Table 1.

Key data input metrics for Brazilian cow-calf operations

Data input	Mato Grosso	Mato Grosso do Sul
Cows
Breed	Nelore	Nelore
Mature weight, kg	420	450
Pregnancy rate, %	73.2	85.6
Calving rate, %	71.3	76.5
Weaning rate, %	68.4	72.7
Calving interval, d	514	479
Cow:bull ratio	30:1	30:1
Age at culling, mo	96.0	96.0
Mortality/culling rate, %	12.5	12.5
Stocking rate, head/ha	0.74	0.74
Diet ingredients	Pasture, minerals	Pasture, minerals
Replacement heifers
Age at first calving, mo	42	38
Weight at first calving, kg	300	320
Mortality rate, %	12.5	12.5
Stocking rate, head/ha	0.74	0.74
Mature bulls
Breed	Nelore	Nelore
Mature weight, kg	800	780
Age at culling, mo	84	96
Mortality/culling rate, %	12.5	12.5
Stocking rate, head/ha	0.74	0.74
Preweaned calves
Calf birthweight, kg	31	35
Newborn mortality rate, %	4	5
Preweaned calf mortality, %	2	1
Age at weaning, d	240	240
Weight at weaning, kg	180	180
Stocking rate, head/ha	0.74	0.74
Weaned calves
Mortality rate, %	1.4	2.5
Stocking rate, head/ha	0.74	0.74
Diet ingredients	Pasture, urea, corn, minerals	Pasture, urea, corn, minerals
Infrastructure
Manure management	Spread on fields	Spread on fields
Truck fuel efficiency (km/liter)	2.5	2.5
Transport distance for bought-in feed, km	300	140
Transport distance for bought-in fertilizer, km	300	280