1Department of Agricultural Economics, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner-334006, Rajasthan
2Department of Agricultural Economics, G.B. Pant Agricultural University, Pantnagar - 263145, Uttarakhand
3Department of Soil and Water Engineering, CTAE, MPUAT, Udaipur-31300, Rajasthan
*Corresponding author: inaniyanikky788@gmail.com
Online published on 22 February, 2021.
The present investigation was carried out in Ajmer district of Rajasthan by purposively selecting ten poultry farms. The primary data were collected through structured questionnaire as well as self- observations. The study calculated per bird total cost, gross returns and net returns as Rs 122.67, 182.14 and 53.21 for small scale broiler farms, respectively. For the large size broiler farms the per bird total cost, gross returns and net returns were Rs 114.12, 176.12 and 62.00, respectively. The results also found that for layer production the per bird total cost, gross returns and net returns were respectively at Rs 489.06, 777.33 and 288.27 for small scale farms and Rs 448.21, 760 and 311.79 for large scale farms. There were five major marketing channels have been found for marketing of both broiler and layer farming in Ajmer district of Rajasthan.
