Managing Dairy Production Costs and Ratios

Published on: 04/13/2009
Source : University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
We have a number of terms and numbers thrown at us, especially in financially distressed times like now.  Milk/feed ratio, income over feed cost, breakeven, variable costs, and fixed costs, are a few terms floating around.  What do they mean, how do I figure out my numbers, and then what do I do with them?  To compute these numbers for your own farm, it requires a good set of farm r...
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Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Animal Nutritionist
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04/13/2009 | These are the basics performance indicators when seen dairy farming as a business entity.
Any livestock farmer who does not keep these terms in mind cannot run his dairy farm for a longer period.

Pl keep it up.
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Bangalore City, Karnataka, India
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04/13/2009 | Dear Dr,

The detailed essay could have been given in table form for easy understanding.
It irritates to read so much text and confusing.

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Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
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01/04/2012 | What about average feed consumption per litre of milk
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