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Cow Lifecycle Economic Simulator

Single female lineage · dairy + veal · 20-year horizon

Simulating…

Biological

Slaughter Age

2 yr12 yr

First Calving

18 mo36 mo

Calving Interval

10 mo20 mo

Calf Survival

50%100%

Milk Production

Milk Yield

550 L/day

Lactation Period

4 mo12 mo

Lactation Factor

0.5×1.5×

Dairy Allocation

Parmesan auto-fills to 100%

Sell as Milk

Cottage Cheese

Cheddar

Parmesan (auto)

Product Prices

| consumer | organic

Milk price

£0.85

£1.30

£0.05£2.00/L

Cottage price

£3.50

£5.50

£1£8/kg

Cheddar price

£9

£14

£3£20/kg

Parmesan price

£22

£38

£8£50/kg

Cheddar aging

3 mo18 mo

Parmesan aging

12 mo48 mo

Operating Costs

Feed cost/day

£0.50£15/day

Vet cost/year

£0£600/yr

Slaughter cost

£20£300

Veal (Male Calves)

Weeks raised

2 wk24 wk

Weight at slaughter

20 kg150 kg

Veal price/kg

£22

£30

£2£40/kg

Simulation

Accident rate/yr

0%15%/yr

Seed (blank = random)

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