Health costs for North Coastal Beef Cattle

North Coastal Cattle

Unimproved country

Cows

100 cows x 1 fluke drench @ $3.00 = $300

100 cows x misc. vet costs @ $2.50 = $250

100 cows x 7-in-1 @ $1.20 = $120

100 cows x buffalo fly eartag @ $2.20 = $220

= $890

Bulls

As per inland costs except 7 in 1 used instead of 5 in 1

That is 4 treatments X $1.20 instead of 4 x 23¢ = $261

Plus

2 bulls x 1 vaccine ephemeral fever @ $3.40 = $7

1 bull x 2 vaccine ephemeral fever @ $3.40 = $7

3 bulls x 3 buffalo fly eartag @ $2.20 =$20

= $295

Calves

64 calves x 5-in-1 @ 23¢ = $15

64 calves x buffalo fly eartag @ $2.20 = $141

=$156

Replacement Heifers

19 heifers x 1 drench @ $2.75 =$52

19 heifers x 1 drench @ $0.90 = $17

19 heifers x 1 drench @ $0.90 =$17

19 heifers x 2 fluke @ $2.15 (assume 300kg) = $41

19 heifers x 2 vaccine 7 in 1 @ $1.20 =$46

19 heifers x 3 buffalo fly eartag @ $2.20 = $125

=$298

Improved Country

Cows

100 cows x 1 fluke drench @ $2.80 = $280

100 cows x 1 vaccine 7 in 1 @ $1.20 = $120

100 cows x 1 pregnancy test @ $4.10 = $410

100 cows x misc. vet costs @ $2.50 = $250

100 cows x buffalo fly eartag @ $2.20 = $220

= $1280

Bulls as per unimproved = $291

Calves

84 calves x 1 drench @ $0.73 = $61

84 calves x 5-in-1 @ $0.40 = $34

= $95

Replacement Heifers

As per unimproved, except 23 replacements instead of 19

= $298 x (23/19) = 361