🟢 User Guide – Reproductive Services Indicators Monitor

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Reports > Animals > Services > Indicators Monitor

This dashboard gathers the main indicators of reproductive services (artificial insemination and natural mating) on your farm. Analysis allows measuring reproductive efficiency, planning calvings, and reducing open days.

1. Pregnancy Rate of Milking Group

Definition: Proportion of lactating cows that became pregnant after service.

Formula: (Pregnant cows ÷ Total lactating cows) × 100

Target: 30–40% per service cycle.

Usefulness

Measures reproductive efficiency in lactating cows.

2. Herd Average Open Days

Definition: Average days between calving and confirmed conception.

Target: 100–120 days.

Usefulness

• Lower value → good reproductive efficiency.
• High values → economic losses (fewer lactations/cow/year).

3. Open Days for Empty Cows

Definition: Days from calving to current date for cows not yet pregnant.

Target: <150 days.

Usefulness: Indicates delay in cows still not pregnant.

4. Days per Conception

Definition: Average time between calving and the service that resulted in confirmed conception.

Target: 85–100 days.

Usefulness: Evaluates heat detection and service management efficiency.

5. Open Days of Pregnant Cows

Definition: Average time from calving to confirmed conception in cows that became pregnant.

Usefulness: Allows comparison with empty cows and measures efficiency.

6. First Service Post-Calving

Definition: Average time when the first service is applied after calving.

Target: 45–70 days.

Usefulness

• <40 days → risk of low conception rates.
• >90 days → increase in open days.

7. Type of Conception at First Service

Definition: Proportion of cows that became pregnant with the first service.

Target: 30–40%.

Usefulness: Evaluates heat detection efficiency and service technique (AI or natural mating).

8. Open Cows by Reproductive Status

Definition: Classification of empty cows by condition: post-calving, repeat breeders, pending confirmation, not serviced.

Usefulness: Helps prioritize actions according to reproductive status.

9. Open Days Distribution (Empty Cows)

Definition: Distributes empty cows into ranges (0–60, 61–120, 121–200, >200).

Usefulness: Identifies cows requiring urgent attention (>200 open days).

10. Calving-to-Conception Days (Pregnant Cows)

Definition: Distribution of days from calving to conception for confirmed pregnant cows.

Usefulness: Shows if most conceptions occur ≤120 days.

11. Period Evaluation

Definition: Shows services applied, type (AI or natural), and conception rate during the period.

Usefulness: Provides a quick overview of recent results.

12. Services by Type (AI vs Natural Mating)

Definition: Proportion of services done via AI versus natural mating.

Usefulness: Evaluates reproductive strategy used.

13. Top 10 Bulls (Service Use)

Definition: Ranking of the most used bulls in services (AI or natural mating).

Usefulness: Measures reproductive efficiency and guides genetic decisions.

14. General – Key Reproductive Indicators

• Herd average open days.
• Days per conception.
• Pregnancy rate (%).
• Pregnancy rate at drying off (%).
• Heifer pregnancy rate (%).

Usefulness: Represents overall reproductive performance of the herd.

15. Service Rate

Definition: % of cows served among those eligible.

Formula: (Number of cows served ÷ Number of eligible cows) × 100

Target: 50–70%.

Usefulness: Evaluates heat detection efficiency and service timing.

16. Conception Rate

Definition: % of served cows that became pregnant.

Formula: (Pregnant cows ÷ Services performed) × 100

Target: 30–40%.

Usefulness: Measures reproductive service efficiency.

17. Pregnancy Rate

Definition: Relationship between service rate and conception rate.

Formula: Service Rate × Conception Rate

Target: 18–25%.

Usefulness: Key indicator of overall reproductive efficiency.

18. Services per Month

Definition: Number of services applied each month.

Usefulness: Shows temporal distribution and helps forecast future calvings.

19. Inseminations per Technician

Definition: Number of inseminations per technician and their success rate.

Usefulness: Evaluates performance of reproduction personnel.

📘 Quick Glossary

• Open days: time from calving to conception.
• Service rate: % of cows served among eligible.
• Conception rate: % of pregnancies achieved per service.
• Pregnancy rate: overall efficiency (service × conception).
• First service post-calving: first attempt at pregnancy after calving.
• AI: artificial insemination with semen.
• Natural mating: direct service with a bull.

🚀 How to Use This Dashboard in Practice

1. Start with general indicators (open days, pregnancy rate).
2. Check empty cows and open days → identify delays.
3. Review first service post-calving and conception at first service → assess heat detection efficiency.
4. Monitor service, conception, and pregnancy rates → foundation of reproductive efficiency.
5. Evaluate services by type and bulls used → connect reproduction with genetics.
6. Supervise technicians → improve technique and personnel efficiency.