Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 162)
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- Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 162)
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out mostly by artificial means.
Insemination of cows is carried
been an official duty
rvice was stopped in 1978
undertaken by the
Although it had always
the A.I. se
is now practiced by pr
Department of Agriculture,
ivate
on account of budget cuts. A.I-
veterinarians and is costly.
Profitability analysis
Table (1xX-11) contains a summary of profitability analysis for
rds. According to this study,
rns of husbandry described
a herd of
Peasant types of cow he:
two Fresian cows raised under those patte
@arlier yields on annual profit of about JD 180.
Looked upon from the standpoint of the raisers themselves, profit
Margins are even wider, at least in relation to the amount of
labour. This raises profits by more than 150 percent, and is one of
the main reasons why peasant herds are adequately profitable,
in contrast to commercial large herds, where the role of family
labour is relatively small. Besides, milk output of small village
herds is marketed locally at prices higher than those of Israeli
liquid milk, which is widely available in urban markets.
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Table (1X - 11)
Profitability of peasant cow herds
Assumptions:
Size of herd - 2 milking cows
Breed ~ Impure Freisians
st of rearing heifers into milking age is offset by the sale price
of cows for meat.
Volume of investment:
Market price of cows
Cost of equipment
Shed
Total
Fixed costs:
Depreciation on cows at 10%
Depreciation on equipment at 10%
Depreciation on shed at 5%
Interest on investment at 10%
Total fixed costs
Variable costs:
Feed concentrate, 6.0 tons at JD 80
Tibin (shredded straw), 4.5 tons at JD 40
Grazing for 3-4 months - free
Labour for grazing and general husbandry
Medicines
Watey
T
tal variable costs
TIAL costs
1k, 8000 litres per year at JD 0.16
Cay
Ves (two), 40 kgs each at one week of age, at
1.6 per kg.
‘Anure, 4 tons at JD 17
RAL RETURNS
Xt Retyens - family labour included
- family labour excluded
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