Reproduction Analysis Cost of "Days Open"

Excessive days open cost Virginia dairymen an estimated $95.57 per cow during the 1979-80 DHI year. That means that during last year the loss for Virginia's 136,000 Grade "A" cows was near $14,000,000.

The three following pages summarize the analysis conducted on 889 herds completing the 1979-80 DHI year. Page two gives the analysis by DHI Association and pages three and four are by county.