FINANCIAL
IMPACT OF MILK QUALITY
UDDER HEALTH
-
PRODUCTION LOSSES DUE TO SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS
| Lactation Group | No. Head | Avg LS | Goal | Production Loss/UnitLS |
Lbs
milk lost per Group |
|
| 1st Lactation: | __________ | x(______ | - 2.0) | x 220 lb | =___________ | |
| Other Cows: | __________ | x(______ | - 2.0) | x 440 lb | =___________ | |
| _________ |
x
|
_____________ | = _________ | |||
| Total Lbs Lost | Milk price per lb | Annual production loss to subclinical | ||||
- OPPORTUNITY FROM MILK QUALITY PREMIUMS
| Maximum SCC premium from your milk plant | $0._______ | per cwt (at 150,000 SCC) | ||
| Average quality premium received last year: | $0._______ | per cwt | ||
| Potential premium difference: | $0.______ | per cwt | ||
| _____________ | x _____________ | x ________ | /100 = | |
| Rolling Herd Average |
R#.Cows
|
Prem. Diff per cwt | Annual premium opportunity | |
- LOSSES FROM ACUTE MASTITIS:
|
___________
|
-___________
|
x $107
|
= ____________ | |
|
estimated # of mastitis cases/year
|
Target # of cases /year
(15% of R# cows) |
Annual loss to clinical cases | ||
| The average mastitis flare up will cost $107, as a combination of $12 in medication, $90 in discarded and decreased milk, $2 in veterinary cost, and $3 in labor. (Hoblet,NMC 1991) | ||||
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