The factors affecting profitability in layer hen enterprises in southern west region of Turkey

This study was conducted to determine the technical and economic factors affecting profitability in layer hen enterprises in Afyonkarahisar in Turkey. As a research material 82 layer hen enterprises data obtained by questionnaire belonging to 2005 production season was used. Mortality rate, FCR (produced egg quantity/consumed feed quantity), egg yield (%) and egg production (number/laying hen) were calculated for 444 days production period as 11.9%, 2.32 kg, 72.73% and 323 number/laying hens, respectively. Cost factors included in the total cost were: pullet 15.10%, feed 71.02%, labor 2.61%, vets and meds 1.20%, amortization and repair 2.04% and other cost factors 8.03%. Financial profitability was in large-scale enterprises 19.08, in medium scale enterprises 4.95 and in small-scale enterprises -1.29, profitability factor ratio was 13.43, 3.89 and -0.69 and O/I ratio 1.09, 1.00 and 0.95, respectively.