2022年12月8日 · We designed breed-specific, printable Growth Charts that may be used to plot heifer growth by hand. The charts are based on the results of measuring a large number of heifers of various breeds throughout the United States during 1991 and 1992.

2023年3月3日 · Adjusting growth rate of meat animals (market pigs, lambs, cattle, and goats) is a useful skill for livestock caretakers of all ages. Adjusting growth rate requires baseline knowledge of normal growth, feed usage, and knowing the nutrient profile of your animal's diet.

2022年11月14日 · Generates a growth chart from mature size and age at first calving. Compares heifer performance to growth required to meet herd goals, not to a breed standard.

2016年6月22日 · Since 1993, geneticists at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Neb. have calculated across-breed adjustment factors for EPDs indicating growth traits and maternal milk, allowing commercial cow-calf producers to compare bulls of different breeds on a level performance basis.

EVALUATING GROWTH CHARTS Growth charts can help in evaluating the performance of a heifer manage-ment program and can alert the producer to problem situations such as those in which entire groups of animals are undersized, under-weight, or overweight. Low- or poor-quality forages (hay and silage) generally are responsible for inferior

The chart below enables you to plot the predicted growth curve (immediately after the initial weigh-in) and then plot the actual weight of your animal at various times during the feeding period to determine if you are “on target.”

2021年2月8日 · These growth charts present growth objectives for the 50 and 90 percentile rankings. They allow tracking for weight, hip height and wither height. The weight curve is an objective to target for the breed, for calving at 24 months and at optimal weight.

To achieve success with your 4-H Market Dairy Cattle project, it is important you know the estimated final weight of your animal and progress toward that goal throughout the project. The charts below enable you to plot the Actual height and weight vs. the Desirable height and weight to determine if you are "on target" with the Desired Growth Rate.

The following table shows weaning and projected live weights for three target growth rates relative to pasture quality in British breed cattle.

This can only be achieved by carefully monitoring their growth rates throughout the first 18 months of their lives. The chart attached shows recommended growth and height targets for larger breeds like Holstein and Brown Swiss.