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http://dx.doi.org/10.5307/JBE.2009.34.4.228

Development of a Tractor Attached Roughage Cut-feeder for Round Bale(II) - Recent Trend of Traditional Cutting System and Feasibility Study -  

Ha, Yu-Shin (KSAM)
Hong, Dong-Hyuck (KSAM)
Park, Kyung-Kyoo (Bio-Industrial Machinery Engineering, Kyungpook National University)
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Journal of Biosystems Engineering / v.34, no.4, 2009 , pp. 228-233 More about this Journal
Abstract
In order to cut the round bale easily, a roughage cut-feeder for the round bale was developed in this study. This study consists of two parts. One is development of a cutting mechanism and a performance test reported in the previous paper. This is the second part of the study. For the study, recent trend of traditional cutting system was analyzed. Also, cost of the prototype cut-feeder was analyzed and determine the break-even point of farm size was determined by comparing with traditional method using a traditional cutter. A prototype cut-feeder was investigated with the fact that working performance, fiber length and shape of roughage and feeding quality was good. Operating cost of the prototype cut-feeder decreased rapidly with an increase of farm size. Break-even point in terms of farm size was 36 heads for beef and 28 heads for dairy. Also, costs estimated were 118,000 won/head year and 148,000 won/head year, respectively.
Keywords
Break-even point; Cost analysis; Round bale; Cut-feeder; Recent progress and trend;
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