Total liveweight accumulated divided by days on the property — the primary performance indicator for trading systems and for breeders growing weaners for sale. On southern pastures gains peak above 1 kg/day on spring feed and fall away through winter and late summer.
Rangeland cattle gain 0.3–0.6 kg/day; improved southern pastures drive 0.8–1.4 kg/day in season, with winter dips well below.
MLA More Beef from Pastures ↗Faster-growing cattle reach target weights sooner, cutting time on farm and exposure to seasonal risk. Daily gains also reveal which bulls and cows are producing the best calves to retain as replacements.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Apply strict internal-parasite control to minimise lost weight gain.
Graze high-energy, high-protein pasture or feed to lift gains.
Select bulls with strong 200-Day Growth and Milk EBVs.
Total liveweight accumulated divided by days on the property — the primary performance indicator for trading systems and for breeders growing weaners for sale. On southern pastures gains peak above 1 kg/day on spring feed and fall away through winter and late summer.
You need: Weight at entry (kgLW), Weight at exit (kgLW), Days on property (days). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Rangeland cattle gain 0.3–0.6 kg/day; improved southern pastures drive 0.8–1.4 kg/day in season, with winter dips well below.
Apply strict internal-parasite control to minimise lost weight gain. Graze high-energy, high-protein pasture or feed to lift gains. Select bulls with strong 200-Day Growth and Milk EBVs.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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