for example). The total amount can be multiplied by the number of animals or enclosures assigned to that diet.

Add animals or enclosure. Diet amounts are multiplied by the total number.

Easy to read diet cards designed for maximum speed of food prep. Diet cards are available in prep and keeper versions, for individuals or herds/flocks, and for diets that have been grouped together (a mixed species exhibit, for example)

Touchscreen interface shows only the foods needed on that day.

Interactive diet analysis allows you to test out the impact of diet changes "live" in real time. This can be very helpful when sitting down with animal care staff to look at the impact of various diet changes.

Order sheets based on usage.

Over 20 different reports. For example, finding all the diets that contain a certain food. This is handy for recalls or global food changes

Evaluate costs of feeding different areas

Examine total cost for each food/food category

Recipes for in-house mixes. The amounts update depending on usage.

Print diet labels in a variety of formats.