Terms and Definitions

Term

Definition

Description

DMI

Dry Matter Intake

The amount of feed consumed by an animal, excluding its water content.

EnCM

Energy Corrected Milk

Standardized measure of milk production for the FE module adjusted for fat, lactose, and protein content.

IOF

Income Over Feed

Defines the cow's profitability, by calculating income from milk production and subtracting the cost of feed.

FE

Feed Efficiency

The conversion of DMI to milk production.

FE = Milk produced / Dry matter Intake

Note: Color index for tables

The FE and Income over Feed columns in the reports are displayed in colors that range from green to red. This provides easy visual cues of the best performing cows (green), the worst performing cows (red), and the range in between.