Title: Economic status of poultry farming enterprises in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Abstract: The resource investment pattern and cost and returns structure of poultry farms have been analysed and various performance efficiency measures have been outlined in commercial poultry farming in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands for the year 2003–04. The study is based on data obtained from about 60 broiler farms and two commercial layer farms on their inputs used and outputs, investment required for purchasing of land, construction of poultry sheds, procuring of equipment and fencing. The overall total fixed costs have been was found to be 5.49 per cent, 7.38 per cent and 4.15 per cent of the total cost for small, medium and large farms, respectively, while the total variable costs have accounted for 95.51 per cent, 92.62 per cent and 95.85 per cent, respectively. The costs on feed and chick have been the main components of variable cost. The cost of production of broilers has been found as Rs 68.84, Rs 65.85 and Rs 63.07 and the net return per bird as Rs 8.36, Rs 11.35 and Rs 14.13 for small, medium and large farms, respectively. The feed conversion ratio decreased with increase in batch size, while the meat-feed price ratio and the benefit cost ratio increased with increase in batch size, indicating the operation of economies of scale in the broiler farming. In layer farming, 89.11 per cent of the total investment is incurred on construction of buildings, cages, plumbing, feeding system etc. The fixed cost has been observed as 15.05 per cent and the variable cost as 84.95 per cent of the total cost. The cost of production of the egg has been found to be Rs. 1.86. The overall feed conversion ratio decreased, while egg-feed price ratio and benefit cost ratio increased with increase in batch size, indicating economies of scale in layer farming.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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