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 |