The split of the herd across early, mid and late lactation. In a year-round system this composition stays comparatively even through the year and shapes both feed demand and total milk in the vat.
A balanced spread of early, mid and late-lactation cows keeps the vat full year-round and steadies feed demand.
Subtropical Dairy ↗Where the herd sits tells you the feeding job ahead: cows weighted to early lactation are near peak and need maximum energy, while a heavy late-lactation tail signals cows ready to dry off and a gap opening in the vat.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Group and feed cows by stage to match energy supply to demand.
Hold a steady calving pattern so the vat stays full month to month.
Plan dry-off and culling from the late-lactation tail through the year.
The split of the herd across early, mid and late lactation. In a year-round system this composition stays comparatively even through the year and shapes both feed demand and total milk in the vat.
You need: Cows by days-in-milk band (head), Total herd (head). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
A balanced spread of early, mid and late-lactation cows keeps the vat full year-round and steadies feed demand.
Group and feed cows by stage to match energy supply to demand. Hold a steady calving pattern so the vat stays full month to month. Plan dry-off and culling from the late-lactation tail through the year.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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