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Purchase price | Feed cost | Medication cost | Labor cost | Sell price | TVC | TR | NR | |
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Arsi | 5966.66b | 3343.04 | 80.33 | 250 | 14,833.33b | 3673.37 | 8866.66b | 5193.29b |
Borana | 7166.66b | 3989.25 | 46.94 | 250 | 18,833.33a | 4286.19 | 11,666.66a | 7380.47a |
Crossbred | 10,383.33a | 4036.51 | 111.83 | 250 | 18,166.66a | 4398.35 | 7783.33b | 3384.98b |
Harar | 7233.33b | 3396.14 | 47 | 250 | 16,333.33ab | 3693.14 | 9100b | 5406.86ab |
P-value | *** | Ns | Ns | Ns | ** | Ns | ** | ** |
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2 - 3 yrs | 6558.33b | 339.37b | 87.72 | 250 | 15125b | 3647.09b | 8566.66b | 4919.57 |
4 - 5 yrs | 8816.66a | 4073.10a | 55.33 | 250 | 18,958.33a | 4378.43a | 10,141.66a | 5763.23 |
P-value | *** | ** | Ns | Ns | *** | ** | * | Ns |
Overall | 7687.5 | 3691.23 | 71.52 | 250 | 17,041.66 | 4012.76 | 9354.16 | 5341.40 |