Professional paper
ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF PRODUCTION OF BEEF CATTLE SIMMENTAL AND HEREFORD BREED
Sanja Jelić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-6970
; Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku,Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Igor Kralik
orcid.org/0000-0001-8172-6070
; Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku,Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Jadranka Deže
orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-7068
; Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku,Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Ružica Lončarić
; Poljoprivredni fakultet u Osijeku,Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Abstract
Based on the technical and technological indicators and technology of fattening bullocks and heifers their impact on economic results was analyzed. The aim of the study was to determine economic indicators of fattening bullocks and heifers comparing Simmental and Hereford breeds. The biggest share in the cost for breeding the Simmentals and the Herefords is the input value and the cost of animal feed. In the Simmental breed the input value is 35.97% and in the Hereford breed it is 41.82%. The cost of animal feed for the Simmental breed is 49.06% and for the Hereford breed 42.19%. The cost of animal feed is higher for the Simmental breed because bullocks and heifers are fattened only with concentrated feed. This has proved to be good for the quality of meat, and it is not a problem for the farm since the animal feed is home grown. The cost of fattening Hereford bullocks and heifers could be reduced if the calves were not fed on concentrate but kept on the pasture with supplemental feeding during the winter months. That would provide better quality meat with less fat. Using economic indicators we calculated profitability and economic efficiency, and it was established that the farm Jelić was operating economically with a coefficient of 1.11 and the rate of profitability of 9.53%. The farm Eblin operates with a coefficient of 1.20 and the rate of profitability of 16.47%. Based on economic indicators, values were identified to indicate what results in breeding bullocks and heifers should be accomplished in order to achieve a successful business.
Keywords
economic indicators; fattening beef cattle; Simmental; Hereford
Hrčak ID:
184593
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Publication date:
14.7.2017.
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