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ECBI reports

  • 28-05-2021 10:38am
    #1
    badgerhowlin
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I got a report of 19 calves that I'm thinking on buying.

    There is a lot in the reports that are just not import to me
    the indexes\traits I'm picking are Fert index of the mother and the prot% of the calf
    and the current PR%

    The figures I want to see is
    Fert Above €70
    last years PR% above 3.6
    Keep a half an eye out on Prot% in milk traits
    Prot% any here above 0.1%

    What figures do other people concentrate on
    I don't look at the EBI value because I'm not planning to bred any of my replacers off these animals. Going to buy in all my replacers for the 1st 5 years of so and then start to bred my own stock.


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  • #2
    Green&Red
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,433 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    badgerhowlin wrote: »
    Hi,

    I got a report of 19 calves that I'm thinking on buying.

    There is a lot in the reports that are just not import to me
    the indexes\traits I'm picking are Fert index of the mother and the prot% of the calf
    and the current PR%

    The figures I want to see is
    Fert Above €70
    last years PR% above 3.6
    Keep a half an eye out on Prot% in milk traits
    Prot% any here above 0.1%

    What figures do other people concentrate on
    I don't look at the EBI value because I'm not planning to bred any of my replacers off these animals. Going to buy in all my replacers for the 1st 5 years of so and then start to bred my own stock.

    It’ll depend on what sort of an animal you want. When I was buying yearlings, 15 months ago I was looking for protein % over 0.15, milk anything under -100, fat & protein 5kg. They say you should have maintenance roughly similar across the board.

    As a herd my fat and protein (4.45 & 3.68 for April) are great, Aurivo gives the average milk price for the top 50 and my milk price is above that but I worry it’s at the expense of volume. Hopefully I’ll have a better idea in a couple of years, it’s hard to judge a herd of heifers


  • #3
    jaymla627
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,766 ✭✭✭jaymla627


    badgerhowlin wrote: »
    Hi,

    I got a report of 19 calves that I'm thinking on buying.

    There is a lot in the reports that are just not import to me
    the indexes\traits I'm picking are Fert index of the mother and the prot% of the calf
    and the current PR%

    The figures I want to see is
    Fert Above €70
    last years PR% above 3.6
    Keep a half an eye out on Prot% in milk traits
    Prot% any here above 0.1%

    What figures do other people concentrate on
    I don't look at the EBI value because I'm not planning to bred any of my replacers off these animals. Going to buy in all my replacers for the 1st 5 years of so and then start to bred my own stock.

    Youll buy stock for a pittance next year with your pick of maiden heifers when lads realize how much they are actually in the s**t with glanbias peak supply management hold your powder dry and when buying look for farms co-op report for 2021 and if milk solids delivered is under 500kgs walk away


  • #4
    badgerhowlin
    Registered Users Posts: 651 ✭✭✭badgerhowlin


    Am i getting to hung up on the Fert number.

    Most that im seen now are averaging between 35 to 60 with a few higher
    Every thing else is hitting the mark.
    milk KG 530+
    Liters 6000+


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