Sheer absence of information about the individual animal on the technical and economic side. i.e. lack of information over time. Cross sectional data is useless and dangerous even. read more
The reasons for suffering losses in Dairy farming are several. Not having complete understanding about Dairy cow's, management and their physiological cycle. Wrong investment priorities , Numbers should be scaled up gradually. read more
Reddy & Reddy (1982) made a study of economics of milk production under different systems of farming viz. specialized dairy farming (SDF), 50 per cent mixed farming (50 per cent MF), 25 per cent mixed farming (25 per cent MF) and arable farming (AF) consisting of 3 inure buffaloes + 3 crossbred cows in SDF, 2 animals of each under 50 per cent MF and 25 per cent MF and 1 animal of each under AF with 0.4 hectare land under each system of farming. read more