The kilograms of dry-matter feed consumed to produce one kilogram of liveweight gain — counting both pasture and supplements like hay or grain. Growing stock convert best, while lactating and mature cows carry the extra cost of maintenance and milk.
Growing cattle on pasture convert roughly 6–9 kg of dry matter per kg of gain; young stock are most efficient, mature and lactating cows least.
MLA More Beef from Pastures ↗A lower FCR means cheaper kilograms: animals need less pasture or supplement to grow. It exposes inefficient stock and tells you the financial return on your feed program.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Buy younger, lighter trading stock with naturally higher conversion efficiency.
Improve pasture digestibility and energy density to reduce feed volume.
Correct sub-clinical mineral deficiencies that waste energy.
The kilograms of dry-matter feed consumed to produce one kilogram of liveweight gain — counting both pasture and supplements like hay or grain. Growing stock convert best, while lactating and mature cows carry the extra cost of maintenance and milk.
You need: Daily feed intake per head (kgDM/hd/day), Daily liveweight gain per head (kg/hd/day). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Growing cattle on pasture convert roughly 6–9 kg of dry matter per kg of gain; young stock are most efficient, mature and lactating cows least.
Buy younger, lighter trading stock with naturally higher conversion efficiency. Improve pasture digestibility and energy density to reduce feed volume. Correct sub-clinical mineral deficiencies that waste energy.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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