Number of cows/heifers expected in heat today
This is the number of cows or heifers that are expected to come in heat today.
For cows:
The number of eligible cows ( cows calved more than 35 days) in the herd, that are expected to come in heat today.
For heifers:
The number of eligible heifers (heifers older than 12 months) in the herd, that are expected to come in heat today.
This figure may be shown with a decimal point as these numbers update daily as eligible cows/heifers are added, served cows/heifers and missed heats are removed and expected repeats are added and are divided by the remaining days in a 21 day cycle.
Number of cows/heifers expected in heat in the next 7 days:
This is the number of cows or heifers that are predicted to come in heat in the next 7 days, this is a rounded number.
Example shown:
There is 0.7 cows or heifers predicted to come into heat today, so 0.7 x7 =5 cows or heifers to come into heat in the next 7 days.
How to use these numbers?
If the heats detected on farm are below the number shown you may be missing heats or there maybe a problem with cows not cycling.
If the heats detected on farm are above the number shown you may be selecting cows that are not actually in heat.
To ensure the accuracy of these figures, you must record your serves daily.