ECONOMICS OF MILK PRODUCTION IN CROSSBRED COWS –A CRITICAL ANALYSIS IN EASTERN DRY ZONE OF KARNATAKA
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2022
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KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR-585 226
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The dairy sector in India plays a multi-faceted role in the socio-economic development of rural households. The cost of milk production is an important tool for the evaluation of economics of dairy enterprise at producers’ level as well as for fixing the procurement price at Dairy Co-operative Society level and to ensure that producers get remunerative price for milk and consumers get milk and milk products at reasonable price. Minimization in cost of production of milk is an important tool in the hands of entrepreneur through which profit could be maximized. Hence, this study was conducted in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka by collecting pre stratified data from 180 milk producing households. Ex-post-facto research design was adopted. Constraints faced by dairy farmers were also collected. Results of the study revealed that the percentage share of labour cost to the gross cost was highest in large-sized dairy (15.89%) followed by small (15.87%) and medium (15.66%). The share of total fixed cost to the gross cost was highest in large-sized herd (4.67%) followed by medium (4.46%) and small (4.08%). Cost of milk production was highest in small (Rs.21.48) herd size followed by medium (Rs.19.86) and large (Rs.19.72). Net return per litre was lowest in small (Rs.9.01) herd size compared to medium (Rs.11.52) and large (Rs.11.27). Among small, medium, large category and overall respondents, high feed and fodder cost and non-availability of fodder throughout the year were ranked to be the first and second constraint.