4.2. Sensitivity analysis
A sensitivity analysis was undertaken to determine how robust the overall economic analysis is. The results are tabulated showing the base scenario profitability criteria, as well as the profitability criteria using the adjusted parameters. Tables 7 and 8 present the ROI and payback period, respectively, for dairy farms. The corresponding results for beef farms are presented in Table 9 for ROI and Table 10 for payback period.