ISU Dairy Budgets

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• Lactating cow budgets for 12,000-16,000 or for 20,000-24,000 - lb milk.

• Dairy investment guidelines (last updated 2-15-2000)

• Inputs used for all heifer, steer and veal budgets (last updated 12-19-97)

• Replacement heifer budget - covers period from birth to calving - (last updated 12-19-97)

• Dairy steer (hay) budget for steers fed hay (last updated 12-19-97)

• Dairy steer (silage) budget for steers fed corn silage (last updated 12-19-97)

• Veal calf budget - (last updated 12-19-97)

Comments and suggestions for this document to: Dr. Lee H. Kilmer lhkilmer@iastate.edu