Cost and benefit analysis of milk production in pertaining to the type of ownership

Abstract

A survey study was under taken to asses the relation of the type of ownership with a view to analyzing the cost benefit and output relation in milk production at selected 50 dairy units in western U.P. Which are categorized in to I, II, III, IV, groups having 30 private, 13 Trustee, 03 organizational (Military) and 04 Governmental dairies respectively. It revealed that maintenance cost per animal per head, the average cost was Rs. 20.43 and Rs. 3161. The share of different variable cost ie feeding and labour was 61 and 14 percent and veterinary and miscellaneous value was 0.49 and 1 percent. Organization farms are more scientifically managed followed by private, Govt. and Trustee dairies.