Technical and financial analysis of barki sheep under semi-intensive production system [electronic resource].
التحليل الفنى والمالى للأغنام البرقى تحت نظام الإنتاج شبه المكثف.
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The aim of the current study was to compare the profitability of ten simulated Barki flocks in relation to their biological performance under semi-intensive production system in Egypt. Data on biological traits of 6257 records obtained from 2039 breeding ewes belonging to the Desert Research Center were analyzed. Biological criteria considered were number of ewes lambed per ewe joined (EL/EJ), number of lambs born per ewe joined (LB/EJ), number of lambs weaned per ewe joined (LW/EJ), kilograms weaned per ewe joined (KGW/EJ). Technical coefficients derived from the statistical analysis were used to create ten simulated flocks of ten different levels of KGW/EJ. Financial criteria were annual profit/ewe, cost per one kg of weaned lambs produced, marginal rate of return and benefitlcost ratio. The overall least squares means for EL/EJ, LB/EJ, LW/EJ and KGW/EJ of the ten simulated flocks were 0.77, 0.80,0.62 and 12.15 kg, respectively. Annual profit/ewe was LE+ 167.6, zero and LE-73. 7; cost per one kilogram of weaned lambs produced LE16.4, LE23.6 and LE47.1 and benefitlcost ratio 1.58, 1 and 0.73 for the top, mddle and bottom simulated flock, respectively. While the marginal rate of return was LE13.13 and LE14.20 for the top and middle simulated flock compared to bottom one. The break-even point of KGW/EJ of Barki sheep was 11.66 kg under semi-intensive production system.