Abstract:
The study was undertaken to investigate the socioeconomic characteristics of
poultry farm owners and to
assess
the relative profitability of broiler and layer
poultry farms and to determine the contributions of key variables to the production
process of the farms. In total. 80 poultry fan'tm. 40 from each of the selected
broiler and layer poultry Rirms were selected randomly in Savar ljpazilla of Dhaka
district. Data was collected during 10 July to 10 August 2007 with the help of
Interview schedule. Coefficient of coiTciation was used in artier to analyze data in
accordance with the objectives. To achieve the main objective of the study, a
simple tabular analysis and the cost and return analysis were done. Cobb-Douglas
production function model was also employed to estiniatc the contributions of the
key variables: feed, human labour, vaccine and medicine, electricity to the
production of poultry farms. The study revealed that on an average the total costs
per poultry farm per year were Tk 2. 88,581.00 and
3. 24,661.00 for broiler and
layer farm, respectively. The yearly gross returns from per broiler thrni were Tk
3,
54,093.00 and from per layer poultry farm were Tk. 4. 64,971.00 having net
returns were Tk 65,512.00 and Tk 1, 40310.00. respectively. This implies that
layer poultry farm was more profitable than broiler poultry farm. Correlation
analysis shows that level of education. farm size, annual family income.
Cosmopoliteness. poultry farming knowledge, training and annual expense had
significant relationship with their Farm profit. However, age and family size of the
poultry farmers had no signiheant relationship with their farm profit. This study
also revealed that sample poultry (lirni owners Riced some important problems,
such as: capital and credit constraints. high prices of feed, frequent occurrence of
diseases, inadequacy of veterinary care and services, non-availability of chicks,
low market price of products and pollution of environment made by chicks. If
steps were taken to solve these problems, the owners of both broiler and layer
poultry farms could earn much higher profits than the existing level.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
