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Lameness Cost Breakdown

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Lameness Cost Calculator

Lameness affects your cows and your bottom line. Whether you’re a farm owner, sharemilker or contract milker, there are sizable financial benefits to implementing the right hoof care plan. Use our interactive calculator to see the potential financial impact of lameness on your farm.

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Herd Size

Enter your herd size.

Average MS/cow/year (kgMS)

Your typical milk-solids per cow each year (e.g. 400 – 500 kgMS).

Enter the milk payout. If you are a Contract Milker then enter your $/MS contract rate

Milk payout or contract rate ($/kgMS).

If you are a herd owning share milker or LOSM enter your % of milk price

Leave at 100% if you are an owner-operator.

Number of subclinical lame cows

We use 10% of your herd size unless specified. Subclinical lame cows have overgrown hooves or have a locomotion score of 2 or 3.

Production drop due to subclinical lameness (%)

We estimate the production loss to be about 5% per subclinical lame cow.

Number of clinical lameness cases

If known, enter the actual number of lame cows treated this season.

Cost per clinical lame cow case ($)

The estimated cost of a clinical lame cow to be between $250 and $1000. Enter the cost per clinical lame cow that you use on your farm.

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Lameness Cost Calculator

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Lameness Cost Breakdown

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Lameness Cost Calculator

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