Year: 2016 | Month: December | Volume 61 | Issue 4
Economics of Milk Production in Mandya District of Karnataka
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00081.4
Abstract:
The study was conducted in Mandya district of Karnataka by collecting data from 90 milk producing households which were post-stratified into small, medium and large herd size categories. As far as productivity of the animal is concerned, the average productivity for milch animal was lowest for local followed by buffalo and crossbred, respectively. Similarly the average feed and fodder taken by the animals were found to be lowest for local cows followed by buffalo and crossbred, respectively. Per day maintenance cost was found to be highest for crossbred cows followed by buffalo and local cows. Among total maintenance costs feed and fodder costs accounts highest followed by labour cost, total fixed costs and miscellaneous costs, respectively. The return per litre of milk was highest for crossbred cows followed by buffalo and local cows. The net return from crossbred cow was more than that from buffalo and local cows indicating higher profitability in rearing crossbred cow in the area.
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