Determination of goat milk cost and assessment of factors affecting the profitability of Saanen goat enterprises in Çanakkale province, Turkey

The aim of this study is to determine the cost goat milk in Saanen enterprises Çanakkale province and examine factors affecting profitability enterprises. material consists 92 have been grouped according their animal density; as 25-75 heads (small-scale), 76-150 (medium-scale) 151 above (large-scale). findings for 2017 were determined by descriptive statistics, multiple regression analysis was used total Since feed costs represented 46.22% production cost, it followed labour (27.19%), fuel (5.44%) veterinarian-health service (5.19%). 1 L absolute profit 0.42/0.01 $/kg small-scale, 0.41/0.02 medium-scale 0.38/0.05 large-scale enterprises, respectively. It observed that share inputs generally decreases scale enterprise increases found be more successful solving technical, health economic problems.