Question: Formula 14 points Question at position 4 Backgrounding calves for 82 days on a diet containing: Corn silage at 10.61 lb of DM / day

Formula 14 points Question at position 4 Backgrounding calves for 82 days on a diet containing: Corn silage at 10.61 lb of DM / day + protein supplement at 3.06 lb of DM / day. On October 16, the initial calf body weight (BW) upon arrival was 591 lb, and the price paid was $455.14/CWT. It is expected that animals will have shrunk ADG of 2.5 lb. Assuming a feed cost of gain (feed COG) of $0.98 /lb, and the other respective costs (depicted below), how much would be the overall COG (feed + non-feed costs) of this enterprise ($/lb)? Medicine ($29.31 /animal that died), death loss (2.12 %); labor ($0.27 /animal daily). do not round

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