The percentage of first-calf heifers that scan pregnant while still rearing their first calf at foot — a young female finishing her own growth, recovering from calving, milking and cycling again inside an 80-day window.
Top herds re-conceive 85%+ of first-calf heifers while they are still lactating; regional averages often fall to 60–70%.
MLA More Beef from Pastures ↗This is the most common point of reproductive and financial loss in Australian herds. A drop flags nutritional stress and condition loss in young breeders before they fall out of the core breeding group.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Hit optimal body condition before calving for a rapid return to estrus.
Early-wean calves at 100–120 days if heifer condition drops below critical scores.
Segregate first-calf heifers from mature cows to eliminate feed competition.
The percentage of first-calf heifers that scan pregnant while still rearing their first calf at foot — a young female finishing her own growth, recovering from calving, milking and cycling again inside an 80-day window.
You need: First-calf heifers joined (no.), First-calf heifers PTIC (no.). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Top herds re-conceive 85%+ of first-calf heifers while they are still lactating; regional averages often fall to 60–70%.
Hit optimal body condition before calving for a rapid return to estrus. Early-wean calves at 100–120 days if heifer condition drops below critical scores. Segregate first-calf heifers from mature cows to eliminate feed competition.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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