EJPAU 2005. Pałasz L. , Kamieniecki H. , Wójcik J. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF FODDERS IN HIGH QUALITY BEEF PRODUCTION

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2005
Volume 8
Issue 1

Topic:

Economics

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Pałasz L. , Kamieniecki H. , Wójcik J. 2005. TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF FODDERS IN HIGH QUALITY BEEF PRODUCTION, EJPAU 8(1), #09.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume8/issue1/abs-09.html

TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC EFFECTIVENESS OF FODDERS IN HIGH QUALITY BEEF PRODUCTION

Lech Pałasz¹, Henryk Kamieniecki², Jerzy Wójcik²
¹ Department of Economic Policy and Market, University of Agriculture in Szczecin
² Department of Ruminant Animal Science, University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Poland

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the results of empirical research on high quality beef production on the basis of the Cooperative "Agrofirm" Witkowo (Stargard Szczeciński poviat) and the individual farm Wyszobór. The research had been conducted on young crossbreed beef bulls with different genotypes in relatively intensive feeding conditions. The aim of the paper was the cost calculation of fodders per 1 kg gain in body weight in different raising systems. The first experiment consisted of young bulls genetically mixed of two or three races between Black-and-White x Red Angus crossed cows and Limousin meat breed bulls- (group I), Red Angus (group II) and Salers (group III). The second experiment consisted of young bulls from, group I - Charolais cows with Charolais bulls, group II - Hereford cows with Charolais bulls and group III - Simmental cows with Charolais bulls. In both cases young bulls from all the groups had a very good daily gain. A lower cost of fattening was noticed for the animals from experiment no. 2, where the animals had been raised in a pasture system with cow-mothers and had been better prepared for fattening.

Key words: young beef bulls, crossbreed, technical and economic effectiveness, cost, fodder.

Lech Pałasz
Department of Economic Policy and Market,
University of Agriculture in Szczecin
Żołnierska 47, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
email: lpalasz@e-ar.pl

Henryk Kamieniecki
Department of Ruminant Animal Science,
University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Poland
Doktora Judyma 12, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland
email: hkamieniecki@p-ar.szczecin.pl

Jerzy Wójcik
Department of Ruminant Animal Science,
University of Agriculture in Szczecin, Poland
Doktora Judyma 12, 71-466 Szczecin, Poland

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