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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the profitability of goat production under scavenging system of rearing in some selected areas of Bangladesh. For this purpose, 250 goat-raising farm households were investigated. Results showed that the number of goat per farm varied from 2.39 to 13.75 with an average of 5.06. In cost component, the imputed value of labour took the highest (60%) share. The variable costs accounted for about 33% of the total cost. The average annual gross income and total rearing cost for all herd-size categories were Tk 2201.79 and Tk 1387.13,.respectively. The calculated benefit-cost ratios (BCR) were 0.38, 1.82, 2.68 and 1.02 for herd-size groups 1-3, 4-6, 7-10 and 11 and above, respectively. It indicated that goat raising was economically profitable for herdsize groups 4-6, 7-10 and 11 and above.