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POSILAC Profit Calculator
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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