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. 2019 Nov 10;9(11):945. doi: 10.3390/ani9110945

Table 9.

Optimal farm plan of the extensive farm.

Abatement (α) 0% 10% 15% 20%
Total Per Female Goat Total Per Female Goat Total Per Female Goat Total Per Female Goat
Gross margin (€) 27,271 70 26,738 73 26,389 76 25,957 79
Total labour (hours) 5018 13 4672 13 4441 13 4197 13
Female productive goats 390 1 364 1 346 1 327 1
Purchased cottonseed cake (kg) 4312 11 4265 12 3746 11 4530 14
Barley for consumption (hectares) 1.5 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Purchased barley (kg) 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Grassland (hectares) 2 0.01 2 0.01 2 0.01 2 0.06
Purchased alfalfa (kg) 9748 25 7477 21 7586 22 5225 16
Purchased maize (kg) 45,849 118 41,271 113 34,082 99 27,740 85
Fresh grass/shrub (kg) 994,584 2550 902,372 2479 871,492 2519 838,790 2565
Winter pasture (hectares) 50 0.13 50 0.14 50 0.15 50 0.15
Summer pasture (hectares) 100 0.26 100 0.28 100 0.29 100 0.31
Crop cultivation for sale (hectares) 0.5 0 0 0