Cost-Benefit Simulator

Want to simulate your current operation and the cost-effectiveness after adding Bio Charger (BC)? See how efficiently BC can turn into profit. *Swine version

Swine

1. Enter your current figures

Enter your monthly actuals (estimates are fine).

Monthly head shipped (head)

head

Monthly feed usage (t)

Feed price ($/t)

BC unit price (per kg, $/kg)

Est. monthly feed cost = usage × price (auto)

$110,000

Current fattening days (days)

Fattening days with BC (days)

Expected to shorten with BC (set equal for no day benefit)

Current dressing yield (% of live wt)

Recent national avg. swine dressing yield: approx. 63-65% (of live weight)

Dressing yield with BC (improved %)

Please assume a modest improvement (placeholder)

BC inclusion rate % of feed by weight, 0.2-0.3%

0.25%

0.20%0.25%0.30%

2. Results

Updates in real time as you type.

Current est. feed cost (monthly)$110,000

Monthly BC usageper head 500 g (over 180 days) / per head-day 2.8 g500 kg

BC cost (monthly)= BC usage × BC unit price+$10,000

Dressing-yield gain (monthly) / saleable carcass +3.1%+$3,438

Feed saved by shorter days (monthly) / -3 d+$1,833

Cost-effectiveness (estimate, monthly)

-$4,729 /mo

Annualized: -$56,750 /yr

Estimated ~0.5x the BC cost (reference; varies by conditions)

*This simulation is an estimate (reference) based on your inputs and does not guarantee any effect or profit. Actual results vary by rearing environment, feed design, individual variation and market conditions. We recommend verification in a trial pen. [Formulas] Feed cost = usage × price / BC cost = BC usage × BC unit price / Dressing-yield gain = feed cost × (BC yield − current yield) ÷ current yield / Feed saved by shorter days = feed cost × (current days − BC days) ÷ current days (= feed not given during the shortened days) / Cost-effectiveness = yield gain + feed saved − BC cost.

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Cost-Benefit Simulator

1. Enter your current figures

2. Results