POSILAC Profit Calculator – Calculate the value POSILAC can bring to your dairy operation

PROFIT CALCULATOR

This calculator will help you see for yourself the value POSILAC can bring to your dairy operation. We've already supplied data that reflects the national averages for income and expenses to make it easy to use, but you can alter the numbers with just a click.

STEP ONE: Milk Income
Input the mailbox milk price you receive. Based on years of research, there is an average increase of 10 lbs. per supplemented cow daily.	Milk Price cwt Average Daily Response lbs Daily Income/Cow ($)
STEP TWO: Investment Expenses
Feed
Producing more milk requires more feed. Generally, cows will require an additional 4 lbs. of dry-matter intake to produce an extra 10 lbs. of milk. You can figure feed costs a number of ways. We've used cost per lb. of dry-matter.	Pounds Additional Feed lbs Unit Feed Cost /lb dry-matter Daily/Cow ($)
Labor
Labor is required to supplement your cows.	Cows Supplemented/hr Hourly Wage ($) Daily/Cow ($)
POSILAC
Input your cost per dose for POSILAC based on your incentive schedule. We will calculate the cost based on a 14-day interval. The list price of POSILAC is $6.60 per dose.	Dose ($) Daily/Cow ($) Total Daily Expense/Cow ($)
STEP THREE: Herd Data
Provide your herd data to project the total difference that POSILAC could make for your entire operation. Add your operating costs/cwt for comparison.	Number of Milking Cows Cows Treated Daily Milk/Cow without POSILAC Cost/cwt without POSILAC

RESULTS: Make 10

There are many different ways to consider profitability. Here are a few of the measures. The breakeven milk price is the price where POSILAC starts paying a profit. Prices above the breakeven price mean you make money.
Cows	Hundred Weight	Herd
Profit/Cow/Day Profit/Dose Annual Profit/Cow	Milk Profit from POSILAC Breakeven Milk Price Premium Required	Reduced Production Costs/cwt. ROI Annual Profit
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