Input

% contribution to total cost of weaning

n

Mean

Range

Median

Labour

102

11.2 ± 7.2

2.7 - 48.9

9.5

Calving management

102

4.4 ± 2.9

0.4 - 13.5

3.6

Colostrum

102

2.1 ± 1.5

0.4 - 6.6

1.7

Navel and dehorning treatments

102

0.5 ± 1.2

0 - 9.5

0.2

Eartags

102

1.1 ± 0.4

0.4 - 2.1

1.1

Milk feeding

102

37.3 ± 9.4

18.0 - 66.8

36.5

Starter feed

102

9.0 ± 4.9

0.7 - 30.6

7.9

Forage

77

0.1 ± 0.1

0 - 0.3

0.1

Drinking water

100

0.3 ± 0.1

0 - 0.6

0.3

Electricity

102

1.1 ± 0.3

0.5 - 2.8

1.1

Bedding

101

12.3 ± 8.4

0 - 33.0

11.3

Disinfection of housing area

78

1.3 ± 1.3

0 - 6.8

1.0

Disease treatment

99

5.7 ± 3.8

0 - 16.6

5.1

Vaccination

30

3.9 ± 7.0

0 - 27.4

0

Slurry

101

5.4 ± 3.0

0 - 15.4

4.7

Building depreciation

101

2.3 ± 1.0

0 - 5.5

2.2

Machinery and equipment depreciation

102

2.0 ± 0.9

0.6 - 6.3

1.8