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Q2 births to dairy dams see slight lift
Wednesday, 18 August 2021
By Bronwyn Magee
According to the latest data from BCMS, births to dairy dams lifted slightly in Q2. Total registered births to dairy dams stood at 309,000 head, 1% higher than Q2 last year.
April saw the largest increase, up 5% (5,600 head) on the same month in 2020, standing at 116,300 head. Conversely, births in May dropped back 4% (3,500 head) on the year to total 93,900 head for the month. This is the lowest number of registered births seen in May for 7 years.
Despite higher births year-on-year, total births in Q2 remain below the five-year average by 1%. This follows the trend we’ve seen in recent years with a higher proportion of calving’s seen in Q1 (February/March) and Q3 (August/September). We will publish further analysis showing how the calvings are split between block and all-year-round calving systems shortly.
Total births for the year to June stand at 712,400 head, 4% higher when compared to the same period last year, and 4% above the five-year average.
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