Speakers at the 2023 Illinois Dairy Summit are focused on strategies to improve profitability, starting with disease cost management.
Dr. Derek Nolan is a dairy extension specialist with the University of Illinois. He tells Brownfield producers often look at ways to cut feed and input costs but, diseases costs are often underestimated and understanding those numbers can also help the balance sheet.
“The ones we think about a lot are those up front costs like labor, treatment and veterinary costs, but the ones we don’t think about enough are those hidden costs such as losses through future milk production and potential income from those cows.
Are you properly managing dairy disease costs?
