IS DAIRY FARMING IN CHITTAGONG METROPOLITAN AREA ECONOMIC OR STATISTIC ?
ABSTRACT
This study was exceptional and for first time conducted in Chittagong Metropolitan Area to observe the economic status of some selected dairy farms by calculating their asset value, variable cost and annual farm income. Within asset value, fixed homestead land asset value ranges from 60-80% of total farm asset value depending on geographical location of the farm and due to communication facilities of the area. It was found that the current animal value fully depends on farm size and investment of the farmers. It revealed that variable cost which mainly includes the major feed cost considering both roughage and concentrate. The concentrate feed cost ranges from 80- 95% of the total feed cost but it ranges from 65-85% of total variable cost. The costs of medicine, labour, vaccination, transportation, breeding, electricity and miscellaneous occupy the rest of the total variable costs. If the feed cost is lower, then the profit will be higher. In dairy farm economic analysis, the soul fact is annual income from farm based activities. It was found that the annual income of a dairy farm is from annual milk sale, live animal sale and by product sale. The gross income comes from annual milk sale which ranges from 55 to 95%.
Finally, the result showed that out of 20 dairy farms 12 farms were accepted according to the Benefit Cost Ratio (B.C.R.) analysis of the farms. To wind up this study it exposed that dairy farming in Chittagong Metropolitan area is being economically benefited.
Keywords: Dairy animal, White revolution, Asset value, Variable cost, Economic analysis, on farm & off farm activities, Net profit, Benefit cost ratio.
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Acknowledgement
I am really grateful to the farm owners and employer of the studied area for their sincere co-operation. I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude & thanks to my supervisor Md. Manirul Islam, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science & Animal Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University. I am very grateful to my supervisor for his scholastic guidance, sympathetic supervision &
encouragement, cordial consistence, simultaneous inspiration, during the study period & also preparation of production report.
I would also like to thanks our internee co-coordinator Md.
Ashraf Ali Biswash, Associate professor, Department of Animal
Science & Animal Nutrition, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University. I am grateful to all of those who assisted
me with this work specially DR. Ashiqur Rahman. I am also
grateful to all of my well-wishers for their constructive
comments and suggestions for improvement of this report.
The Author
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CONTENTS
Serial No Topics Page No
01 ABSTRACT v
02 ACKNOWLEDGE vii
03 INTRODUCTION 1-3
04 REVIEW OF LITERATURE 4
05 MATERIALS AND METHODS 5-7
06 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 8-19
07 RECOMMENDATIONS 20-21
08 CONCLUSION 22
09 REFERENCES 23-24
10 APPENDIX 25-27
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LIST OF TABLES Serial
No.
Tables Title Page No 01 Comparative analysis of asset values of different dairy farms at Chittagong
Metropolitan Area
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02 Comparative analysis of annual variable costs of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
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03 Comparative analysis of annual farm income of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
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04 Comparative analysis of asset value, annual variable cost and annual farm income of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
16 05 Comparative analysis of annual net profit and BCR of different dairy farms
at Chittagong Metropolitan Area 18
LIST OF GRAPHS Serial
No.
Graphs Title Page No 01 Comparative analysis of asset values of different dairy farms at Chittagong
Metropolitan Area
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02 Comparative analysis of annual variable costs of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
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03 Comparative analysis of annual farm income of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
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04 Comparative analysis of annual variable cost and annual farm income of different dairy farms at Chittagong Metropolitan Area
17 05 Comparative analysis of annual net profit of different dairy farms at
Chittagong Metropolitan Area
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06 Comparative analysis of annual BCR of different dairy farms at Chittagong
Metropolitan Area 19
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IS DAIRY FARMING IN CHITTAGONG METROPOLITAN AREA ECONOMIC OR
STATISTIC ?
A Production Report Submitted By
Roll NO: 2003/38 Reg. No: 134 Intern ID: H-36
Roll No: 2003/38 Reg. no.: No: 134 Intern ID: H- 36 Session: 2002 – 2003
A Production Report Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M)
