Calves weaned per 100 cows joined, paired with what those calves weigh. It is the pay-cheque the whole breeding year builds toward.
Southern herds typically wean 75–90% of cows joined, with vealers and weaners turned off at 220–300 kg.
MLA More Beef from Pastures ↗Rate and weight move together: a tight, early calving pattern gives older, heavier weaners at the same date. A good rate with light weights points at milk or feed; heavy weaners with a poor rate points back at fertility.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Tighten the joining window so more calves are born in the first cycle.
Match peak lactation to the spring feed curve with calving date.
Select for growth and milk EBVs without lifting cow frame size.
Calves weaned per 100 cows joined, paired with what those calves weigh. It is the pay-cheque the whole breeding year builds toward.
You need: Calves weaned (no.), Females joined (no.), Individual weaning weights (kg). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
Southern herds typically wean 75–90% of cows joined, with vealers and weaners turned off at 220–300 kg.
Tighten the joining window so more calves are born in the first cycle. Match peak lactation to the spring feed curve with calving date. Select for growth and milk EBVs without lifting cow frame size.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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