https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/ Practical, sourced articles on cattle liveweight. en-au https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/whats-new-in-cattlescale-october-2026/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/whats-new-in-cattlescale-october-2026/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Weighing packs, the app in Spanish, Portuguese and Polish, your own price in your own currency, and an honest range from a re-test on 72 scale-weighed cattle. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/cow-gestation-period/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/cow-gestation-period/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How long are cows pregnant? About 282 to 290 days, or 9 to 9.5 months. What changes it, a calving date chart, pregnancy testing and the signs of calving. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/dressing-percentage-cattle/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/dressing-percentage-cattle/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dressing percentage of cattle explained: formula, NSW DPI ranges by class and fat, hanging weight versus HSCW, what changes it, and a worked carcase example. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-many-cattle-per-acre/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-many-cattle-per-acre/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How many cattle per acre or hectare in Australia, with sourced DSE and AE tables, NSW and Queensland stocking rates, and a worked paddock example. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-does-a-cow-eat-a-day/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-does-a-cow-eat-a-day/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How much a cow eats a day in kg: dry matter intake by liveweight, dry vs lactating cows, hay per day and per year, energy needs, and a quick reference table. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-water-does-a-cow-drink/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-water-does-a-cow-drink/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How much water a cow drinks a day in litres, by class and liveweight, on hot days and in winter, plus salinity limits, trough flow and heat stress signs. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/body-condition-scoring-beef-cattle/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/body-condition-scoring-beef-cattle/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to body condition score beef cattle: 1 to 5 vs 1 to 9 scales, where to feel, MLA targets at calving and joining, and kg per score, with sources. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/cattle-average-daily-gain/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/cattle-average-daily-gain/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to calculate cattle average daily gain, why gut fill and scales skew it, published Australian growth targets, and how to use ADG to sell or supplement. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/frame-score-and-muscle-score-beef-cattle/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/frame-score-and-muscle-score-beef-cattle/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Frame score and muscle score in beef cattle: how to measure hip height, read the 1 to 11 frame chart, grade muscling A to E, and tell both from fat cover. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-does-a-cow-weigh/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-much-does-a-cow-weigh/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How much a cow weighs, in kg: calves at birth, weaners, yearlings, steers, mature cows and bulls by breed, plus why weight varies and how to check yours. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-to-tell-cattle-age-by-teeth/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-to-tell-cattle-age-by-teeth/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 How to tell a cow's age by its teeth: milk teeth, 2 to 8 tooth eruption ages from AUS-MEAT and FutureBeef, MSA ossification, and checking mouths safely. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-to-estimate-cattle-weight-without-scales/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/how-to-estimate-cattle-weight-without-scales/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Heart girth tapes, the girth x length formula, eye estimates, condition scores and photo methods: how accurate each is, and when you need a real scale. https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/why-cattle-liveweight-matters/ https://www.cattlescale.app/blog/why-cattle-liveweight-matters/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Why cattle liveweight matters: drench doses, dressing percentage and c/kg pricing, MLA indicators, feed budgets and DSE, with sources from MLA and Ag Vic.