An economic comparison of performance and profitability between two meat types birds: Brown cockerel and Sonali

Authors

  • Sumy M. C. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Ahsan M. M. Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensigh-2202, Bangladesh, Bangladesh
  • Gupta M. D. Department of Microbiology and Veterinary Public Health, Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU), Chittagong-4202, Bangladesh, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60015/bjvas.vi.21

Keywords:

Benefit cost ratio, Brown cockerel, Feed conversion ration, profitability, Sonali

Abstract

The study was conducted to compare the production and profitability of Brown
cockerel and Sonali for meat purposes. A total of 42 poultry farms from Savar Upazilla in Dhaka district were randomly selected for the study. The data were collected from a structured questionnaire about these two types of birds at eight weeks of age. The finding of the study revealed that the FCR of Brown cockerel (2.49±0.024) was significantly lower than Sonali (2.77±0.101). The production cost per bird was found almost similar between Brown cockerel and Sonali. But the total return was significantly higher (p<0.05) in Brown cockerel compared to Sonali. Benefit cost ratio was also higher in Brown cockerel (1.22) than Sonali (1.10) in the study area.

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Published

2015-07-06

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 1 & 2 (Jan -Dec 2015)

Section

Articles

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