Effect of payment for milk quality on the profitability of dairy farming

Authors

  • Fernando Etiene Pinheiro Teixeira Júnior
  • Marcos Aurélio Lopes
  • José Reinaldo Mendes Ruas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/2238-6416.v70i1.375

Keywords:

Dairy cattle, profitability, remuneration, simulation

Abstract

Analyzed, by means of simulation, the effect of payment for milk quality on the profitability of dairy farming a system of milk production with F1 Holstein x Gir cows. During the rainy season, in the summer season, cows were kept on pastures and, during the dry season, were confined with use of cane sugar in natura enriched with urea and ammonium sulfate. The zootechnical reference was composed of herd of F1 Holstein x Gir cows of the Experimental Farm Felixlândia (FEFX) of the Agricultural Research Corporation of Minas Gerais (EPAMIG), located in the municipality of Felixlândia-MG, central region of the state. The inventory and expenditure, revenue and other data were registered on COST BOVINE MILK 1.0 software, to obtain profitability analysis. The use of zootechnical practices which enable improvements in the quality of milk provides a differential remuneration, arising from subsidies; increases the economic-financial results and improves the profitability of milk production system analyzed.

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Published

2015-04-22

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How to Cite

Pinheiro Teixeira Júnior, F. E., Lopes, M. A., & Mendes Ruas, J. R. (2015). Effect of payment for milk quality on the profitability of dairy farming. Journal of Candido Tostes Dairy Institute, 70(1), 24-34. https://doi.org/10.14295/2238-6416.v70i1.375