Wielkość stada a dochód z zarządzania w gospodarstwach wyspecjalizowanych w chowie bydła mlecznego

The main aim of the conducted studies was the assessment of the economic situation of farms oriented at milk production depending on the scale of production measured with the number of cows on a farm. Information collected within the Polish FADN constituted the basic source of data necessary for conducting such analysis. Out of the general number of farms running farm accountancy in 2005, data from 885 farms oriented at dairy cattle breeding (TF 41) from the whole area of Poland were used. The results show that the economic situation of farms oriented at milk production is conditioned by the scale of production. The higher the scale of production, the higher incomes and higher productivity and land profitability as well as higher remuneration for work is achieved. Farms keeping more than 50 cows achieve especially advantageous results.