<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Many factors influence milk production and farm development. The most critical factor determining the production is the price of sold milk and indirectly the costs connected with its production. In majority of farms, milk production is profitable. The decisive factors influencing the profitability of milk production are the balance of nutrition and ensuring the welfare of dairy herds. Equally important are the genetic characteristics of cows and proper rearing of calves. The study shows that the modernization of farms also influences the development of milk production by improving the optimization of energy use and reducing labour intensity, and overall optimization of production costs.</p></abstract>

Many factors influence milk production and farm development. The most critical factor determining the production is the price of sold milk and indirectly the costs connected with its production. In majority of farms, milk production is profitable. The decisive factors influencing the profitability of milk production are the balance of nutrition and ensuring the welfare of dairy herds. Equally important are the genetic characteristics of cows and proper rearing of calves. The study shows that the modernization of farms also influences the development of milk production by improving the optimization of energy use and reducing labour intensity, and overall optimization of production costs.

Factors Influencing the Development of Milk Production in Agricultural Holdings

Department of Agronomy, Modern Technologies and Computer Science

Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies

Agricultural Engineering

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Many factors influence milk production and farm development. The most critical factor determining the production is the price of sold milk and indirectly the...

Factors Influencing the Development of Milk Production in Agricultural Holdings

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2020

Seitenbereich: 23 - 34

Eingereicht: 01. Nov. 2020

Akzeptiert: 01. Dez. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2020-0033

Schlüsselwörter
milk production, animal nutrition, welfare, profitability, modern technologies

© 2020 Krzysztof Cwalina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Factors Influencing the Development of Milk Production in Agricultural Holdings

Online veröffentlicht: 31. Dez. 2020

Seitenbereich: 23 - 34

Eingereicht: 01. Nov. 2020

Akzeptiert: 01. Dez. 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/agriceng-2020-0033

Schlüsselwörtermilk production, animal nutrition, welfare, profitability, modern technologies

© 2020 Krzysztof Cwalina et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Schlüsselwörter
milk production, animal nutrition, welfare, profitability, modern technologies