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Pa. DHIA members are asking
more and more, about when we are
going to incorporate performance
economics into the DHIA reports.
Since the introduction of the
new Herd Summary I report, we
are prepared to give our members
substantial performance analysis
of various groups in the herd, if
their feed cost and amounts are
properly reported.
Dr. Steve Ford and I are work
ing on a form that members can
calculate their feed cost, and if
they desire can incorporate non
feed items such as BST and other
farm operating cost
Our DHIA technicians can then
record the feed amounts, cost per
hundred, dry matter, energy, and
protein levels on test day. Non
feed items would be reports on a
pounds per day basis, cost per 100
pounds, and dry matter (D.M.) at
100 percent dry.
If the amounts and cost are
reported properly, the following
summary information is possible:
1. Income over feed cost on each
cow test day.
2. Average Income over cost for
entire milking used test day.
3. 365 Day Rolling Average
income over cost
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4. Cost to produce 100 lbs of
milk on monthly basis.
5. Income over cost for period
and year.
6. Income over cost for Ist lacta
tion, 2nd lactation, and 3rd plus
higher animals.
7. Income over cost by groups.
If you do not group your cows, you
can create groups. Example (cows
on BST). You can compare the
profitability of BST treated cows
to non-treated cows.
8. On the back of Herd Sum
mary I on the lower left hand cor
ner, we project nine months based
on your herd information and lut
ing your gross milk sales.
9. Individual cow total proGt at
end of lactation. Part (just feed
cost) or all (on total operating cost)
of the farm operating cost can be
repotted in the new feed program.
Up to 13 feeds or non-feed items
can be reported, and assigned to
some or all groups of cows in the
herd. If a member is interested in
reporting these items properly, the
individual and/or group economic
performance can be easily eva
luated at a gland. For more infor
mation contact the Pa. DHIA
office at 1-800-344-8378.
data, here’s last week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
» ' Costs ''For Handy compiled* from .regional' reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 3.03 bu. 5.42cwL
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.85 bu. 6.43
CWL
Average Farm Feed
Reference
To help farmers across the state
to have handy reference of com
modity input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
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Barley, No. 3 - 1.61 bu. 3.45
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Oats. No. 2-1.49 bu. 4.63 cwL
Soybeans, Np. 1 - 5.82 bu. 9.71
CWL
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