Abstract

Average milk yield per animal per annum was observed to be 1217 litres and 1989 litres respectively for buffaloes and cows. On the basis of a comparative study of feed, fodder and other costs on buffaloes and cows, It was observed that the expenditure on feed and labour was productive in both cases to such an extent that the income increased by 144 and and 135 per cent respectively of the additional expenditure on feed and labour in the former and 228 and 194 per cent in the case of latter. On the contarary, expenditure on other costs was productive in the case of buffaloes and a source of loss in the case of cows to such an extent that income from buffaloes increased by 8.62 per cent and in the case of cows it decreased by 7.21 per cent of the additional expenditure on other coats.

Keywords: Milk Production, Economics.