Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

In terms of the price of milk production from indigenous cows, the average total fixed price was Rs. 25.09 or 15.86% of the whole price. Each animal received an average of 11.35, 4.96, and 2.35 kg of green feed, dry feed, and concentrate daily. Concentrates, dry fodder, and green feed each had an average price of Rs. 1.43, Rs. 3.87, and Rs. 30.38, respectively. The largest component of overall Variable prices was the cost of feed (67.60%), followed by labour (12.59%) and miscellaneous charges (3.93%). Concentrate (45.14%) had the greatest cost share when compared to green fodder, dry fodder. The cow's total variable price makes up 84.13 percent of the overall cost. There was a Rs. 151.82 average net price. Average daily milk output per animal was 4.09 lit, and the daily milk sale price per kg per animal was Rs. 38.08. It was discovered that the cost of producing milk for large, medium and small herd sizes was Rs. 36.65, Rs. 37.04, and Rs. 38.10, respectively. The cost of producing milk on average per animal per day was shown to be Rs. 37.11. The typical cow net price was Rs. 3.94. The calculated profit per litre of milk was Rs. 0.96. It was discovered that the average Benefit-Cost Ratio was 1.02.