Days to Calving

Days to Calving EBVs are estimates of genetic differences between animals in the time from the start of the joining period (i.e. when the female is introduced to a bull) until subsequent calving.

Days to Calving EBVs are calculated from the joining records submitted for both heifers and cows who have been mated naturally in a paddock situation, and are expressed in day units.

Lower Days to Calving EBVs indicate an animal is expected to produce progeny that conceive earlier in the joining period. Females with lower Days to Calving EBVs also tend to show earlier puberty as heifers and earlier return to oestrous after calving.