The percentage of joined heifers and cows that successfully conceive during a defined joining window — your first major scorecard for herd fertility and the nutritional management leading into mating.
Well-managed southern herds pregnancy-test 90%+ of joined females in calf; 94% is achievable in mature cows, with maiden heifers the usual drag.
FutureBeef ↗A low rate points to structural problems: poor bull soundness, sub-clinical disease, or inadequate female body condition at joining. Tracking it lets you spot reproductive failures early and turn off empty cows sooner.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Ensure heifers reach 60–65% of mature liveweight before bulls are introduced.
Manage nutrition so cows are on a rising body condition score at mating.
Run Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluations (VBBSE) on every bull before joining.
The percentage of joined heifers and cows that successfully conceive during a defined joining window — your first major scorecard for herd fertility and the nutritional management leading into mating.
You need: Total females joined (no.), Total females PTIC (no.). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Well-managed southern herds pregnancy-test 90%+ of joined females in calf; 94% is achievable in mature cows, with maiden heifers the usual drag.
Ensure heifers reach 60–65% of mature liveweight before bulls are introduced. Manage nutrition so cows are on a rising body condition score at mating. Run Bull Breeding Soundness Evaluations (VBBSE) on every bull before joining.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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