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Herd Management

Minimum herd size:

Maximum herd size:

Minimum milk production index to maintain (%):

Forced cull rate (%):

Days in milk to begin serving cows (days):

Proportion of calves born alive (%):

Days in milk to stop serving low to average cows (days):

Proportion of calvings with twins (%):

Days in milk to stop serving high producing cows (days):

M.E. 305-day milk production (1000 lbs):

Probability of detecting a cow in heat (%):

Critical milk production to dry cow off (lbs / cow / day):

First service conception rate (%):

Minimum desired length of dry period (days):

Second or higher service conception rate (%):

Average body weight of cows in herd (lbs):

Probability of a cow aborting (%):

Probability of a cow dying (%):

Heifer Management

HEIFER POPULATION

PREWEANED HEIFERS

Heifer calves to retain (% of herd):

Amount of milk replacer fed per calf weaned (lbs):

Calf mortality, birth to 4 weeks of age (%):

Amount of starter grain fed per calf weaned (lbs):

HEIFER REPRODUCTION

GROWING HEIFER FEEDING

Day of age at which to start breeding (day):

Average daily gain (lbs):

Number of services to breed heifer:

Price per ton for heifer forage ($):

Day of age at which to sell open heifer (day):

Price per ton for heifer grain ($):

Probabilty of heifer aborting (%):

FEED FOR GIVEN HEIFER SIZE	< 400 lbs	400-800 lbs	800-1200 lbs	> 1200 lbs
Heifer forage (lbs):
Heifer concentrate (lbs):

Management Diseases

DISEASE

RATE

Dystocia (%):

Retained Placenta (%):

Milk Fever (%):

Ketosis (%):

Abomasal Displacement (%):

Hardware Disease (%):

Mastitis (%):

Metritis (%):

Lameness (%):

Cystic Ovaries (%):

Vaccine / Body Condition Schedule

VACCINE SCHEDULE	INTERVAL (DAYS)	TRIGGER EVENT
- Clostridial:
- Gram Negative:
- Respiratory:
- Leptospirosis:
- Vibriosis:
BODY CONDITION SCORE:

Disease 1

INITIAL SETTINGS / MANAGEMENT

Diagnostic test interval (days):

Cost of treatment ($):

Cost of diagnostic test ($):

Treatment success rate (%):

Diagnostic test sensitivity (%):

Cost of vaccine ($):

Diagnostic test specificity (%):

Vaccination success rate, susceptible (%):

Vaccination success rate, infected (%):

SHEDDING STATUS =>	SUBCLINICAL	LIGHT	MODERATE	HEAVY
Days to next shedding level:
Horizontal tx probability (%):
Vertical tx probability (%):
Production multiplier:
Fertility multiplier:
Removal multiplier:
Mortality multiplier:

Disease 2

INITIAL SETTINGS / MANAGEMENT

Diagnostic test interval (days):

Cost of treatment ($):

Cost of diagnostic test ($):

Treatment success rate (%):

Diagnostic test sensitivity (%):

Cost of vaccine ($):

Diagnostic test specificity (%):

Vaccination success rate, susceptible (%):

Vaccination success rate, infected (%):

SHEDDING STATUS =>	SUBCLINICAL	LIGHT	MODERATE	HEAVY
Days to next shedding level:
Horizontal tx probability (%):
Vertical tx probability (%):
Production multiplier:
Fertility multiplier:
Removal multiplier:
Mortality multiplier:

Accounting

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Interest rate for short term loan (%):

Annual cash drawing required from enterprise ($1000s):

UNIT COSTS

ANNUAL COSTS

Dose, prostaglandin ($):

Dose, gram(-) vaccine ($):

Long term debt payments ($1000s):

Dose, GnRH ($):

Dose, clostridial vaccine ($):

Property taxes ($):

Dose, estrogen ($):

Dose, antibiotic ($):

Insurance premiums ($):

Dose, calcium ($):

Dose, respiratory vaccine ($):

Repairs / maintenance ($):

Dose, dextrose ($):

Dose, leptospirosis vaccine ($):

Equipment rental ($):

Straw of semen ($):

Dose, vibriosis vaccine ($):

Chemicals / supplies ($):

Dry cow treatment ($):

Veterinary examination ($):

Hoof trimming ($):

50 lb bag of milk replacer ($):

Veterinary surgery ($):

Utility expenses ($):

25 lb bag of calf starter ($):

Rectal examination ($):

Fuel, oil, gasoline ($):

Market Prices

MILK PRICING

ANIMAL PRICING

Baseline milk price ($ / 100 lbs):

Value of newborn heifer calf ($):

Premium for 0.1% milk fat increase ($):

Value of newborn bull calf ($):

Premium for 0.1% milk protein increase ($):

Value of weaned heifer calf ($):

Premium for SCC < 100,000 ($ / 100 lbs):

Value of springing heifer ($):

Premium for SCC 100,000 - 199,000 ($ / 100 lbs):

Value of cull cow ($):

Premium for SCC 200,000 - 299,000 ($ / 100 lbs):

Value of mature milk cow ($):

Premium for SCC 300,000 - 399,000 ($ / 100 lbs):

Value of mature herd bull ($):

Labor / Tasks

HOURLY WAGE RATES

Hourly wage, regular time ($):

Hourly wage, overtime ($):

DAILY TASKS

Hours / Week

INDIVIDUAL TASKS

Minutes / Task

Milking cows:

Inseminating 10 cows:

Feeding cows:

Treating 10 cows:

Detecting heats:

Taking 10 temperatures:

Maintaining dairy:

Scoring 10 cows:

Record keeping:

Moving 10 cows:

DAILY TASK SUMMARY

Total People-Hours Per Week:

xxxxxx

Full Time Equivalents (FTE) Per Year:

xxxxxx

Herds

Edit	Herd ID	User	Herd Name	File Name	Active	Clone	Delete

Runs: Sim. Date: Events: Milks:

Scenarios

Edit	Scenario ID	Herd	Input Variable	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	Clone	Delete

Runs: Sim. Date:

Cows

Edit	Cow ID	Herd	Scenario	Run	Cow	Type*	Pen*	Sire	Dam	Weight*	Potential*	Value*	Born	Disease 1*	Disease 2*	Active	Clone	Delete

Cow Lactations

Edit	Cow	Lactation*	Herd	Scenario	Run	Milk Status	Repro Status	Services*	New Lactation	Calved	First Heat	First Service	Last Bred	Conceived	Aborted	Dry Off	Removed	Removal Reason	Vaccine(s)^	Disease(s)^	Peak Milk*	Peak Date	Active	Clone	Delete

Animal Events

Edit	Event ID	Herd	Scenario	Run	Cow	Lactation*	Event Date	Event 1*	Event 2*	Event Code*	Event Value*	Comment	Active	Clone	Delete

Milk Tests

Edit	Milk ID	Herd	Scenario	Run	Cow	Lactation*	Date	DIM*	Weight*	Fat*	Protein*	SNF*	SCC*	MUN*	Value*	Days*	Active	Clone	Delete

Users

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