Global view on feed cost and feed efficiency on dairy farms

The recent leap in grain prices has become higher than the 2008 level, which has a major effect on the whole dairy chain due to the competitiveness on feed resources and feed costs. However, to understand the drivers for feed cost, it is essential to benchmark the existing feeding systems. In a study by IFCN, feed efficiency and feed costs were used to analyse the cost of milk production and to show the role of feed costs and feed efficiency in milk production costs. Feed prices have become ext