Marketing of cattle and buffalo

The various factors affecting the price fixation of cattle and buffalo during marketing are Age, Health, Soundness, Condition of animal, Present production, Past production, Bred or open, calving time, Service sire, Ancestry, Type conformation, Disposition and other factors, calving interval and expected producing ability. For determination of price all these factors should be considered at the time of marketing.

Dairy income can be increased by

1. Planning production so that milk can be marketed during the seasons of high prices.
2. Selling the largest products in the form that will yield the largest net return.
3. Improving the quality of the products to be sold.

Each dairy man must analyses his production and marketing system to determine whether to sell milk or other products.