Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
KAFKAS UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, sa.1, ss.63-67, 2010 (SCI-Expanded)
This research was carried out to assess cattle fattening activity in terms of estimation of break-even point and optimum fattening period and technical and economic aspects of livestock enterprises. The data consisting of the results compiled after fattening 45 male Brown Swiss Hybrid (F-1) cattle approximately 12-14 months old for 180 days form the material of the research carried out in November 2004-May 2005. In fattening activities the live weight per head of cattle has been calculated as 249.89 kg, end of fattening period live weight as 495.10 kg, average daily live weight gain as 1.36 kg, and the average feed conversion ratio as 6.62. The enterprise broke even at around 45-60 days. The optimum fattening period providing maximum profitability was determined to be between 135-150 days. Furthermore the price margin of the whole herd was 1.94% and the weight margin was 98.06%. When the ratio percentages of input materials used in the study are examined the ratios were determined to be as follows: fattening material consists of 60.48%, feed consists of 26.20%, labor 9.97%, vets-and-meds 1.82%, energy-fuel consist 1.12% while miscellaneous expenses constitute 0.41% of the total input. The partial productivity of feed in terms of dry matter content was 0.16 kg. The partial productivity of labor was 40.88 kg/day. The financial rantability ratio was 9.43%, rantability factor 13.49% and output/input rate 1.16 in the enterprise..