Beef Cows

Energy use per head: 80.0 gallons of diesel and 173.2 kilowatthours of electricity
Energy cost per head: $216.56

Component	Energy Use	Data Source	Notes
Feed – Forage Imported	80.0 gal diesel	Source Needed
Utilities	173.2 kwh electricity	Source Needed

Dairy Cows

Energy use per head: 28.51 gallons of diesel, 1015.4 kilowatthours of electricity, 0.45 gallons of propane, and 3.36 gallons of heating oil
Energy cost per head: $209.65

Component	Energy Use	Data Source	Notes
Propane	0.45 gal propane	Source Needed
Heating Oil	3.36 gal heating oil	Source Needed
Feed – Forage Imported	28.51 gal diesel	Source Needed
Lighting and Ventilation	811.0 kwh electricity	Wisconsin Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Resource	In general, dairy farms use between 800 and 1200 kWh/cow-yr of electricity but in one study the range was from 424 to 1736 kWh/cow-year.
Milk Harvesting	54.4 kwh electricity	Source Needed
Milk Cooling	150.0 kwh electricity	Source Needed	Assumes 15,000 lbs. milk produced/year/cow

Calves, Steers, & Bulls

Energy use per head: 3.98 gallons of diesel, 3.55 gallons of gasoline, and 38.2 kilowatthours of electricity
Energy cost per head: $21.81

Component	Energy Use	Data Source	Notes
Feed – Forage Imported	3.98 gal diesel	Source Needed
Manure Hauling	0.55 gal gasoline	Source Needed
Transportation	3.0 gal gasoline	Source Needed
Utilities	38.2 kwh electricity	Source Needed

Broiler Chickens

Energy use per head: 35.0 kilowatthours of electricity
Energy cost per head: $4.54

Component	Energy Use	Data Source	Notes
Electricity	35.0 kwh electricity	Source Needed

Laying Hens

Energy use per head: 35.0 kilowatthours of electricity
Energy cost per head: $4.54

Component	Energy Use	Data Source	Notes
Electricity	35.0 kwh electricity	Source Needed