Original scientific paper
The milk quality and feasebility analysis of loose housing dairy cows - a case study
Marjan Janžekovič
; University of Maribor, Faculty of Agri culture, Vrbanska 30, Maribor, Slovenia
Črtomir Rozman
Abstract
The aim of the study was technological and economical analysis of free range cow breeding. The case study analyzed two different systems of holstein-friesian dairy cows breeding. The model total costs enterprise budget was developed for evaluation of economic feasibility of loose housing dairy cows in comparison with tied cow breeding system. Computer supported calculation enabled estimation of the most important economical parameters (net return, total cost, and coefficient of economics). Results obtained show that (at observed input parameters) loose housing system is economically feasible, if there is a minimum of 41 dairy cows with an average milk production of 8610 kg per cow. It was also established that cows need approximately 6 months to fully adapt to the loose housing system.
Keywords
loose housing; dairy cows; milk quality; coefficient of economic
Hrčak ID:
478
URI
Publication date:
10.3.2006.
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