Economic study through simple indicators, of sheep fattening in an integral farm in the state of Puebla, Mexico

Abstract

The objective of this study was to know the economic profitability of an integral farm located in the state of Puebla, Mexico. 1000 sheep of 20.0 kg live weight on average, hybrids (F1), with 2 to 3 months of age were used. The animals were finished with a diet high in grains (90 %) and forage (10 %). The economic indicators were analyzed to know the profitability, the investment required was $1,517,295.40for fattening, which included; fixed and variable costs, depreciation was calculated in $126,522.00annualand $23,430.00 for fattening. The total income from the sale of 995 sheep of 40 kg live weight was $1,830,800.00. The net income per invested peso was 1.16, the accounting rate of return per fattening was 15.8 % and the net rate of return per year was 85.32 %. It is concluded that the fattening of sheep in an integral farm, under the conditions of this experiment, has an annual profitability of more than 80 %.