Estimation of Resource Use Efficiency in Broiler Farms in Punjab: 24352
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https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-24352
Author: Jeevan Singh1, Varinder Pal Singh, and Neeraj Kashyap
Author Address: College of Dairy and Food Science Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004 (India)
Abstract
Poultry farming
(especially broiler farming) is an important component of the livestock sector
and provides regular income and employment to farmers of Punjab. The present
study was undertaken in five districts of the Punjab state, viz Hoshiarpur,
Gurdaspur, Patiala, Ludhiana and Bathinda, which represent three agro-climatic
zones of the Punjab state for the year 2021-22. A total of 50 independent
broiler farmers were selected from these five districts using a proportionate
sampling technique. The farmers were divided into three categories, namely
small, medium and large categories, using the cumulative cube-root frequency
method (Small-25, Medium-19, Large-6). The Cobb-Douglas production function was
used to examine the resource-use efficiency of broiler farms. The overall feed
conversion ratio was 1.58, with a declining trend across categories. The
overall meat-to-feed price ratio was 1.44, with a declining trend across
categories. The results of the study further revealed that the cost of chicks,
feed, rice husk/ sawdust, litter, medicine and veterinary services had a
significant impact on the productivity and profit levels. It was found that the
cost of chicks, feed, rice husk/sawdust and medicine was over-utilised, hence
there was a need to reduce these cost components. Furthermore, litter and
veterinary services were underutilised, underscoring the need to increase their
use to enhance productivity and profitability.
Keywords
Feed
conversion ratio, independent broiler farmers, meat-feed price ratio, production
efficiency, resource use efficiency.
JEL
Codes
Q12,
Q13