Detailed Project Report on Dairy Farming (Buffaloes)

DAIRY (BUFFALOES) FARMING

[EDPR/1310/EIRI] J.C. 9973

INTRODUCTION

The importance of food science and technology for improving the human beings quality of life is highlighted by the rising search for healthy food, with high nutritional value, available and accessible to people. With this, the investigation of alternative food sources has been the subject of extensive researches in the last decades. Buffalo’s milk is promising in this context, since it has a superior nutritional value due to the high levels of fat, protein and minerals (specially calcium and phosphorus), that can be consumed in natura and may be used as raw material for producing diary products, varying in accordance to each regional culture1, 2 savu. Moreover, buffalos are extremely rustic and demonstrate a high adaptation capacity, being able to survive in diverse environments with huge weather variations, relief and vegetation, so growing them is very economically feasible.

More  than  Five  percent of the  world's  milk  comes  from Buffaloes. Buffaloes milk is used in much the same way as cow's milk.  It is high in fats and total solid, which gives it a  rich flavour.  Many people prefer it to cow's milk and are willing  to pay  more  for  it.   In India, where in  Mumbai  area  alone  an estimated  10,000  new  born calves starved to  death  each  year through  lack  of milk.  The demand for Buffalo  milk  in  India (About  60%  of  the milk consumed over 80% in  some  states)  is reflected in the prices paid for a litre of milk; about 130 paisa for  cow's milk compared with about 200 paisa for  buffallo  milk Twelve  of  the  Eighteen  major  breeds  of  buffallo  are  kept primarily  for  milk production (although male may  be  used  for traction  & all animals are eventually used for meat.)  The  main milk breeds of India & Pakistan are the murrah,  Nile/Ravi,Surti, Mehsana, Nagpure, & Jafarabad.

The  domesticated water buffallo  is one of the gentlist  of all farm animals.  Despite an intimidating appearance it is more like a house hold pat-sociable, gentle, and serve.  In rural Asia the care of buffalloes is after turned over to small  boys  & girls aged about 4 to 9.

Another  belief  is  that  the  buffallo  is  exclusively  a tropical animal.  River type buffalloes, However, have been  used to pull snow plows during Bulgarian winter.

Buffallo  milk has a higher content of both butter  fat  and non fat-solids than cows milk does.  Throughout much India it  is in such demand that Cow's milk is sometimes hard to sell.

Breeds:  The  major genetic division of the  buffallo  are  the swamp  Buffallo of the eastern half of the Asia, which has  swept back  horns  and the river buffalo  of the western half  of  Asia which   usually  has  the  curled  horns.   There  is  also   the mediterranean  buffalo, which is of the river type but  has  been isolated   for  so  long  that  it  has  developed  some   unique characteristics.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            6250 Ltr./Day

Land & Building (15,000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 9.60 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 2.02 Cr

Working Capital for 1 Month    Rs. 45.52 Lac

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 14.05 Cr

Rate of Return                          14%

Break Even Point                      65%

CONTENT

INTRODUCTION                                      

USES & APPLICATIONS OF MILK                       

MARKET POSITION                                   

EMERGING NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY IN INDIA                       

LIST OF DAIRY FARMS                               

SUPPLIERS OF CATTLES                              

COMPOSITION OF CATTLE FEED                        

STOCKISTS & DISTRIBUTION OF VETERINARY MEDICINES  

COMPOSTION OF MILK                                

B.I.S. SPECIFICATIONS                             

MANUFACTURING PROCESS                             

REFRIGERATION OR FREEZING SYSTEM                  

PROCESS FLOW SHEET DIAGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HOMOGENIZED & PASTEURIZED MILK                 

ADDRESSES OF PLANT & MACHINERY SUPPLIERS          

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)