The percentage of inseminations — AI or natural — that result in a confirmed pregnancy. It is the first read on cow fertility, heat detection accuracy and the nutritional condition cows carry into joining.
First-service conception in Australian herds typically runs 45–55%; well-managed herds hold 50%+ per service.
Dairy Australia · InCalf ↗A low rate points to poor heat detection, semen handling or AI timing, bull soundness, or cows in negative energy balance. Watching it early lets you adjust the program before the empty rate is locked in.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Lift heat-detection accuracy with tail paint, collars or activity monitoring.
Tighten AI timing and improve semen storage and handling discipline.
Manage transition-cow nutrition so cows are in positive energy balance at mating.
The percentage of inseminations — AI or natural — that result in a confirmed pregnancy. It is the first read on cow fertility, heat detection accuracy and the nutritional condition cows carry into joining.
You need: Total inseminations (no.), Confirmed pregnancies (no.). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
First-service conception in Australian herds typically runs 45–55%; well-managed herds hold 50%+ per service.
Lift heat-detection accuracy with tail paint, collars or activity monitoring. Tighten AI timing and improve semen storage and handling discipline. Manage transition-cow nutrition so cows are in positive energy balance at mating.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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