Cost and return structure in broiler production
2014
Verma, L.C. | Singh, O.P.
The effect of farm size, educational level and occupational status of the entrepreneurs on the economics of broiler production was studied in Azamgarh area of Uttar Pradesh. The total cost per bird was Rs. 124.03. The fixed and variable costs contributed 30.24 and 69.75 percent of total cost, respectively. Expenses on land rent, depreciation of buildings, equipments and purchase of day-oldchicks contributed 3.56, 0.93, 0.39 and 24.40 percent of the production cost, respectively. The average gross return was Rs. 148.83 per bird. Income from the sale of full weight broilers, manure and empty gunny bags contributed 98.18, 0.83 and 0.98 percent of the total returns, respectively. The education level of entrepreneurs and occupational status of farmers had no significant effect on the cost and return structure of the enterprise. Size of operation had significant effect on the cost of day old chick, land, interest, total fixed cost, feed, medicines and vaccines, labour, miscellaneous, total variable and total cost as well as per bird returns from the sale of manure, net returns and returns over variable cost. The size of operation had no effect on the per bird cost of buildings, equipments, interest cost of working capital, and the returns from the sale of broiler, empty gunny bags, gross returns. From the present finding it can be concluded that the net returns per bird were the highest and the most efficient on large farms, followed by medium and small farms.
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