Determining the economic efficiency level of feed consumption in cow milk production

This research has been carried out in order to determine the resource utilization efficiency of feeds and feed combinations that are predicted to affect the amount of cow's milk production. The data used in this research were obtained using the stratified sampling method. In this study it has been determined that the share of variable costs in milk production is 64%, and the share of feed in variable costs is 80%. In this research it has been found out that the degree of explaining the milk production amount of the variables in the estimation equation is 83%, and the F value for the equation is statistically significant at the 1% level. The sum of the elasticity coefficients of the factors in the estimation equation (Sigma beta i: 1.016) has shown increasing returns to scale in dairy cattle enterprises. Among the variables in the function, the factor with the highest efficiency coefficient has been found as the roughage input with 6.60. The results of the analysis has revealed that the use of resources in milk production on the basis of both factors and factor combinations is not efficient and rational.