A ready-made business plan for breeding cattle for meat and dairy purposes. Cattle breeding: features and prospects

Cattle breeding has been feeding humanity for centuries in a row, giving us meat, milk and skins. Of course, in recent years, dairy cattle have played a particularly important role in many countries, but so far beef cattle form the basis of the welfare of many countries (Canada, Brazil, Argentina).

The latter circumstance is connected with the fact that all recent years have been marked by a constant increase in the cost of meat and meat products. Accordingly, the breeding of such animals is becoming an increasingly profitable occupation. Oddly enough, but meat breeds of cattle in Russia are still very rare, which is a pity.

Features of such cattle

It should be noted that in the world there are more than a thousand different breeds of cattle. But no more than a hundred of them belong to meat. These breeds are very unpretentious to climatic and natural conditions, have good resistance to various diseases. With the correct organization of the process, the breeding of meat varieties of livestock is extremely profitable, since it requires minimal human participation in the process. The fact is that such cows are not milked. Calves stay with their mothers for up to eight months, and they do not require any special care.

Production qualities of beef cattle

If we compare them with dairy breeds, they have much more impressive productive qualities: about 95 calves come out per 100 cows, bulls add 1050-1200 grams of pure meat in just a day. And this despite the fact that only 6.5-7 feed units are spent per kilogram of weight gain.

The Importance of Site Selection

It is important to note that the high results of beef cattle are shown only if you correctly select the optimal natural and climatic zone. If the breed is not adapted to your climatic zone, then the animals' resistance to diseases decreases sharply, problems with reproductive function are observed, and a long weight gain is noted.

Simply put, the genetic basis of an animal will give the highest possible productivity only if it is kept in the same conditions under which the breed was bred. For example: if you bring a bull of the Aberdeen-Angus breed from the same Brazil and decide to get offspring from him in Central Russia, then you are unlikely to come up with something worthwhile.

Are there breeds favorable for beef cattle breeding in Russia?

Particularly favorable for beef cattle are many areas of the North Caucasus. And also, oddly enough, some areas of Western and Eastern Siberia. What breeds of cattle give the best meat yield? The best results are given by the Kalmyk, as well as the Hereford breed.

Perhaps we will focus on the last variety. In just a year and a half, Herefords already reach their maximum weight, and bulls add 1500 grams per day. On average, at least 5.5 kilograms of meat pulp comes out per kilogram of bones. Animals of this breed are extremely efficient in using all types of feed that are used in their cultivation. So, from birth to slaughter, no more than 11.3 feed units are spent per kilogram of weight gain. This is a very flattering characteristic of beef cattle (almost all, not just Herefords).

It is worth mentioning the Aberdeen Angus breed, which we have already written about above. Oddly enough, but these animals are not bad for Russia, but it is required to acquire only those of its representatives who have already been acclimatized in our country. In just 21 days, you can get a calf weighing up to 200 kilograms, and the average daily gain is at least 800 grams.

In principle, the list of meat breeds of cattle can be continued. The one voiced by us cannot be called complete, but we have included in it only those varieties of livestock that can really be bred in our climatic conditions.

Growing technology

If you want a meat breed, then you have to remember two main production steps:

It is necessary to organize the correct reproduction of the herd and the maintenance of the resulting calves with their mothers for at least six to eight months.

Intensive subsequent fattening of young animals, including super-repair.

Recipe for success

As you might guess, it is impossible to receive income from the breeding of meat animals without having a farm with a powerful fodder base. Let's take a simple example. Suppose that from one hectare of your land you can get at least 20-30 centners of oats (a kilogram of oats corresponds to one feed unit). In this case, you can count on keeping about 110-120 animals. If you get about 40-45 centners of products per hectare, then you can keep about one and a half hundred cows.

And this is not all the features of breeding cattle of meat breeds. Let's talk about other nuances.

On what basis to create a meat farm?

There are several paths here. Firstly, you can buy purebred animals or purebred young animals. Today there is also the technology of transplantation of embryos of beef breeds of animals, as a result of which a variety of beef cattle is created adapted to local conditions. Finally, you can buy semen from meat breeds and inseminate the most developed cows of the black-and-white variety (local cattle) with it.

Please note that all meat breeds of cattle are large animals. Select cattle for crossbreeding so that cows do not have injuries during childbirth.

Organization of herd reproduction

The essence of the event is the annual receipt of a healthy calf from each cow that has reached physiological age. This is extremely important, since it is calves that are the source of the only beef cattle products as an industry. In general, the breeding of meat breeds depends on several factors. This:

The state of the forage base, the number of replacement young animals in your farm.

Timing of insemination of heifers. It should be noted that in this area it is necessary to act as carefully as possible: small animals are covered at about 15-16 months, and large ones at 17-18. They are brought into the general herd no earlier than at 24-25 and 26-27 months. These terms should vary, taking into account the general physical condition of the animals.

Method of insemination. Relatively recently, it was believed that in commercial herds, direct mounting of bulls is acceptable (especially if breeding of beef cattle breeds is practiced). Now this method is practically abandoned. Firstly, its use significantly increases the risk of leukemia in the herd. Secondly, it is very difficult to control the percentage of inseminated animals and to schedule calving.

It should be noted that in any case, you need to strive for winter-spring calving. The fact is that in this case, cows are fed fresh during the most important period of pregnancy, and calves, after a period of milk nutrition, immediately switch to full-fledged green fodder. All this contributes to obtaining the most healthy and productive animals, and the breeding of meat breeds becomes really profitable.

Checking the efficiency of insemination

In various literature, one can often find the statement that heifers must be checked for pregnancy without fail two months after insemination or natural mating. I would like to note that two months is too short a period.

In principle, an experienced veterinarian or livestock specialist will be able to determine pregnancy with a high degree of probability, but here there is a considerable probability of early abortion: the fetus is especially tender during this period, so the slightest carelessness during rectal examination can lead to the cow having an early miscarriage . So experts advise conducting studies for the presence of pregnancy at three months.

Number of rejected animals

Note that this moment is also very important for the proper organization of the reproductive process. It is believed that at least 20 first-calf heifers should be introduced per 100 heads of adult animals annually. Thus, during the same period, it is necessary to remove the same number of adult cows from the herd, sending them for additional fattening before slaughter.

In principle, all animal husbandry (cattle) is characterized by this. Meat breeds of cattle must be cleaned of unsatisfactory animals especially carefully.

Violence warning

Here, once again, the duality of the use of natural mating is manifested. On the one hand, the constant presence of a bull in the herd will almost completely eliminate the possibility that a heifer in a state of hunting will not be inseminated. On the other hand, in the case of free maintenance and insemination, it can lead to large financial losses due to lost profits.

All new batches of sperm are checked without fail. If there are any violations, it is better not to use this batch of seed material in principle.

Create a journal to control cases of heat detection, a separate journal for registration of insemination.

Constantly carry out visual inspection of the herd. In case of detection of animals with damage to the external genital organs, it is important to promptly report this to the veterinary specialist.

If you are interested in the complete eradication of barrenness as a phenomenon, all bare heifers (after three months no pregnancy was detected) should be culled, regardless of their breeding value.

In order to synchronize the cycles of hunting and insemination, it is recommended to use hormonal stimulation. It is especially useful in cases where it is required to cover animals that have exceeded physiological maturity.

Features of reproduction in meat breeds

As we have already said, meat breeds (cattle) are characterized by a long stay of a calf with its mother. This approach contributes to the high growth rate of the animal. But it also poses some problems.

The fact is that due to the constant mechanical stimulation of the udder, the hormonal system of the cow is somewhat rebuilt, as a result of which the frequency of “silent” hunting increases, which is not detected by general visual methods. In this case, more detailed inspection methods should be applied. In addition, you should also focus on the log of identified hunts.



In addition, meat breeds of cattle have other striking features. For example, they have a very pronounced seasonality of sexual cycles. In principle, there is no problem in this: it is more convenient to focus on those same winter-spring calvings that we wrote about above.

How to keep the maximum number of calves?

As we have already said, calves are the only products of beef cattle breeding, and therefore special attention should be paid to their safety. We recommend reading the following:

It is necessary to draw up a plan for regularly performed veterinary and zootechnical activities. This includes vaccinations, medical examinations of animals, quality control of feed and permanent recording of the dates and results of their insemination.

Farms that keep livestock must be subjected to mandatory disinfection, disinfestation and deratization.

It is important to note that not only unauthorized persons, but also wild and feral animals, which are natural reservoirs of infectious and parasitic diseases, should not have access to the territory of the farm.

Here is how to organize the cultivation of meat breeds of cattle.

Organization of loose content

In recent years, this method has again begun to occupy a dominant position in all countries where there is a more or less developed animal husbandry. Its advantages are obvious. Animals are less stressed, they are much more time in motion. In addition, the procedure for feeding and cleaning manure is simplified, which makes it possible to reduce the cost of production by reducing the number of personnel and the time of their work.

There are two ways of walking content: in completely open areas and in spacious rooms. Often these methods are combined to achieve optimal results. What about the calves? After all, if you keep them in the same room with adult animals, it will be difficult to feed them!?

Proceed as follows. The corral in the room is made in such a way that calves can pass freely between the bars of the fence. In the center there will be a platform where workers will additionally feed the calves. Along the perimeter of the barn, it would be advisable to organize "dens" for cows, in which there will be enough dry straw. Here the animals will rest.

In the south of our country, completely open walking areas are most often arranged. In the middle of the site, a covered paddock is made, in which at least half a meter of dry straw is laid. Even in the conditions of the southern winter (which can be quite cold), the animals will still be warm. The fact is that their urine and excrement, which will quickly be moistened with straw, contribute to biochemical reactions, during which a rather significant amount of heat is released.

Of course, for calving, animals must be driven away ahead of time to separate rooms adapted for this purpose. This will prevent the death of animals from dyspepsia, and in cows it will significantly reduce the likelihood of mastitis.

Throughout the cold period, bedding is gradually added, but the pen is not completely cleaned. In the spring, when the animals are transferred to a pasture-walking way of keeping, a bulldozer is simply driven there and all the accumulated manure is raked out.

About free mating



And further. If you still decide to use a bull for insemination, then you should remember about the optimal load on it. It is believed that one producer should have no more than 35-40 cows. In principle, the load can be increased, but the bull must be in good physical shape. In addition, it is highly desirable to organize its feeding with protein feeds (including those of animal origin).

Here's what you need to pay attention to if you are going to breed beef cattle.

The dairy industry of the region, in relation to other sectors of the national economy, has one of the best "starting positions" today. Dairy products are a commodity that the population cannot do without under any circumstances, therefore, potentially, the dairy industry is one of the most sustainable sectors of the economy.

At the same time, in our region, as well as in Russia as a whole, there is a reduction in dairy production, dairy cattle breeding is not carried out efficiently. According to official statistics, the negative dynamics of milk production in the Tambov region has intensified since 2008. During this period, the volume of milk production in the region decreased by 18.89%, mainly due to a reduction in milk production in households. This reduction is due to the inability of many small producers to ensure that the milk produced meets the required quality parameters. The volume of milk production in 2015 for all categories of farms amounted to 219.7 thousand tons, which is 1.8% less than in 2014 and 38.48% less than the total demand of the region.

The lack of milk production in the region is compensated mainly by interregional imports and imports from the Republic of Belarus. The share of this source of formation of food resources in the group of milk and dairy products in the Tambov region is about 26%.

According to the research conducted by the Michurinsk Agrarian University, the level of providing the population with locally produced milk at the beginning of 2015 in the Tambov region, per 1 person, was only 52.65% of the recommended norm (according to experts, 340 kg / person per year) , or 179 kg. Thus, the lack of providing the population with their own dairy products is at the level of 47.35%.

Dairy cattle breeding as a business

According to experts, the production capacities of the dairy industry available in the region are capable of processing 89.3 thousand tons of milk, but their actual loading is 58.8 thousand tons, or 65.9%. Along with the insufficient number of dairy herds, the underutilization of production capacities is associated with the low marketability of milk produced in households, which leads to an increase in its use for livestock feed and other non-food purposes. Accordingly, no one deals with the breeding of dairy cattle. According to the analysis of the state of production of milk and dairy products, conducted by the Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev, the share of industrial consumption of milk in the Tambov region is 20.7% of the gross volume of production. One of the main reasons for the low marketability of milk in the small-scale production sector is the use of low-productive livestock, especially in personal subsidiary plots of citizens. It should be noted that according to the Institute of Agricultural Marketing in 2014, the shortage of marketable milk in the region amounted to 56 thousand tons, or 25% of the total volume of milk produced.

The share of peasant farms accounts for 10.5% of the gross milk production in the region, the share of households accounts for 69% of production. Thus, 79.5% of milk is produced in the small commodity sector, and only 20.5% of regional production falls on the share of agricultural organizations.

The level of development of farms allows us to say about their high competitiveness in comparison with agricultural organizations and households. They show the highest level of productivity of cows, amounting to 4,471 kg. in year. At the same time, sales volumes of milk and dairy products reduce consumer demand, bringing the dairy segment into a promising business.

The advantage of farms over large corporate structures is the absence of an extra managerial apparatus, which allows them to effectively manage small family dairy farms located on a cluster basis.

Based on the data on the structure of milk production in the Tambov region, it can be concluded that today farms are the most promising organizational form of milk production with a technologically efficient business plan.

The annual volume of milk production in the established peasant farm is planned at the level of 76 tons, which will increase the production volume in the Umetsky district by 1.4% and, accordingly, increase the level of provision of the population with dairy products from local producers.

Based on the market analysis, the milk production segment in the Tambov region has a large capacity. The shortage of marketable milk production, as well as the underutilization of the processing capacities of the region, indicates a great demand for quality products planned for production in the peasant farm. The existing market capacity opens up potential prospects for confident development of the economy for business with a steady development of the economy - an increase in the milking herd of cattle, and, consequently, milk production.

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Breeding cattle, taking into account the business plan, will make it possible to profit from the event. All costs and risks will be calculated in the business plan.

Depending on how correctly the costs for the purchase of animals, or their rental, as well as delivery, food, maintenance of cattle, overhead costs for the delivery of fattening materials, for the payment of salaries to service personnel, watchmen and managers, for the deduction of all taxes and other costs will depend on the final result.

It should be noted that the breeding of cattle in the planned agriculture in the former Soviet Union has always been a subsidized industry, i.e. the costs of servicing the animals themselves and their maintenance were associated with a loss.

Of course, this was due to the fact that the fattening complexes had a huge staff of service personnel, both main and auxiliary.

And the entire income was divided among everyone, including not only cattlemen and watchmen, but also storekeepers, tractor drivers in the field, accountants, accountants, rate-setters, weighers, management, etc.

Current producers are trying to reduce the cost of maintenance and additional feeding as much as possible.

For this, animals are grazed in meadows with a sufficient amount of grass.

This is not about dietary supplements, but about ordinary compound feed, beetroot, corn, makuha, wheat, etc. In pens where cattle are kept, there is usually no grass, it is trampled down by animals, literally in one day.

It is also necessary to carry out watering of cattle, for which special drinkers for livestock should be equipped and water should be supplied by a tractor with a container.

All these conditions must be taken into account when drawing up a business plan. In addition, in animal husbandry, force majeure circumstances are very common that lead to the death of one or more animals. In the worst cases, half of the animals may fall, or even more.

Let's not scare our entrepreneurs, many herds of cattle graze well in the meadows, feed them with other food, and, as a result, give a good weight gain.

By the way, the weight gain of cattle should be determined monthly. For this, large weights are used, such as automobile ones, or modern weight mechanisms are used that have accuracy and efficiency.

When weighing on large scales, the total weight of the animals is divided by the number of heads. Thus, the average weight of the animal is calculated.

The difference between the weight of the animal obtained in the current month and in the previous one will be the weight gain, which directly affects the final result. Cattle of a certain age have their own growing periods.

So, for growing young calves, it takes about a year, or even more, by the time when they can be sent for slaughter. But many manufacturers significantly reduce this period.

Cultivation of dairy and beef cattle - the livestock industry in our time, unfortunately, is not particularly profitable. However, with the right approach to business, it is still possible to get a relatively good profit from such an enterprise.

In order to establish a good business, the farmer needs to take care of choosing the most suitable breed of cows, build a comfortable barn for the animals and provide them with high-quality feed. Also, a novice entrepreneur will need to draw up a detailed business plan for breeding cattle.

Where to start: company registration

Before starting the construction of a farm, an entrepreneur needs to take care of its legalization. Most often, such enterprises are formalized either asKFK (peasant farm) orLPH (personal utility)or just as an IP. A cattle breeding farm should be registered under a special code (livestock). In this case, taxes in the future will not have to pay too much.Currently, farmers consider CFC to be the most profitable type of registration. The owner of such an enterprise can also choose the most suitable taxation system for himself.

Rbreeding of dairy and meat cattle in our time -supported by the state as well. The owners of such an enterprise can even count on a small financial support (about 60 thousand rubles). Funds are issued for the organization of a barn, mainly to individual entrepreneurs. You can get money at the local employment service.

Direction of activity

Most often, cows in our country are bred for milk production. However, sometimes these animals are also kept for meat. Before starting the construction of a farm, an entrepreneur, of course, needs to decide on the direction of the business. If there are large enterprises for the production of sausages, stews and other similar products in the vicinity, it may make sense to organize a "meat" farm. Otherwise, it is better to focus on such a popular product as milk. There are enterprises for its processing in almost every city in Russia.

Choosing a place for a farm

Composingbusiness plan for breeding cattle,this issue should also be given maximum attention.Place underbarn neededchoose correctly. Sheds dshould be located, of course,at some distance from residential buildings and territories of settlements. Before buying a plot or entering into a lease agreement, you should make sure that there is water for the well in this place.

Also, when choosing land, the farmer should also take into account the expected livestock.. It is believed that one cow should account for:

perennialgrassy meadows - 0.5-0.7 ha;

annual and silage - 0.15-0.25 ha.

Also, next to the farm, agricultural enterprises engaged in the cultivation of root crops and grains should be located.

Staff

Breeding cows as a business is a complex business. And it will most likely be impossible to cope with it alone. In addition to building a barn and identifying where to buy feed, an entrepreneur who decides to start breeding cattle will also need to think about hiring workers for the farm. It is believed that an enterprise of such specialization cannot do without:

milkmaid;

Rlaborers.

In some cases, the owner of the farm can take on some of the responsibilities (keeping records, marketing).

Profitability calculation

The costs of organizing a cattle farm are usually significant. So, building a cowshedsmallsizes(for 7 cows and 3 bulls) will costapproximately at200 thousand roubles. Breeding adult animals cost about 200-300 rubles. per kilogram of weight. The weight of such cows is on average 700 kg. That is, about 200 thousand rubles will have to be paid for 10 animals. Registration of entrepreneurial activity will cost about 20 thousand rubles. Thus, the actual organization of the farm will cost at least 420 thousand rubles.

Breeding dairy cattle for productivity, just like meat, also involves the cost of animal feed and wages to employees.

Farmers usually buy feed per cow for about 40-45 thousand rubles a year. Thus, 400-450 thousand rubles will have to be spent on 10 goals. Employees will need to pay:

one milkmaid - at least 15 thousand rubles. per month;

one handyman 13 thousand;

Approximately per month28 thousand roubles.,and per year336 thousand roubles. That is, the cost of maintaining the farm per year will be 450,000 +336 000 = 786 thousand rubles Also, the farmer will have to pay taxes (depending on the chosen scheme) and spend money on equipment repairs.

When compiling a business plan for breeding cattle, the estimated income should also be calculated. They will depend on the cost of products supplied to the market. The price per kilogram of milk at retail in the market is approximately 50 rubles. One breeding cow can give for lactation - 4000-6000 kg. Consequently, when selling milk at retail from 7 animals a year, it will be possible to receive about 1,750,000 rubles.

Based on these figures, it will not be difficult to roughly calculate the profitability of a dairy farm. The cost of keeping beef cows will be about the same. Income is determined taking into account the cost of a kilogram of meat. On the market for this product they ask for an average400 r. Weightslaughter age bulls is 500-800 kg (live). The yield of meat in this case can be equal to 50-65%, that is, about 300 kg. Thus, the income from one animal will be 120,000 rubles. From 10 bulls you can get 1,200,000 rubles.

Business plan for breeding cattle: which breed to choose

So, the net profit from a cattle breeding farm of 10 animals per year can be approximately 500 thousand rubles. However, not every cow can give 6000 kg of milk, and not every bull-calf can gain 800 kg of weight. Therefore, a farmer who wants to make a profit from his enterprise must approach the choice of breed responsibly.

The most productive dairy cow today, of course, is the Holstein. With good care, such cows can produce up to 9 thousand kg of product per year. Also popular with Russian farmers are such breeds as:

red steppe;

black-and-white;

Kholmogory, etc.

All these cows, depending on the conditions of detention, give 4-6 thousand kg of milk during the lactation period. Of course, it is most profitable to keep Holstein cows on the farm. However, this cattle, unfortunately, is quite demanding in terms of care. Therefore, a novice farmer, most likely, should still choose a “simpler” breed. In the future, it will be possible to think about buying Holsteins.

Breeding beef cattle will be the most profitable business when choosing bulls of breeds:

Hereford;

Belgian;

white Aquitaine.

Construction of farms for breeding cattle

The productivity of cows will depend, among other things, on how good the conditions for keeping them will be provided by the owner. Therefore, the construction of sheds should be approached with all responsibility. The dimensions of the farm are determined based on the fact that one animal should have approximately 20 m 3 of free space. The barn plan should include:

stalls with manure, feed and cross passages;

feed preparation room;

rooms for storing inventory, vaccinations, staff.

The meat cattle farm should also be equipped with a mini-slaughterhouse and a refrigeration compartment.

Of course, in the winter season, the sheds must be heated. Therefore, it will be necessary to equip a boiler room in the barn. Also, the farm project should include a ventilation scheme for the premises.

It will, of course, be problematic for an entrepreneur to build even a small barn for 10 heads on his own. In any case, you will have to hire a construction team. To build a large farm, you may also need specialists who are ready to draft a barn for a fee.

It is believed that inexpensive foam blocks are best suited as a material for building a farm. Also today on the market there are ready-made barns made of metal structures. Their advantages are the speed of assembly and relatively low cost.

Stern

To get a lot of milk or meat, the farm owner will have to develop a suitable diet for the animals. Feed cows:

concentrates;

roughage;

root crops.

Grain or special compound feeds are usually used as concentrates. Roughage is primarily hay. Juicy - beets, carrots, potatoes. Such a diet is provided for cattle in winter. In summer, cows are usually driven out to pasture. Cows are in the meadow all day. The owner of a small farm can arrange grazing with a shepherd from a nearby village. The owner of a large enterprise, most likely, will have to hire such an employee separately. Concentrated feed and root crops are given to cows in the summer in the morning and in the evening.

In addition to grain, hay, grass, beets and silage, cows should also receive vitamins, as well as microelements necessary for their body. Therefore, the owner of the farm will need to purchase various premix additives for them.

Often the owners of cowsheds include in the diet of their pets and feed prepared according to special recipes in an industrial way. With their use, the cultivation of cattle and its maintenance are more expensive. But the productivity of cows also increases. When using compound feed in the diet, it is not necessary to include additional premixes in it. They are included in the industrial compositions initially.

Hotels

In addition to stalls and utility rooms, a barn for young animals should also be included in the design of the barn. Dairy calves are taken away from their mother almost immediately. They are fed artificially. After all, milk in this case is the main product of the farm. At meat enterprises for breeding cattle, young animals are left with a suckling cow. This contributes to faster calf weight gain and reduced mortality.

Vaccinations and sanitation rules

The benefits of maintaining a farm can be obtained, albeit not too large, but quite acceptable. However, often novice farmers are faced with such a serious problem as the loss of livestock, and, accordingly, the loss of funds invested in the business.

Some cattle diseases are fatal, others can lead to a significant reduction in productivity. Moreover, infections in barns usually spread very quickly. Therefore, the sanitary condition of the premises for cattle should be given maximum attention. The cattle farm should be cleaned daily. In addition, animals need to be vaccinated.

Hiring a veterinarian on a small farm is, of course, superfluous. In most cases, the owners of such farms, if vaccination is necessary, simply invite specialists from the nearest veterinary clinic for a fee. On a large farm, a doctor of this specialization, of course, should be hired.

The most common cattle diseases are:

brucellosis;

leukemia;

leptospirosis;

mad cow disease;

tuberculosis.

From which diseases it is worth vaccinating cows in a particular region and at what frequency, you should find out in the district veterinary clinic in the department for the prevention of epidemics.

Creating a farm: marketing products

Thus, it is quite difficult to organize a cattle breeding enterprise. It is also relatively costly. But it is even more difficult in our time to find markets. The cost of milk and meat given in the article above is retail. If the farm is designed for only 10 animals, it is possible that the owner will be able to find direct markets for it. When expanding an enterprise with retail sales, certain difficulties may arise. The owner of a large farm will most likely have to sell products in bulk - to enterprises of the corresponding specialization. In this case, the price per liter of milk or a kilogram of meat will be much lower. When calculating the possible profit, this must be taken into account.

Sale of calves

Profit owners of a farm with cattle can receive not only from the sale of milk or meat. Many owners of such enterprises are also engaged in such a business as breeding cattle. Thoroughbred calves are quite expensive today. There are always quite a lot of hunters to acquire such animals. The price of one thoroughbred calf on the market today is about 12 thousand rubles.

Instead of a conclusion

As you can see, the construction of cattle breeding farms is a rather complicated and responsible business. Profit from such an enterprise, of course, can be obtained. However, it will be necessary to spend money on organizing a business of such specialization thoroughly. In any case, of course, you need to have certain skills in keeping this variety of farm animals. Such a business is suitable, most likely, only for a person who is familiar with the basics of keeping cattle firsthand.