Economic assessment of wet barley cultivar replacing dry barley and green fodder mix for sheep in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia
Other Title(s)
التقويم الاقتصادي لإحلال الشعير الرطب محل مخلوط الشعير الجاف و الأعلاف الخضراء في تغذية الأغنام بمنطقة الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية
Joint Authors
al-Rwis, Khalid Nahar
Ghanim, Adil Muhammad
Qamarah, Sahar Ahmad
Ahmad, Sharaf al-Din Bakri
al-Dawdahi, Najib Muhammad
Source
Journal of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 1-2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.44-54, 11 p.
Publisher
King Sa'od University The Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This research performs an economic assessment of replacing green fodder and dry barley by wet barley cultivar to feed sheep for both producers and buyers of wet barley cultivar in Riyadh.
Economic comparative analysis compares the increase in the value of the animal’s weight and the value of daily nutrition.
The study shows that when sheep breeders buy wet barley cultivar to replace dry barley and green fodder, total daily feeding costs increase at a rate between 25.4% and 191.9%.
The replacement process is economically rewarding only for Najdi, Naimi and Baladi sheeps.
Sheep feed costs are exacerbated when the state reduces energy and water support, and sheep breeders increase the sale price of sheep, or put pressure on natural pastures through increased overgrazing, and therefore impact the efficiency and sustainability of natural pastures.
The study recommends: (1) no expansion in the replacement of dry barley and green fodder with barley cultivar to feed the Alhari, Barbary, and Rafidi sheeps, (2) following the feeding pattern of adding 0.8 kg dry barley cultivar to 4.16 kg wet barley cultivar to increase the weight of the animal an average of 230 grams per day, especially for the producers of barley cultivar.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Rwis, Khalid Nahar& Ghanim, Adil Muhammad& Qamarah, Sahar Ahmad& Ahmad, Sharaf al-Din Bakri& al-Dawdahi, Najib Muhammad. 2018. Economic assessment of wet barley cultivar replacing dry barley and green fodder mix for sheep in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition،Vol. 12, no. 1-2, pp.44-54.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Rwis, Khalid Nahar…[et al.]. Economic assessment of wet barley cultivar replacing dry barley and green fodder mix for sheep in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition Vol. 12, no. 1-2 (Dec. 2018), pp.44-54.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Rwis, Khalid Nahar& Ghanim, Adil Muhammad& Qamarah, Sahar Ahmad& Ahmad, Sharaf al-Din Bakri& al-Dawdahi, Najib Muhammad. Economic assessment of wet barley cultivar replacing dry barley and green fodder mix for sheep in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition. 2018. Vol. 12, no. 1-2, pp.44-54.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836099
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 53
Record ID
BIM-836099