SPEC-7 Profit Calculator | RD LifeSciences

Herd & Production

Number of Lactating Cows

Additional Milk per Cow / Day

Feeding Period days

Milk Value

Milk Price

SPEC‑7 Program

SPEC‑7 Dose g / head / day

Label guidance for lactating dairy cows: 4–5 g/head/day.

SPEC‑7 Cost / cow / day

Enter your delivered program cost per cow per day.

Feed & Efficiency optional

Account for any change in dry matter intake (DMI) and its feed cost. Leave DMI change at 0 if intake is unchanged.

DMI Change with SPEC‑7

Ration Cost (Dry Matter)

Manure / Nutrient Savings optional

Values nutrients retained by the cow rather than excreted, based on reduced fecal starch & NDF observed in trials. May overlap with milk gains — include with judgment.

Fecal Dry Matter Output

Fecal Starch Reduction pts

Recovered Starch Value

Fecal NDF Reduction pts

Recovered Fiber Value

Health Savings optional

Estimate value from fewer mastitis cases. Defaults reflect field observations (treatable −38%, non-treatable −50%).

Treatable Cases / Year

Cost / Treatable Case

Reduction %

Non‑treatable Cases / Year

Cost / Non‑treatable Case

Reduction %

Settings & Colors

Scenario Name

Exchange Rate

1 USD = USD

Primary

Secondary

Background

Net Profit (period) —

Return on SPEC‑7 —

Net Profit / Cow (period) —

Additional Milk (period) —

Value Breakdown (period)

Scenario Matrix USD

Line Item	Per Cow / Day	Per Cow / Period	Whole Herd / Period	Whole Herd / Year