With the improvement of people's living standards, milk is increasingly popular for its rich nutrients, and more and more people are raising dairy cows. The following is a brief analysis of the current economic benefits of raising dairy cows.

1, raising a cow's annual profit Under normal circumstances (milk production normal, feeding normal, no major epidemics), a cow if the average daily milk production of 20 kilograms of milk, milk ratio of 3:1 calculations, the production of 20 kilograms of milk is required 6.7 kilograms of concentrates (price of 1.1 yuan / kg), the need for roughage 25 kilograms (0.1 yuan / kg of silage = *** need feed costs 9.87 yuan. If the milk produced at 1.4 yuan / kg, each cow can get gross profit (20 × 1.4-9.87) × 300 = 5439 yuan (calculated on the basis of the annual milk production period of 300 days).

The above algorithm is only a rough calculation, the factors that affect the economic benefits of dairy cows are also depreciation of cows, the market price of milk, feeding management and calving cows. If the cow is a high yielding cow, coupled with better feeding management, the benefits will be higher. If it is a large-scale feedlot, you also need to deduct staff wages, equipment investment, utility costs, transportation costs and so on.

2, the relationship between the size of the dairy farm and the economic benefits At present, raising dairy cows to individual feeding more, the number of cows raised as few as 3-5, as many as 10-20, and more than a hundred head of dairy farms and not much. Then how many cows are the most efficient to raise? Generally speaking, a rural woman can raise 2 cows, and a couple can raise 10 cows. This kind of small-scale farm does not need special equipment, does not need to hire breeders, and does not need to build large-scale farm buildings, therefore, the management cost is low and the benefit is high.

Large-scale farms need to have the following conditions: (1) a strong economic base, to build a 100-head dairy farm requires millions of dollars, the operation of the consequences of problems once unimaginable. (2) modern management level. (3) Large farm buildings and equipment, such as vehicles, milk storage tanks, large green cellar. (4) High-quality cows and reasonable stock structure. (5) Excellent breeding technicians and veterinary and epidemic prevention personnel. Large farms have greater advantages than small farms, but due to the constraints of the above conditions, once the management can not keep up, it can cause increased costs, low efficiency, such as encountering fluctuations in market conditions, the damage to be much greater than small farms.

Medium-sized dairy farms (20-30 head) not only need to hire personnel, but also do not have the advantages of large farms, so the benefits are not as good as both large farms and small farms.

3, the key to good economic results (1) the introduction of seeds to be cautious. The majority of dairy farmers to recognize the situation, seize the opportunity to ask the technical staff to help you identify the good and bad cow breeds. (2) Raise cows with technology. Generally speaking, the more high-quality cows, the more need for high-quality management, the more head rearing, the higher the incidence of disease.