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. 2020 Oct 16;40(12):2539–2560. doi: 10.1111/risa.13605

Table I.

Model Parameters and Input Values for the Hypothetical Dairy Supply Chain in the Netherlands

Parameter Value Unit Explanation
TN_f 10 Assumed input variable 1
S_fm 80 Assumed input variable 1
Time interval of FM get new ingredients 2 weeks Common situation in Dutch dairy chain 2 , 3
Frc_DCF 85 % Average value 3
Average number of DF getting compound feeds from one feed mill 80 Assumed input variable 1
TN_DF 11,200 Assumed input variable 1
TI_dfc 2 weeks Common situation 2
The lactation period per cow 45 weeks Average value 3
Dry period per cow 4 weeks Average value 3
Cons_CF_day 4.3 kg Average value 3
milk_fat 4 % Nutrient fraction in raw milk 6
Qtruck 20,000 liters Common situation 6
Qmilk 5,000 liters Common situation 6
Frq_MTM 3 times/week Common situation 6
1

Assumption based on database (FEFAC, 2016; ZuivelNL, 2016).

2

Lascano Alcoser et al. (2011).

3

Van der Fels‐Klerx and Camenzuli (2016).

4

Adamse, Van der Fels‐Klerx, Schoss, de Jong, and Hoogenboom (2015).

5

Malisch (2017).

6

Lascano‐Alcoser et al. (2013).