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About Zoo Diet NaviGator

• Past, Present and Future of ZDN
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Use Cases
• Development roadmap

Setting up Zoo Diet NaviGator

• Installation
• Upgrading older datafiles
• Common installation issues
• Advanced: Distribution to other users

Configuring your zoo

• Setting up your feeds and feed data
• Setting up your zoo: Parks, Areas, & Delivery Locations
• Setup Tips: What to change and what NOT to change
• Optional: Importing animals from ZIMS
• Recipes
• Optional: Importing feed data from DairyOne
• Deleting records

Setting up your diets

• The Edit Diets screen
• Grouping animals and diets together: Herd Diets and Group Diets
• Bins
• Rotations
• Feeding vs. prep schedules
• Shortcuts
• Report types
• Special orders
• Copying diets to another animal & Sharing Diets
• Prep notes and line notes

Analyzing diets

• What data is used?
• Interactive analysis spreadsheet

Preparing animal feed

• Prepping from paper books
• Prepping from labels
• Prepping from touchscreen
• Assembly line vs. bulk prep
• Emergency diets

Rolling the software out at your institution

• Software and Hardware Requirements
• Data Security
• Backups and Emergencies
• Distribution to other users
• Logistics and use cases