Economics of broiler raising Pant Devesh, Kumar Shive, Singh S.K., Kumar D.* Department of Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B.Pant University ofAgriculture and Technology, Pantnagar-263145 (UA). * Department of Genetics and Animal Breeding. Abstract The study was conducted on 27 randomly selected poultry farms in Haldwani Tehsil of District Nainital, Uttaranchal. The farms were classified into three groups based on flock size. Information were collected by visiting the poultry farms and interviewing the entrepreneurs. The effect of farm size of the entrepreneurs on the economics of broiler production was studied. The total cost per bird was Rs.43.65 and fixed and variable cost contributed 3.34 and 96.95 per cent, respectively. Expenses on the depreciation on buildings, equipments, and interest on fixed capital contributed 1.48, 0.73 and 1.12 per cent, respectively to the production cost. The average gross return per bird was Rs. 48.47. The income from the sale of birds, manure and empty gunny bags contributed 97.89, 1.48 and 0.61 per cent respectively to the total returns. The flock size had significant effect on all the cost and return components except the components such as cost of medicine and vaccine, total variable cost, total cost, return from bird, return from empty gunny bags and gross return. Top Key words Broiler farming, economics . Top |