The share of the herd still not in calf 200 days after calving. In a year-round system every empty cow is one you must either cull or carry through a low-production stretch with no calf to show for it.
InCalf pairs the 100-day in-calf rate with the 200-day not-in-calf rate for year-round herds; lower is better, with top herds well under 15%.
Dairy Australia · InCalf ↗The 200-day not-in-calf rate is the bottom line of the whole reproductive program — it sets involuntary culling pressure, replacement cost and how full the vat stays through the year.
Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses, and keeps the figure current automatically.
Pregnancy-test early so empties are identified and decisions made promptly.
Address the drivers upstream: heat detection, body condition and bull fertility.
Extend the AI program or use mop-up bulls to catch late-cycling cows.
The share of the herd still not in calf 200 days after calving. In a year-round system every empty cow is one you must either cull or carry through a low-production stretch with no calf to show for it.
You need: Cows calved (no.), Cows still empty at 200 days (no.). Silo pulls each of these from the sources the operation already uses and keeps the figure current automatically.
InCalf pairs the 100-day in-calf rate with the 200-day not-in-calf rate for year-round herds; lower is better, with top herds well under 15%.
Pregnancy-test early so empties are identified and decisions made promptly. Address the drivers upstream: heat detection, body condition and bull fertility. Extend the AI program or use mop-up bulls to catch late-cycling cows.
Connect the software, spreadsheets and records you already keep, and Silo keeps every benchmark on this page current automatically.
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