Economics of rumen bypass fat feeding on cost of milk production, feeding and realizable receipts in lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes

Abstract

Twenty four lactating Jaffrabadi buffaloes were randomized and blocked into four groups to receive commercial rumen bypass fat at 0, 10, 20 and 30 g/kg milk production besides meeting their nutrient requirements at ICAR 1985 feeding standards from calving to 180 day. All the buffaloes irrespective of group received bypass fat prior to calving 150 g day. Cost of feeding, cost of milk production, realizable receipts at farm and market prices were calculated and analyzed. Daily feed costs (Rs/head) in T1, T2, T3 and T4 were 96.56±3.80, 111.09±4.23, 106.61±4.58 and 117.47±4.76 respectively and it was statistically lower (P<0.05) in control than those in T2, T3 and T4 which were at par. Daily realizable receipts from sale of milk (Rs/head/day) on prevailing from price and on local market price were 128.58±8.86, 159.21±13.39, 122.94±11.27 and 140.97±7.29 and 205.73±14.17, 254.73±21.58, 196.71±18.03 and 225.54±11.67, respectively. Treatment groups did not differ significantly. Daily return over feed cost (Rs./Head) were 32.02±7.46, 48.12±9.90,16.33±7.51 and 23.49±3.35 on farm prevailing price and 109.17±12.48, 143.65±17.91, 90.09±14.13 and 108.07±7.45 on local market price for T1, T2, T3 and T4 group respectively. Costs of milk production (Rs./lit.) during the entire experiment period were 15.25±0.85, 14.30±0.84, 17.95±1.43 and 16.73±0.32 in T1, T2, T3, T4 group of buffaloes differences being non significant. This finding indicated that 10 g supplementation of commercial bypass fat per kg milk production has significant realizable benefit as compared to other levels of supplementation of bypass fat.