Newford Herd Farm Notes Week Beginning 09/11/2015
General Details
- Cull cows remain indoors on 5kgs meal and ad-lib baled silage
- Cows housed last week due to weather conditions
- Bull calves weighed 326kg and had an average daily gain since birth of 1.25kg/day.
- Heifer calves average weight was 315kg and they gained 1.19kg/day since birth
- Replacement heifers weighed 237kg and average daily gain of .79kg/day
- We had 1.5 Ha left to graze on Newford block but had to house due to weather conditions
Grassland Details
- Average Growth: 9 kg/DM/day
- Average farm demand 3 kg/DM/day
- Average farm cover 632 kg DM/day o Stocking rate: .66 L.U/Ha on grazing block
- Stocking rate: 152 kg/Ha
Breeding details
82 cows have been scanned in calf out of 89 cows who went to the bull
Key recommendations for this week
- House heifer calves this week in straw shed
- Only aimals to remain outdoors are replacement heifers and stock bull
- Continue feeding meal to finishers and cull cows at the rate of 6kgs/head/day
- Bull calves to receive 2kgs/head/day and heifer calves 1.5kg/head/day
- Replacement heifers to remain on 1.5kg/head/day outdoors
