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Financial Impact of Milk Quality
Dr. Ken Norland, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The financial impact of producing high quality milk is easy to access using these goal forms. This worksheet helps calculate:

    • Production losses due to subclinical mastitis
    • Opportunity from milk quality premiums
    • Losses from acute mastitis

Premiums, Production and Pails of Milk: How Much Money Does Mastitis Cost You?
Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM University of Wisconsin - Madison Presents potential profit opportunities associated with increased milk production and increased milk price.

Tracking dairy efficiency
Sandra R. Stokes, Extension Dairy Specialist, Texas A&M.
Discusses key factors in managing dairy profitability -- culling practices, milk quality, and feed rations.

"Calculating Your Milk Production Costs and Using the Results to Manage Your Expenses" (Updated August 1996)
Gary Frank, University of Wisconsin, Center for Dairy Profitability
Analysis of production costs explaining "Calculating Your Hundredweight Equivalant Production" and "Basic Cost per Hundredweight Equivalent".

Cost of Mastitis
Right Click to Download Excel Spreadsheet
Spreadsheet developed by Dr. John Fetrow at the University of Minnesota. Input your farm numbers to calculate annual losses due to mastitis.

 
 
 
 

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