General Details
- All cows have been weaned
- The average weaning date for all of the Newford weanlings is the 18th October
- The average weaning weight for the males is 308 Kgs. ( ADG from Birth is 1.26 Kgs)
- The average weaning weight for the heifers is 298 Kgs (ADG from Birth is 1.19 Kgs)
- All weanling’s are on 2kgs of meal and were house on the 28th October
- The average housing weight for the males is 332kgs ( ADG from Birth is 1.25 Kgs)
- The average housing weight for the heifers is 316kgs ( ADG from Birth is 1.19 Kgs)
- 8 steers were slaughtered last week @ 19 months – average 354kg carcass – 7 R grades and 1 U grade – Kill-out 52%
- 17 heifers were slaughtered @ 19 months – average 303kg carcass – 14 R’s, 2 U grades and 1 O= Kill out 51%
- No more mastitis cases from the dry cows - slats scraped down and lime spread on the slats daily until weaning is over
- Cull cows have been penned together and are getting 3kg of meal at the moment. Average weight 634kgs
- 22 in-calf heifers on the contract rearing programme have returned home to the Newford farm.
- 99% of the grazing ground is closed on the main home platform
Grassland Details
- Average farm cover 560 kg DM/day
- Average growth rate 18 kg/DM/Ha
- Average Demand 1 kg/DM/Ha
- Grazing grass ( Kg DM/ Ha ) grown in 2016 10,110 Kgs
- Silage ( Kg DM / Ha ) grown in 2016 3,662 Kgs
- Total Grass Growth ( Kg DM/Ha ) 13,772 Kgs
Suckler Herd
- Need to monitor all cows body condition weekly
Key recommendations for this week
- Keep a close eye on dry cows for mastitis problems
- Monitor in-calf heifers after returning home – will receive first (of 2) salmonella vaccine shot
- Scrape down slats daily and apply some lime
- Monitor the weanlings for any health issues
- Cows to be weighed and condition scored then penned accordingly
- All cows will receive their liver fluke and lice treatment
- All the weanling are too received their liver fluke, worms and lice treatment
