PROJECT REPORT OF A LARGE-SCALE CROSSBRED COW DAIRY FARM

PREPARED BY

Dr. Vivek M. Patil

Assistant Professor
Department of Livestock Production Management, Veterinary College, Bidar
Karnataka Veterinary, Animal & Fisheries Sciences University
http://sites.google.com/site/viveklpm/

Overview
Name of the Proprietor
Address
Unit size
Project Cost (Rs.)
Bank Loan (Rs.)
Margin Money (Rs.)
Repayment period (years)
Loan rate of interest (%)

vcbcvb
sdf
100
12,160,000
11,552,000
608,000
5
12

Techno-Economic Parameters
Cost of each cow (Rs.)
Average daily milk yield of each cow (lit)
Sale price of milk (Rs./lit)
Irrigated land required for fodder production (acres)
Cost of construction of cow sheds (Rs/sq.ft.)
Cost of construction of young stock sheds (Rs/sq.ft.)
Cost of construction of store rooms (Rs/sq.ft.)
Cost of production/purchase of green fodder (Rs/kg)
Cost of production/purchase of dry fodder (Rs/kg)
Cost of concentrate feed (Rs/kg)
Cost of veterinary aid per animal per year (Rs.)
Cost of electricity and water per animal per year (Rs.)
Rate of livestock insurance premium (%)
Annual wages of each farm labourer (Rs.)
Sale price of empty livestock feed gunny bags (Rs.)
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.

Lactation Chart
(cows are purchased in 2 batches at an interval of 5-6 months)
Year 1
No. of
animals
First Batch
50
Second Batch
50

in milk

Total (days)

60,000
10
60
20.00
400
250
200
0.40
3.00
14.00
1000
1000
4
5,000
8.00

15000
9000
24000

Year 2
dry
3250
0
3250

in milk
15000
15000
30000

in milk

3250
3250
6500

15000
15000
30000

dry
65,000
136,500
91,000
292,500

in milk
360,000
360,000
1,820,000
2,540,000

Year 4
dry

in milk

3250
3250
6500

15000
15000
30000

dry
65,000
136,500
91,000
292,500

in milk
360,000
360,000
1,820,000
2,540,000

Unit cost
60,000
400
250
200
1,000,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
500
3,000
500
Total

Total
6,000,000
3,200,000
1,000,000
200,000
1,000,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
50,000
60,000
50,000
12,160,000

Year 5
dry

in milk

3250
3250
6500

15000
15000
30000

dry
65,000
136,500
91,000
292,500

in milk
360,000
360,000
1,820,000
2,540,000

dry
3250
3250
6500

Feed and Fodder

Daily
Year 1
Year 2
Requirement
in
milk
dry
in
milk
Rate/kg in milk
dry
Green fodder
0.40
30.00
25.00
288,000
32,500
360,000
Dry fodder
3.00
4.00
7.00
288,000
68,250
360,000
Concentrates 14.00
4.33
1.00
1,456,000
45,500 1,820,000
Total (Rs) 2,032,000 146,250 2,540,000

Year 3
dry

Year 3

Year 4

Investment Cost

Cost of animals
Construction of cow shed
Construction of young stock sheds
Construction of stores/misc rooms
Cost of milking equipment
Cost of liquid milk storage equipment
Cost of fodder cutting equipment
Cost of standby power supply
Cost of misc. equipment
Initial fodder cultivation cost
Misc. expenses

Specificatio
ns
Phy. units
100
sq. ft.
8000
sq. ft.
4000
sq. ft.
1000
1 set
1 set
1 set
1 set
100
1 set
acres
20
100

Year 5
dry
65,000
136,500
91,000
292,500

Cash Flow Analysis

I
1 Costs
a) Capital cost
b) Recurring cost
Feeding during lactation period
Feeding during dry period
Veterinary aid
Cost of electricity & water
Insurance
Labour wages

DF @ 10%
Discounted Costs @ 10%
Discounted Benefits @ 10%
NPW @ 10%
BCR @ 10%
DF @ 50%
Net Benefits
Discounted Net Benefits @ 50%
IRR

Years
III

IV

12,160,000

Total

2,032,000
146,250
100,000
100,000
240,000
65,000
14,843,250

2,540,000
292,500
100,000
100,000
240,000
65,000
3,337,500

2,540,000
292,500
100,000
100,000
240,000
65,000
3,337,500

2,540,000
292,500
100,000
100,000
240,000
65,000
3,337,500

2,540,000
292,500
100,000
100,000
240,000
65,000
3,337,500

Total

14,400,000
17,160
0
0
0
14,417,160

18,000,000
21,840
0
0
0
18,021,840

18,000,000
21,840
0
0
0
18,021,840

18,000,000
21,840
0
0
0
18,021,840

18,000,000
21,840
3,300,000
825,000
3,000,000
25,146,840

0.91
13,493,864
13,106,509
46,352,512
3.01
0.67
-426,090
-284,060
3446%

0.83
2,758,264
14,894,083

0.75
2,507,513
13,540,075

0.68
2,279,557
12,309,159

0.62
2,072,325
15,614,209

23,111,524
69,464,035

0.44
14,684,340
6,526,373

0.30
14,684,340
4,350,916

0.20
14,684,340
2,900,610

0.13
21,809,340
2,872,012

16,365,851

Year

Income

Expenses

Gross
Surplus

I
II
III
IV
V

14,417,160
18,021,840
18,021,840
18,021,840
18,021,840

2 Benefits
Sale of milk
Sale of gunny bags
Depreciated value of buildings
Depreciated value of equipments
Closing stock value

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11

II

Repayment Schedule

Capital Recovery Factor

2,683,250
3,337,500
3,337,500
3,337,500
3,337,500

11,733,910
14,684,340
14,684,340
14,684,340
14,684,340

Equated
Annual
Net Surplus
Installment

3,142,144
3,142,144
3,142,144
3,142,144
3,142,144

0.27

Date : 7/23/2016 10:27:41

Note :
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Disclaimer :
The data provided in the Project Report is for reference purposes and uses standard assumptions. For customized Project Reports please contact the author at dr.vivekmpatil@gmail.com or
your nearest Veterinarian.

8,591,766
11,542,196
11,542,196
11,542,196
11,542,196