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An Econometric Study on Semi-intensive Goat Rearing System

F. Yasmin
Socio-economic Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.

K. S. Haque
Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.

S. A. Chowdhury
Animal Production Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The results of the study indicate that for goat female breeding/adult is an important factor that determines the number of goat population and kid born is the most important factor determine total revenue. Kid born is highly elastic factor. For total cost, feed cost is an elastic factor related with goat population, if goat increases feed cost would increase. Mainly for that reason profit of the farm going less. However, results suggest, profitability of the farm depend on lower total cost of goat rearing and higher revenues from the farm.

Keywords: Econometraic model, Semi-intensive, Goat rearing

Location: Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Goat Research Farm

Start Date: 00-07-2001

End Date: 00-06-2002

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Goat

Objectives:

1. To identify the factors affecting the goat revenues of goat rearing system for the study period at BLRlGRF.

2. To identify the factors affecting the goat costs of goat rearing system for the study period at BLRlGRF.

3. To identify the factors affecting the profitability of goat rearing system for the study period at BLRlGRF.

Methodology:

This study was conducted at Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute Goat Research Farm (BLRlGRF) from July 2001 to June 2002 to analyze the profitability of Black Bengal Goat (BBG) under semi-intensive rearing system. The present study entirely based on BLRlGRF's monthly records on goat population, production and various costs of goat rearing. On the basis of "Goodness of fit", Simultaneous equations were fitted to population, production, cost, revenues and profit of goat rearing over the months. The econometric model specified for this study consisting the inventory model and profit model. Two Stage Least Square (TSLS) method has been used for the econometric analysis.

Source of Information: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE, Vol-6(20), pp. 1729-1732, 2003, ISSN-1028-8880.

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Achievement/Findings:

This study developed an econometric model on the profitability of goat rearing system at BLRlGRF under selective breeding program. The effects of goat population expansion on cost-revenue of goat rearing system explained in terms of profit. Results show goat population at BLRIGRF has increased from July'01 to June'02 consequently profit has increased but results suggest that the total cost, a most affecting factor. On the major findings of the study it may be concluded that a goat rearing is a profitable program shows direct positive impact on profitability of goat rearing system. From this analysis, the econometric model formed is able to represent the goats rearing farm and can be used for policy analysis and other studies.

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