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Generally, when a dairy farm started with 100 heifers according to the normal conditions following the end of the 2nd year the herd circulation is expected to begin. The most important two factors here milk and cemen efectiveness.

CLOSED AND OPEN AREAS:

Barns

According to the calculation that from each preganant heifer one new calf has been obtained, the farm will own 90 calfs (10% wastage ratio). Expecting the 50% is male and the rest is female, totally 90 units should be located in a different barn.


STUDS:

Studs should receive all necessary health maintenance with shiny hairs, vaccinated.
100 x 2500 Euro


MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT:

Machinery €
Automated Milking Parlour and Machinery (5 x 2) 30.000-35.000

Feeding Grinding Machine 550

Feeding Mixer (6 m3) – 1 Unit 11.000

Water Trough (4 Units) 1.200

Automatic Cow Brush (4 Units) 2.200

Cubicles (for 100 herds) 4.500

Calf House (20 Units) 3.200

Bedding Material (for 100 herds) 5.000

Milk Cooling Tanks (5 ton) 5.400

Manure Scraper (4 units) 14.000

Tractor 15.000

Manure Separator 11.000

Rubber Mat (for 100 herds) 5000

Manure Pump and Mixer 4000


TOTAL 117.050



FEEDING COSTS:
Prepared as 600 Kg, 3,2% fat, 3,8% protein, 5% lactose 30 lt. milk per milch cow

AMOUNT ( Kg) FEED €
20 Corn Silage 0,71
4 Alfalfa 0,32
1 Razmol 0,12
2 Corn Flakes 0,22
1 Wheat 0,11
2 Soya Pulp 0,56
0,1 Vitamin Premix 0,22
0,1 Dicalciumphosphate 0,26

30,2 TOTAL 2,59


**In order to obtaine high milking capacity by-pass fat and protein can also be used. On the other hand these may inrease the feedign costs. Above mentioned table will be enough for 25-30 lt capacity.

MILKING COST AND INCOME:
. Feeding cost of 1 lt milk : 2,59 € / 30 lt milk = 0.086 €
. 1 Liter raw milk selling price (% 3,5 fat) : 0.30 € (A quality can be sold at 0,41 €)
. Milk income per cow :30 lt raw milk X 0.30 € = 9 €
. Net Milk income per unit:
9 € (income) – 2,59 € (feeding cost) = 6,41 € (Income per livestock)

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Business Opportunities in Agriculture: 150 Field Interviews (Book)


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