Economic analysis of fertilization based on nutritional value of rangeland: A new opinion
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Concepts behind the best
management practices of rangeland improvement include production, economics, as
well as social and environmental aspects. Although revenue in rangelands can be
increased by fertilization, total production cost can increase and as a result,
net benefit may reduce due to increase in fertilizer application cost. This
study examined differences between three economic analysis models (EAM): total
revenue based on i) hay yield (HY), ii) conversion rate of consumable crude
protein to meat on the hoof in cow-calf (CPM) and iii) yield and relative feed
value (RFV) index as a new opinion to highlight the economic aspects related to
the N (0, 60 and 120 kg ha-1), P (0, 60 and 120 kg ha-1)
and K (0 and 80 kg ha-1) fertilization (NPK) in degraded rangelands.
For this purpose, a series of data, gathered from an experiment conducted to
increase the productivity of degraded rangelands by fertilization were
analyzed. The results were most dissimilar for ‘the revenue’ variable and this
difference lies in the fact that the EAMs estimated income in different ways.
Due to the different revenue measurements, net benefit of CPM was the highest,
while that of HY was the lowest. The HAY and RFV models indicate that NPK
fertilizers did not increase forage production enough to be profitable for
animal production. This study does not strive to suggest one EAM over another;
however, it examines the respective models concerning various data and
describes underlying characteristics of EAMs to obtain a given increase in net
benefit.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
18 Ekim 2018
Gönderilme Tarihi
13 Mart 2018
Kabul Tarihi
17 Eylül 2018
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2018 Cilt: 33 Sayı: 3
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