3. Mating Reports

Mating reports are generated weekly throughout the mating period. During the first three weeks, the key focus is achieving a 90% submission rate, a critical target linked to a high 6-week in-calf rate.

Submission rate graph

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  • The blue bars show your daily submission rate.
  • The yellow line represents the target needed to reach a 90% submission rate.

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View performance of each calving group

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  • Calving Group – split by early, middle, late and very late calving dates
  • Total Cows – number of cows in each calving group
  • Total Cows is then split:
    • Submitted – Cows submitted in the last 7 days.
    • Not Submitted – Eligible if cycled last 30 days but not mated yet.
    • Not Cycling Not Submitted – Eligible if hasn’t cycled last 30 days and not mated.
    • Returned – Number of cows returned to mating.

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Exception reporting

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The report summary highlights key exceptions, with detailed cow lists available in the attached Excel files:

  • Heats without a mating recorded – This is useful in detecting issues with your drafting gate
  • Matings without a heat recorded

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Actions

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Professional guidance

For herd-specific treatment plans we recommend consulting with your veterinarian or farm advisor. You can add them as an administrator to your Datamars Livestock account or call 0800 243 282.

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Mating Report Example

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Your Planned Start of Mating (PSM) date is shown in the top-right corner of the report. If this is incorrect, please call 0800 243 282 to have it updated.

Stay on top of mating performance

Monitor submission rates and hit your 6-week in-calf targets

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