About / Methodology

What is this?

AgroGreen is a Q&A community for agriculture and livestock, with a set of reference calculators (crop, livestock, unit conversion, and veterinary clinical) to support everyday decisions in the field.

Where the data comes from

• Veterinary clinical catalog (drugs, CRI, interactions, toxicity, emergency, reference): official or reference sources such as FDA, EMA, VMD, the Merck/MSD Veterinary Manual, RECOVER, BSAVA, WSAVA and IRIS, plus the manufacturer label where applicable.
• Crop and livestock calculators: FAO (FAO-56 irrigation), university extension guides (Iowa State, UC Davis, Montana State, Oklahoma State, Penn State, among others) and the Beef Improvement Federation.
• Units and conversions: exact SI/NIST factors, and for regional units (manzana, fanegada, arroba, quintal, etc.) country-specific metrology sources — always showing which country the value applies to.

Every calculator card has a "See source" link listing the specific references used for that value.

Golden rule: no invented numbers

If we can't find a reliable official source for a value, we don't present it as if it were precise. In the crop catalog, for instance, some crops are flagged as "weak reference" or "not applicable" instead of a made-up number, asking for the figure from the seed bag or a local professional.

Review process

Catalog v1.0.0 · reviewed 2026-07 · next review 2027-01

• Every dose entry must have an official source in sources[]; if none, the note says so and withdrawal is null.
• Periodic re-review every 6 months: re-verify sources that may have changed (doses, withdrawals, market withdrawals) and add new drugs.
• Re-review priority: secondary-source or source-less entries, and any dose flagged as unverified.
• Unbreakable rule: never invent numbers. When a dose or withdrawal is uncertain, leave null and 'check label/veterinarian'.
• Record each review in CATALOG_CHANGELOG with version, date and summary.

Important

All of the above are reference values, not a prescription, a diagnosis, or personalized technical advice. Always confirm with a veterinarian, agronomist, or animal scientist and with the real conditions of your field or patient.