PROJECT REPORT OF A LARGE-SCALE CROSSBRED COW DAIRY FARM

PREPARED BY
Dr. Vivek M. Patil
Associate Professor & Head
Livestock Research & Information Centre (Deoni), Bidar
Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University
http://sites.google.com/site/viveklpm/

A Overview
Name of the Proprietor Antony Joseph
Address Chennai
Unit size 100
Project Cost (Rs.) 12,300,000
Bank Loan (Rs.) 9,225,000
Margin Money (Rs.) 3,075,000
Repayment period (years) 5
Loan rate of interest (%) 12

B Techno-Economic Parameters
Cost of each cow (Rs.) 60,000
Average daily milk yield of each cow (lit) 10
Sale price of milk (Rs./lit) 30
Irrigated land required for fodder production (acres) 20.00
Cost of construction of cow sheds (Rs/sq.ft.) 400
Cost of construction of young stock sheds (Rs/sq.ft.) 250
Cost of construction of store rooms (Rs/sq.ft.) 200
Cost of production/purchase of green fodder (Rs/kg) 0.50
Cost of production/purchase of dry fodder (Rs/kg) 4.00
Cost of concentrate feed (Rs/kg) 18.00
Cost of veterinary aid per animal per year (Rs.) 1000
Cost of electricity and water per animal per year (Rs.) 1000
Rate of livestock insurance premium (%) 5
Annual wages of each farm labourer (Rs.) 120,000
Sale price of empty livestock feed gunny bags (Rs.) 10.00
Expenditure on rearing of calves will be offset by the income realized from their
sale.
Heifers will be retained on the farm as replacement stock.
Farmyard manure shall be used for fertilizing the fodder plots.

C Lactation Chart
(cows are purchased in 2 batches at an interval of 5-6 months)

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

No. of
in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry
animals
First Batch 50 15000 3250 15000 3250 15000 3250 15000 3250 15000 3250
Second Batch 50 9000 0 15000 3250 15000 3250 15000 3250 15000 3250
Total (days) 24000 3250 30000 6500 30000 6500 30000 6500 30000 6500

D Feed and Fodder

Daily
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Requirement
Rate/kg in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry in milk dry
Green fodder 0.50 30.00 25.00 360,000 40,625 450,000 81,250 450,000 81,250 450,000 81,250 450,000 81,250
Dry fodder 4.00 4.00 7.00 384,000 91,000 480,000 182,000 480,000 182,000 480,000 182,000 480,000 182,000
Concentrates 18.00 4.33 1.00 1,872,000 58,500 2,340,000 117,000 2,340,000 117,000 2,340,000 117,000 2,340,000 117,000
Total (Rs) 2,616,000 190,125 3,270,000 380,250 3,270,000 380,250 3,270,000 380,250 3,270,000 380,250

E Investment Cost
SpecificationsPhy. units Unit cost Total
Cost of animals 100 60,000 6,000,000
Construction of cow shed sq. ft. 8000 400 3,200,000
Construction of young stock sheds sq. ft. 4000 250 1,000,000
Construction of stores/misc rooms sq. ft. 1000 200 200,000
Cost of milking equipment 1 set 1,000,000 1,000,000
Cost of liquid milk storage equipment 1 set 250,000 250,000
Cost of fodder cutting equipment 1 set 200,000 200,000
Cost of standby power supply 1 set 150,000 150,000
Cost of misc. equipment 1 set 100 1,000 100,000
Initial fodder cultivation cost acres 20 5,000 100,000
Misc. expenses 100 1,000 100,000
Total 12,300,000

F Cash Flow Analysis Years

 I II III IV V
1 Costs
a) Capital cost 12,300,000
b) Recurring cost
Feeding during lactation period 2,616,000 3,270,000 3,270,000 3,270,000 3,270,000
Feeding during dry period 190,125 380,250 380,250 380,250 380,250
Veterinary aid 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Cost of electricity & water 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Insurance 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
Labour wages 1,560,000 1,560,000 1,560,000 1,560,000 1,560,000
Total 17,166,125 5,710,250 5,710,250 5,710,250 5,710,250

2 Benefits
Sale of milk 7,200,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000
Sale of gunny bags 21,450 27,300 27,300 27,300 27,300
Depreciated value of buildings 0 0 0 0 3,300,000
Depreciated value of equipments 0 0 0 0 850,000
Closing stock value 0 0 0 0 3,000,000
Total 7,221,450 9,027,300 9,027,300 9,027,300 16,177,300

3 DF @ 15% 0.87 0.76 0.66 0.57 0.50

4 Discounted Costs @ 15% 14,927,065 4,317,769 3,754,582 3,264,854 2,839,003 29,103,274
5 Discounted Benefits @ 15% 6,279,522 6,825,936 5,935,596 5,161,388 8,042,977 32,245,419
6 NPW @ 15% 3,142,145
7 BCR @ 15% 1.11
8 DF @ 50% 0.67 0.44 0.30 0.20 0.13
9 Net Benefits -9,944,675 3,317,050 3,317,050 3,317,050 10,467,050
10 Discounted Net Benefits @ 50% -6,629,783 1,474,244 982,830 655,220 1,378,377 -2,139,113
11 IRR 29%

G Repayment Schedule
Equated
Gross
Year Income Expenses Annual Net Surplus
Surplus Installment
I 7,221,450 4,866,125 2,355,325 2,509,200 -153,875
II 9,027,300 5,710,250 3,317,050 2,509,200 807,850
III 9,027,300 5,710,250 3,317,050 2,509,200 807,850
IV 9,027,300 5,710,250 3,317,050 2,509,200 807,850
V 9,027,300 5,710,250 3,317,050 2,509,200 807,850

Capital Recovery Factor 0.27

Date : 12/18/2017 17:21:06

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