@article{Soliman:212022,
      recid = {212022},
      author = {Soliman, Ibrahim and Gaber Amer, Mohamed and Bahgaat, B.},
      title = {التقييم الاقتصادى لمشروعات تربية الأغنام والماعز فى  الاراضى الجديدة فى مصر},
      address = {2014-12},
      number = {1860-2016-153014},
      series = {Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 24, No  4, December 2014. Published by Egyptian Association of  Agricultural Economics, Egypt},
      year = {2014},
      note = {Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Volume 24, No  4, December 2014. Published by Egyptian Association of  Agricultural Economics, Egypt},
      abstract = {The study objectives were to assess the technical and  economic performance of sheep and goats enterprises in new  land territories in Egypt. The study used a sample survey  of a sample size 15 farm in Noubaria region, Behira  Governorate; the sample covered the data of the 2011  agricultural year. In addition to the descriptive  statistics estimates, the financial statements were  analyzed to estimate the profitability and return to  investment. Estimated technical performance indicators of  sheep and goats production in new land of Egypt showed that  the average lambing rate of the herd was about 80%, and the  rate of twining was about 10%, and the followed breeding  policy was 3 lambing every 2 years, and the mortality rate  from birth to weaning was around 26%, and growing the lambs  was from weight 22kg initial weight to 47kg selling weight  for 90 days with a daily growth rate about 0.2774 live  weight. The feeding system was 1.274 of concentrate feed  mix.
The average operating costs per ewe (with its  followers) was about? Where the variable costs represented  52% and mostly feed costs. The rest was imputed fixed costs  which included full time family labor and management. The  cost of fattening the lambs was 76% of the total herd's  cost. The average annual income per ewe with its followers  was? The most important item of income was the cash sales  (61%).
All profitability indicators were positive and  feasible, which means that all the sheep and goats farms in  new territories achieved positive net profit, and covered  all items of costs, either paid or imputed.
Therefore,  sheep enterprising in new land showed a promising  opportunity for generating feasible employment for landless  farmers that could be moved from the Nile valley. The  profit margin was 20% and the return to investment rate was  15%. However such rate has shown high sensitivity to the  increase in concentrate feed price. Even though, sheep  breeding and lambs fattening in small to medium flocks in  new land territories provide two other positive  externalities which are improving the poor soil fertility  in such areas and baring un favorite climate conditions in  such arid and semi- and regions},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212022},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212022},
}