RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY IN MILK PRODUCTION FROM CROSSBRED COWS IN TERAI AREA OF UTTARANCHAL WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NUTRITION AND HEALTH OF ANIMALS

摘要

A study was carried out in Udham Singh Nagar of uttaranchal to ascertain the input-output relationship in milk production from Crossbred cows for different categories of farms in different seasons. Various regression models were fitted and Cobb-Douglas production function was found to be the best fit to analyze the interrelationship between milk yield and various influencing factors and hence was used for analysis and interpretation of results. Digestible Crude Protein (DCP), Veterinary expendituresand health and hygiene index exerted significant and positive influence on milk yield while Total Digestible Nutrient (TDN) and labour expenditures mostly had negative impact. Comparison of Marginal Value Products (MVPs) with factor prices revealed thatthere was underutilization of expenditure on veterinary care and DCP and overutilization of TDN and labour. Thus, the study revealed widespread resource use inefficiency and hence there was enough scope for reallocation of input factors to achieve optimal and profitable milk production.