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An Economic Analysis of Dairy Cow Rearing in Two Village of Pabna District

M.A. Jabbar
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

S.M.M.U. Sarker
Department of Agricultural Finance, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

M.A. Baset
Department of General Animal Science. Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

The present study was a field survey to determine the costs and returns of dairy cows in two villages of Pabna district of Bangladesh. The data were collected through direct interview method from 30 dairy cow owners taking 15 farmers from each village. It appears that 91% in Pathailhat and 95% in Monmotpur of total dairy cow owners have cultivated land and the rest 9% and 5% have no cultivated land respectively. It is also observed that both areas have irrigation facilities. Almost 77.12 and 22.88 per cent of dairy cow owners' average annual income comes from crop and others, and milk and milk products respectively. Most of the dairy cow owners had annual income ranged from Tk. 25,001-50,000. The total cost per day of raising indigenous and cross-bred dairy cows were estimated at Tk. 33.36 and 35.05 respectively. Feed cost was the largest single cost item of raising dairy cows. The total returns per day were estimated at Tk. 49.20 and Tk. 80.80 for an indigenous and cross-bred dairy cow respectively. The Problems of rearing dairy cows in the study areas were identified to make recommendation with a view to solving these problems. More research is needed to develop the business of dairy cows at village level.

Keywords: Dairy Cow, Economic Analysis, Rural areas

Location: Two villages namely Pathailhat and Monmotpur under Shathia thana of Pabna district.

Start Date: 00-12-1994

End Date: 00-01-1995

Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Commodity: Cow

Objectives:

To determine the costs and returns of rearing dairy cows in the study areas and tried to search out the problems of rearing dairy cows in the rural areas.

Methodology:

The present study was a field survey to determine the costs and return of rearing dairy cows in two villages namely Pathailhat and Monmotpur under Shathia thana of Pabna district of Bangladesh.The simple random sampling method was considered in selecting the farmers having dairy cows. The data were collected during the months of December 1994 and January "1995 through direct interview method. The total number of sampled dairy cow owners was thirty taking 15 farmers from each village because of the limitation of time and fund. Only a set of interview schedules was prepared in consistent with the objectives for collecting relevant information. Before collecting the data the interview schedules were carefully checked to eliminate errors. The parameters studied were cost of feed, labour, housing, veterinary services and income earned from milk and milk products, cowdung etc. The data so collected were then transferred to tabular forms and analysed in accordance with the objectives of the study. The analysis was done by using tabular and descriptive techniques.

Source of Information: Bang. J. An. Sc.1997, 26(1-2) : 125-132 (ISSN 0003-3588)

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Achievement/Findings:

It appears that 91% in Pathailhat and 95% in Monmotpur of total dairy cow owners have cultivated land and the rest 9% and 5% have no cultivated land respectively. It is also observed that both areas have irrigation facilities. Almost 77.12 and 22.88 per cent of dairy cow owners' average annual income comes from crop and others, and milk and milk products respectively. Most of the dairy cow owners had annual income ranged from Tk. 25,001-50,000. The total cost per day of raising indigenous and cross-bred dairy cows were estimated at Tk. 33.36 and 35.05 respectively. Feed cost was the largest single cost item of raising dairy cows. The total returns per day were estimated at Tk. 49.20 and Tk. 80.80 for an indigenous and cross-bred dairy cow respectively. The Problems of rearing dairy cows in the study areas were identified to make recommendation with a view to solving these problems. More research is needed to develop the business of dairy cows at village level.

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