Calf Rearing Characteristics Widget

The Calf Rearing Characteristics widget includes important calf data such as birth date, projected wean A wean event indicates that a calf no longer receives milk for feedings. date, parentage, weight, and feeding details. The widget also includes an option to download the calf's feeding plan as a PDF.

View the example below for more information on the data shown in the widget.

1. The top row of data includes details about the calf, including the following:

   BDATE: Calf birthdate

   Projected Wean A wean event indicates that a calf no longer receives milk for feedings. Date/Weaned: Date the calf is expected to be weaned or the date the calf was weaned.

   Sex: Calf sex:

   • F: female
   • M: male

   CBRD Cattle breed: Calf breed:

   • H: Holstein
   • J: Jersey
   • G: Guernsey
   • B: Brown Swiss
   • A: Ayrshire
   • M: Milking Shorthorn

   DID Dam identifier: Calf's dam identifier

   SID Sire identifier: Calf's sire identifier

   AGEDY: Calf age in days

2. Click the Download Calf Report button to view and/or save a summary of the calf's feeding plan.
   See a sample Calf Report

   

3. Units: Choose the units in which to display data:

   Units: Choose the units in which to display data:

   • Metric: Display data in Kilograms and Liters.
   • Imperial: Display data in Pounds and Gallons.
   NOTE: This setting is independent of the Units selected in your Account Settings and applies to all users in your dairy.
4. Calf Weight data. If your dairy is equipped with a Förster-Technik half-body scale, this is an actual weight. If not, this value is an estimate based on calf age.
   • 4 days: Calf weight at 4 days old
   • Today: Current calf weight
   • ADG: Average daily weight gain
5. Milk Consumption data:
   • Total Consumption: MR (milk replacer Colostrum replacer is a natural or synthetic product that provides nutrients and antibodies to calves when maternal colostrum is unavailable or of poor quality. It's often used when calves don't nurse from their mother within a few hours of birth. consumed)
   • Milk: Volume of milk consumed
   • Concentration: Total weight of concentrate consumed
   • Additive: Total weight of additive(s) consumed
6. Allowance data:
   • Allowance Ratio: Milk consumed/allowance, in weight and as a percentage
   • # Dips Milk Intake: Total number of periods during which the calf milk consumption is decreased
   • Avg Breaks/Day: Average number of times per day the calf feeding is interrupted
   • Days on Prescription: Number of days on a prescription and the number of days as a percentage of the feeding plan period. For instance, if a calf has been on a prescription for 5 days of 28 days on a feeding plan, the Days on Prescription is 5 (17.86%).