Beef cattle is a kind of cattle mainly producing beef, which is characterized by full body, fast weight gain, high feed utilization rate, good meat production performance and good meat taste. It not only provides people with meat products, but also provides other non-staple foods. There are many excellent breeds in China, such as Simmental, Charolais, Limousin and so on. Let's see how much it costs to raise 20 beef cattle!

How much does it cost to raise 20 beef cattle?

1. enclosure cost: generally speaking, the enclosure for raising 20 cows only needs 100 square meter. You can use an old house or simply build a shed. The cost is around 20 thousand, and the annual cost is very low.

2. Calf cost: The fine variety Simmental calf weighs about 400 kg, and it costs 6500~6700 yuan/head, and the cost of transportation and quarantine at home is almost 6800~7000 yuan/head. Cost of 20 calves140,000.

3. Feeding cost: generally improved Simmental cattle sell for 1300~ 1400 kg, except in hot summer, the average monthly gain is about 100 kg. It takes at least 10 month to reach 1300 kg, and the whole process needs about 2,800 kg of concentrated feed and about 6,000 kg of roughage. According to concentrate feed 1.3 yuan/kg and silage straw 0. 1 yuan/kg, the total feeding cost is 4,240 yuan, and the cost of 20 heads is 84,800 yuan.

4. Other expenses: vaccine medicine 100 yuan/head, water and electricity 150 yuan/head, depreciation expense 50 yuan/head, artificial 500 yuan/head, ***800 yuan/head, 20 cows 16000 yuan.

5. Total cost: the cost of raising a cow is 12040 yuan, the cost of breeding 20 cows is 240,800 yuan, and the housing cost is 4,000 yuan, so the breeding cost is 244,800 yuan.

How much can I earn by raising 20 beef cattle?

1. Sales price: the slaughter price of fattening cattle is around 12 yuan/kg, and a fattening cow of 1300 kg can be sold for 15600 yuan.

2. Total sales: Calculated by one cow selling 15600 yuan, the total sales of 20 cows is 3 12000 yuan.

3. Profit analysis: profit =3 1.2 million yuan-244,800 yuan = 67,200 yuan. Raising 20 cows can earn 67,200 yuan.

How to reduce the cost of beef cattle breeding?

1. Do a good job in feed production: the biggest expense of raising cattle is feed. In order to reduce the cost of raising cattle, we must first do a good job in feed production. In particular, green and coarse feed should be self-sufficient and purchased less, and commercial feed should not be used or used as little as possible, which can not only ensure stable supply, but also reduce costs.

2. Balanced feed supply: ensuring the balanced supply of green feed throughout the year is the basis for stable and high yield and normal reproduction, so that fresh green is fed in summer and autumn, silage is fed in winter and spring, and the four seasons are evergreen. Cattle can increase their static weight by 1 kg when they eat 25-30 kg of grass.

3. Insist on self-breeding: On the basis of improving the breeding rate, insist on self-breeding cattle, which can not only prevent the epidemic from being brought into when buying cattle, but also greatly reduce the cost of raising cattle. It only takes 500~600 yuan to raise an adult cow, and it takes 1500 yuan to buy one.

4. Rational utilization of materials: Proper storage of materials, timely maintenance, prolonged service life, reasonable accumulation of fertilizers, biogas production from cow dung, and energy saving are all conducive to reducing the cost of raising cattle. In addition, doing a good job in epidemic prevention and disease removal and ensuring abundant vitality and strength can reduce the cost of raising cattle.