Economics of Fertility Management of Small Holding Dairy Farms in Bangladesh

Authors

  • M.S. Islam Department of Medicine, Surgery and Obstetrics, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Basherhat, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
  • M.T. Rahman Department of Anatomy and Histology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Basherhat, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
  • M.Z. Ali Department of Microbiology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Basherhat, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
  • S. Sultana Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Basherhat, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Abstract:

Considering different fertility traits 411 cows from 73 farms used for economic analyses. From these, 202 lactating cows were selected for evaluating the fertility status. Pre-tested data sheets were used to record the socioeconomic status of the farms including their assets, cost and return and productive and reproductive performance of the dairy cows. Targets were set considering the situations prevailing in Zebu and their crosses rearing countries. The best 20% of local farms were chosen during setting the targets. Delay at first calving caused a significant loss (P

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volume 3  issue 3

pages  509- 512

publication date 2013-09-01

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