9 0 HUSBANDARY- 9.13 - MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OR LIFE PRODUCTION

 

 ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

9 0 HUSBANDARY- 9.13 - MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE OR LIFE PRODUCTION

When comparing the production of different breeds of cows, usually, only the production per day or year is taken into consideration. However, high performing breeds usually have a shorter life span than traditional ones with lower production. The life milk production of a cow giving, for example, 8 litres per day, but over 10 years, therefore would be greater than the one of a high-breed cow yielding 16 litres per day, but dies after 4 years.

As the investments to get a milk producing cow are quite high, i.e. the rearing and feeding of a calf or the purchase of an adult cow, continuous production over a long-life span should be of high interest to the farmer. This should be reflected in the breeding goals, which so far mainly focus on the maximum short-term production.

 

FIGURE 9-13 - EXAMPLE - TABLE FOR COMPARING THE ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF TWO DIFFERENT BREEDS

 

TIPS on the picture:

·         Investments: cost of a calf, cost of a cow.

·         Maintenance: Fodder purchase per year, veterinary costs per year.

·         Milk production: Litres per day, litres per year.

·         Productive: years in life, litres in life.

·         Other uses: Meat, draught, dung.

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UCHUMI WA KILIMO HAI CHA KILIMO

9 0 MFUGAJI- 9.13 - UTENDAJI WA JUU AU UZALISHAJI WA MAISHA

Wakati wa kulinganisha uzalishaji wa mifugo tofauti ya ng'ombe, kwa kawaida, uzalishaji tu kwa siku au mwaka huzingatiwa. Hata hivyo, mifugo inayofanya vizuri kwa kawaida huwa na muda mfupi wa kuishi kuliko wa jadi wenye uzalishaji mdogo. Uzalishaji wa maziwa ya maisha ya ng'ombe anayetoa, kwa mfano, lita 8 kwa siku, lakini zaidi ya miaka 10, kwa hivyo itakuwa kubwa kuliko ile ya ng'ombe wa kuzaliana sana anayetoa lita 16 kwa siku, lakini hii baada ya miaka 4.

Kwa vile uwekezaji wa kupata ng'ombe anayezalisha maziwa ni mkubwa sana, i.e. ufugaji na ulishaji wa ndama au ununuzi wa ng'ombe mzima, uzalishaji unaoendelea kwa muda mrefu wa maisha unapaswa kuwa wa manufaa makubwa kwa mkulima. Hii inapaswa kuonyeshwa katika malengo ya ufugaji, ambayo hadi sasa yanazingatia zaidi uzalishaji wa muda mfupi.

KIELELEZO 9.13 - MFANO - JEDWALI LA KULINGANISHA UTENDAJI WA KIUCHUMI WA MIFUGO MBILI TOFAUTI.

TIPS kwenye picha:

• Uwekezaji: gharama ya ndama, gharama ya ng'ombe.

• Matengenezo: Ununuzi wa lishe kwa mwaka, gharama za mifugo kwa mwaka.

• Uzalishaji wa maziwa: lita kwa siku, lita kwa mwaka.

• Uzalishaji: miaka katika maisha, lita katika maisha.

• Matumizi mengine: Nyama, rasimu, samadi.

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