Improving weight data capture and utilisation to drive suckler herd efficiency

Interested in hearing more about the benefits of weighing cattle? In this podcast, SAC Consultants Lorna MacPherson and Lorna Shaw are joined by beef farmers Andrew Houstoun of Glenkilrie Farm and Iain Wilkinson of Balgay Farm. The discussion focuses on the use of technology to improve the ease of collecting weight data and how that data can be used to help drive improvements in efficiency. We hear about cow efficiency, with the aim of breeding smaller cows, using data to select heifers for replacements, weaning strategies, creep feeding and growth performance.