Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Study of the genetic and non-genetics factors affecting the net cost of milk production of dairy cattle in Madhepura District of Bihar, India
Author(s): Pramod Prabhakarand Pramod Kumar
Abstract: Animal husbandry & dairy play an important role in national economy and in socioeconomic development of the country. Animal husbandry output constitutes about 30 per cent of the country’s agricultural output. The average gross cost of milk production in Desi, HFX and JX cows were obtained as Rs. 10.311, Rs. 8.535 and Rs. 9.312 respectively. Among various variable cost items, feed cost was found to be the major cost component which contributed 70.817%, 72.700% and 70.929% of their respective gross costs in Desi, HFX and JX cows respectively. The Operation Flood Programme, which is the world’s largest integrated dairy development programme, has made considerable progress in achieving its outlined objectives. The second major cost component was observed to be the labour cost which contributed 12.607%, 14.645% and 16.108% of their respective gross costs in Desi, HFX and JX cows respectively. Nutritional benefits and social upliftment are the determinant of our agriculture growth. This success story of milk could have much larger dimensions with the higher population of indigenous cattle come under the umbrella of genetic improvement. Even when the growth in the sector in recent years has partially slowed down than what was seen during the previous two decades yet a growth rate of around four per cent in this sector provides ample testimony to capacity building and contribution of this commodity to the annual national growth.
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Pramod Prabhakarand Pramod Kumar. Study of the genetic and non-genetics factors affecting the net cost of milk production of dairy cattle in Madhepura District of Bihar, India. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 356-361.
