Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina
The objectives of the present study were to develop a methodology that implies the use of an electronic spreadsheet to calculate the financial losses of involuntary days open (IDO; every additional day open beyond an optimal calving-to-conception interval) and to show an example of the cost of days...
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| author | Luciano Cattaneo Javier Baudracco Belén Lazzarini Hugo Ortega |
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| description | The objectives of the present study were to develop a methodology that implies the use of an electronic spreadsheet to calculate the financial losses of involuntary days open (IDO; every additional day open beyond an optimal calving-to-conception interval) and to show an example of the cost of days open using the proposed methodology. The costs accounted for in the methodology were: milk yield loss, calf crop loss, additional reproductive interventions, and cow replacement costs due to infertility. An example for Argentinean dairy cows in grazing year-round calving systems is presented. Results suggest that milk yield loss and cow replacement due to infertility are the main components determining the final cost of the delayed pregnancy. The methodology presented in this study is simpler than previous methodologies, and can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, using different cow types and regional costs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ccfdfa27567f44818c0f88cf72a48c222022-12-22T01:51:00ZengSociedade Brasileira de ZootecniaRevista Brasileira de Zootecnia1806-92902015-06-0144622622910.1590/S1806-92902015000600005S1516-35982015000600226Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for ArgentinaLuciano CattaneoJavier BaudraccoBelén LazzariniHugo OrtegaThe objectives of the present study were to develop a methodology that implies the use of an electronic spreadsheet to calculate the financial losses of involuntary days open (IDO; every additional day open beyond an optimal calving-to-conception interval) and to show an example of the cost of days open using the proposed methodology. The costs accounted for in the methodology were: milk yield loss, calf crop loss, additional reproductive interventions, and cow replacement costs due to infertility. An example for Argentinean dairy cows in grazing year-round calving systems is presented. Results suggest that milk yield loss and cow replacement due to infertility are the main components determining the final cost of the delayed pregnancy. The methodology presented in this study is simpler than previous methodologies, and can be applied in a wide range of scenarios, using different cow types and regional costs.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982015000600226&lng=en&tlng=endairy systemday openfinancial losses |
| spellingShingle | Luciano Cattaneo Javier Baudracco Belén Lazzarini Hugo Ortega Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia dairy system day open financial losses |
| title | Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina |
| title_full | Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina |
| title_short | Methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows. An example for Argentina |
| title_sort | methodology to estimate the cost of delayed pregnancy for dairy cows an example for argentina |
| topic | dairy system day open financial losses |
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