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

Table 11.

Optimal farm plan of the intensive 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 (€) 78.870 259 72,169 261 68,194 261 64,929 263
Total labour (hours) 4071 13 3702 13 3524 14 3345 14
Female productive goats 305 1 276 1 261 1 247 1
Maize for consumption (hectares) 5.5 0.02 4.8 0.02 4.1 0.02 3.7 0.02
Alfalfa for consumption (hectares) 0.8 0.00 1.7 0.01 2.4 0.01 2.8 0.01
Maize silage for consumption (hectares) 0.1 0.00 0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Purchased alfalfa (kg) 183,609 602 154,085 558 133,911 513 118,012 478
Purchased mixture (kg) 44,546 146 40,215 146 38,040 146 35,929 145
Barley for consumption (hectares) 0 0.00 0.4 0.00 2.1 0.01 2.6 0.01
Crop cultivation for sale (hectares) 0 0 0 0