Table 7. Loss of economic indices (Due to SCM) in dairy cows of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar.
Sl. No. |
Economic parameters |
Crossbred (Mean) |
Holstein Friesian (Mean) |
Indigenous (Mean) |
1 |
Avg. price of milk/Liter (TK) |
88.6 |
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2 |
Avg. loss of milk/Day (Liter) |
1.9 |
4.2 |
0.3 |
3 |
Avg. days of suffering due to SCM |
16.8 |
18.1 |
14.2 |
4 |
Overall loss of Production during sufferings (TK) {4= (1×2×3)} |
2828.1 |
6735.4 |
377.4 |
5 |
Avg. days of treatment |
10.8 |
12.6 |
8.2 |
6 |
Treatment cost/Day (TK) |
87.5 |
93.1 |
67.9 |
7 |
Veterinarian consultation fee (TK) |
1008.3 |
1253.7 |
880.7 |
8 |
Overall Medication expenditure (TK) {8= (5×6) +7} |
1953.3 |
2426.8 |
1437.5 |
9 |
Recurrence rate |
0.07 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
10 |
Average number of quarter affected/SCM affected cow |
1.76 |
1.62 |
1.30 |
11 |
Decreased value due to recurrence rate (TK) |
2381.6 |
2308.3 |
1639.7 |
12 |
Loss of value/ Cow {12= (9×10×11)} |
293.4 |
224.4 |
149.2 |
13 |
Grand total Expenditure/Cow during SCM (TK) {13= (4+8+12) + Early diagnostic test fees} |
6074.8 |
10386.6 |
2964.1 |
Early diagnostic test fee (1000 TK/Cow) includes Test evaluation fees, Reagent fee, Labor cost, Transportation of evaluator, etc.