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The Gross Margin Of Beef Farms – The Case Of Kosovo And Albania, Medin Zeqiri, Emine Daci, Grigor Gjeci, Ylli Biçoku
The Gross Margin Of Beef Farms – The Case Of Kosovo And Albania, Medin Zeqiri, Emine Daci, Grigor Gjeci, Ylli Biçoku
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The aim of this paper was to analyze the economic efficiency of beef farms in Kosovo and Albania. It’s a descriptive and quantitative survey and the random sampling technique was used to select the respondents, in Kosovo 35 farms, managing mainly Simmental breed; and in Albania 19 farms, mainly Holstein and beef breeds crossbred. Two methods of data analysis were used, namely: descriptive statistics, and gross margin analysis. Data on: meat production, farm expenses and returns, fodder production, and feed bought in the market for each farm were recorded during the first half of 2016. In Kosovo, the Gross Margin …