Cow versus buffalo herd economics calculator.
Compare herd revenue, operating cost and capital-return screens with your own cow or buffalo production assumptions.
Cow versus buffalo herd economics inputs
Run separate scenarios for Gir, Sahiwal, HF, Jersey, Murrah or Nili-Ravi using farm records. This simplified lactation-period screen excludes dry-period costs, calf value, culling, mortality, interest, depreciation and manure income.
Method: Lactation milk equals animals × daily yield × lactation days. Revenue uses the entered sale price; operating costs use per-animal daily costs across the same period.
Inputs used: Currency = INR; Animals = 10; Milk per animal per day = 12 L; Lactation days = 305 days; Milk price = 55 per L; Feed cost per animal per day = 220 currency; Other cost per animal per day = 45 currency; Animal purchase cost = 90,000 currency
Assumptions: The result uses the values, units and options shown in the input snapshot.
Scope and warnings: Run separate scenarios for Gir, Sahiwal, HF, Jersey, Murrah or Nili-Ravi using farm records. This simplified lactation-period screen excludes dry-period costs, calf value, culling, mortality, interest, depreciation and manure income. Rounding and excluded real-world terms can make an external result differ.
How this cow versus buffalo herd economics calculator works
Lactation milk equals animals × daily yield × lactation days. Revenue uses the entered sale price; operating costs use per-animal daily costs across the same period.
A worked example
Ten animals at 12 L/day over 305 days produce 36,600 L in this lactation-period screen.
Does it rank breeds automatically?
No. Run documented scenarios for Gir, Sahiwal, HF, Jersey, Murrah or Nili-Ravi. Health, dry period, culling, replacement, breeding and local market conditions matter.
Calculations run on your device. Review your results before exporting or sharing them.
Compare equivalent herd scenarios
Enter a separate scenario for each breed or herd using its actual daily yield, lactation days, milk price and daily costs. This avoids treating cow and buffalo outputs as interchangeable.
The model screens a lactation period only. Replacement, dry-period cost, culling, mortality, debt, breeding, manure value and capital depreciation may be material.
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