A collection of state-of-the-art dairy management tool that are: user-friendly, interactive, robust, visually attractive, and self contained. All these tools have clear or self-explanatory instructions and technical support available.
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Grouping Strategies for Feeding Lactating Dairy Cattle
| Evaluates grouping strategies for feeding lactating dairy cattle HTML Online Tool (Open) Instructions and Documentation (Download) Slides of Power Point Presentation (Download) |
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| Calculates the econnomic value of using Optigen® with lactating cows. Optigen® replaces a user-defined source of protein and adds a user-defined source of energy HTML Online Tool (Open) |
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Income Over Feed Supplement Cost
Dairy Extension Feed Cost Evaluator
Benchmarks feed costs and income over feed cost (IOFC) for a group of participating herds
Web-based Database System (Open) Documentation (Open) |
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| Calculates the income over feed cost (IOFC), the marginal value of milk to corn, and the optimal level of corn usage for defined milk price, feed costs, and stage of lactation Excel Spreadsheet (Download) Flash Online Tool (Play) |
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| Calculates the income over feed cost (IOFC), the marginal value of milk to corn, and the optimal level of corn usage for defined milk price, feed costs, and stage of lactation Flash Online Tool (Play) Documentation (Open) |
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Dairy Ration Feed Additive Break-Even Analysis
| Estimates the break-even milk production needed to pay for a ration feed additive ingredient Flash Online Tool (Play) Documentation (Open) |
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Cost-Benefit of Accelerated Liquid Feeding Program for Dairy Calves
| Evaluates the use of accelerated heifer feeding programs with respect to conventional feeding programs Flash Online Tool (Play) HTML Online Tool (Open) Documentation (Download) |
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Economic Value of Sexed Semen Programs for Dairy Heifers
Estimates the difference of the net present value of various sexed semen reproductive programs and a conventional semen reproductive program for dairy heifers
Spanish Version (Argentina) Herramienta (Abrir) Documento (Descargar)
Spanish Version (Colombia) Herramienta (Abrir) Documento (Descargar)
Chinese Version Gongjù (Kaifàng) Wéndàng (Xiàzài) |
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| Calculates the number of heifers needed as replacement to maintain constant the herd size in the long-term Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Online (Open) Documentation (Download) |
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| Calculates the total cost of raising heifers in three points in time: at 12 months, 24 months, and after 24 months Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Online (Open) Documentation (Download) |
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Economic Value of Sexed Semen Programs for Dairy Heifers
Estimates the difference of the net present value of various sexed semen reproductive programs and a conventional semen reproductive program for dairy heifers
Spanish Version (Argentina) Herramienta (Abrir) Documento (Descargar)
Spanish Version (Colombia) Herramienta (Abrir) Documento (Descargar)
Chinese Version Gongjù (Kaifàng)Wéndàng (Xiàzài) |
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UW-DairyRepro$: A Reproductive Economic Analysis Tool
Calculates and compares the economic value of dairy reproductive programs including timed artificial insemination (TAI), heat detection (HD), and combinations of TAI and HD programs. It applies probabilistic reproduction survival curves with expected monetary values to assess the net present value (NPV) of defined reproductive programs. The overall NPV of a specific reproduction program is the aggregation of the expected monetary values (EMV) of reproductive events according to defined economic parameters. Spanish (Argentinian) version: Hoja de Cálculo en Excel (Abrir) Instrucciones en PDF (Descargar) |
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Exploring Timing of Pregnancy Impact on Income Over Feed Cost
Combines novel lactation curve definitions with key economic figures to help dairy producers explore the impact of pregnancy timing on milk Income Over Feed Cost. |
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Dairy Reproductive Economic Analysis
Simulates a dairy herd and their replacements for nine lactations: from the moment of the first calving to the ninth parturition |
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This is a self-extractable/installable tool that is used for fitting milk curves. Installable Application (Download) |
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Decision Support System Program for Dairy Production and Expansion
The DE-DSS is designed to help dairy producers explore “what-if” situations as they predict changes in dairy production and expansion. Dairy producers using the tool are able to forecast changes in herd structure for all calves, heifers, and cows. Spreadsheet (Download) |
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Economic Analysis of Switching from 2X to 3X Milking
| Estimates the economic benefit (or loss) of a change in the milking frequency from 2 times a day (2X) to 3 times a day (3X) based on user-defined parameters Flash Online Tool (Play) Documentation (Download) Documentation (Download) |
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Lactation Benchmark Curves for Wisconsin
| Compares Wisconsin benchmark lactation curves with your own data. Benchmarks for 18,000 to 30,000 lb/cow/year of RHA and for parities 1, 2, 3 and higher from 3.6 million records provided by Wisconsin AgSource Cooperative Services Flash Online Tool (Play) Excel SpreadSheet in lb (Download) Excel SpreadSheet in kg (Download) |
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Economic Evaluation of using rbST
| Evaluates the cost/benefit of using recombinant bovine Somatotropin Falsh Online Tool (Play) |
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Alfalfa Yield Predictor: Using a Computer Application to Predict Irrigated Alfalfa Yield
| Predicts the yield of alfalfa according to user-defined fall dormancy, cutting, height, growing degree days, and rainfall Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Documentation (Download) Manual (Download) |
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The Economic Value of a Dairy Cow
| The Economic Value of a Dairy Cow Excel Spreadsheet (Download) Online (Open) |
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| Calculates the number of heifers needed as replacement to maintain constant the herd size in the long-term Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Online (Open) Documentation (Download) |
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| Calculates the total cost of raising heifers in three points in time: at 12 months, at 24 months, and after 24 months Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Online (Open) Documentation (Download) |
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Simulates on a monthly basis the dynamics of a dairy herd population, including the future make-up of the herdExcel Spreadsheet (Download)Documentation (Download) |
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The Wisconsin Dairy Farm Ratio Benchmarking Tool
The Wisconsin Dairy Farm Ratio Benchmarking is a spreadsheet based tool especially created for this project. It compares dairy farm's financial status with +500 dairy farms in the State of Wisconsin.
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Decision Support System Program for Dairy Production and Expansion
The DE-DSS is designed to help dairy producers explore “what-if” situations as they predict changes in dairy production and expansion. Dairy producers using the tool are able to forecast changes in herd structure for all calves, heifers, and cows. Documentation (Download) Detailed User Guide (Download) Progressive Dairyman Article (Download) |
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Optimum Coverage for LGM-Dairy Insurance
This applciation finds the monthly level of LGM-Dairy contract that gives you the least cost premium for a target income over feed cost. HTML Online Tool (Open)
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| Graphs the gross margin guarantee and premium of a livestock gross margin (LGM-Dairy) insurance contract to selected levels of feed such as corn and soybean meal equivalents to cover together with every cwt of milk Excel SpreadSheet (Download) |
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| Calculates the cow's return to labor or the net revenue of a cow before covering the costs of labor Excel Spreadsheet (Download) Documentation (Download) |
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| Predicts your mailbox price according to expected Class III price and future month Flash Online Tool (Play) |
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| Calculates the principal and interest to be paid for user defined loan amount, interest rate, and period of payments Excel Spreadsheet (Download) |
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LGM Dairy Feed Equivalent Calculator
Valvekar, M., Cabrera, V.E., Wattiaux, M., Gould, B.W. |
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Net Guarantee Income Over Feed Cost for LGM-Dairy
| Help to calculate the Net Guarantee IOFC as the difference of all farm costs and feed costs. This value can be used to use the LGM-Dairy optimizer to find out the least cost premium. This tool also can be used to calculate the corn and soybean mean equivalents based upon a user defined diet. The corn and SBM equivalents are inputs needed for an LGM-Dairy contract Excel Spreadsheet (Download) (Enable Macros in Excel) Online (Open) |
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LGM Analyzer |
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| Balances nutrients according to user-defined crops planted, soil analyses, effluent irrigated, dry manure applied, and chemical fertilizers supplemented Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Documentation (Download) |
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Grazing-N: Application that Balances Nitrogen in Grazing Systems
| Application that estimates the N balance for grazing activity of dairy heifers or dry cows Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Documentation (Download) Manual (Download) |
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Seasonal Prediction of Manure Excretion
| Predicts seasonal manure excretion of lactating cows Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Documentation (Download) |
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| DyNoFlo iperforms dynamic nitrogen balances of entire dairy farm systems. DyNoFlo was created for North Florida Dairy Farms, but it can be customized by the input data Excel SpreadSheet (Download) Documentation(Download) Manual (Download) |
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| Graphs the gross margin guarantee and premium of a livestock gross margin (LGM-Dairy) insurance contract to selected levels of feed such as corn and soybean meal equivalents to cover together with every cwt of milk Excel SpreadSheet (Download) |
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Optimum Coverage for LGM Insurance
| This program will calculate the optimum coverage for lowering your premium for various deductible levels to aid you in your decision Web Based Tool (Online) |
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This program will calculate your estimated premium for various deductible levels to aid you in your decision. |
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LGM Dairy Feed Equivalent Conversion
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| Graphs the gross margin guarantee and premium of a livestock gross margin (LGM-Dairy) insurance contract to selected levels of feed such as corn and soybean meal equivalents to cover together with every cwt of milk Excel SpreadSheet (Download) |
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| Predicts your mailbox price according to expected Class III price and future month Flash Online Tool (Play) |
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Calculates the value of each milk component and the premium/deduct according to the level of SCC. Performs sensitivity analysis according to different levels of butterfat, protein, other components, and SCC. Documentation (Basic Milk Pricing Concepts for Dairy Farmers) (Download)
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