Sheep farming - another tool for weed control under oil palm/rubber plantations by using a cheap management technique Malaysia

Velayuthan A., . and Cheo Y.L., . Sheep farming - another tool for weed control under oil palm/rubber plantations by using a cheap management technique Malaysia. pp. 319-332. ISSN 0126-575X

Rearing of sheep under rubber for weed control had been reported as early as the 1960's. Most experiments proved it was quite profitable both for weed control and as an additional source of income. Probably due to the good prices of plantation crops the early trial results did not gear sufficient interest on this aspect of weed control. If serious enough sheep rearing under oil palm/rubber plantations could substantially reduce costs of weed control which costs plantations about M80/- to M100/- per hectare per annum. Weeds like Asystasia Mikinia Mimosa ferns and lallang could be eradicated under controlled grazing. Supervision control and breeding of sheep could be managed at low cost to avoid excessive overhead costs. It was possible to get a 100 return on capital by second year of introduction but the third year we anticipated profit in the range of about 56.4 of initial capital invested (excluding unsold stock retained for breeding purpose)

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Rearing of sheep under rubber for weed control had been reported as early as the 1960's. Most experiments proved it was quite profitable both for weed control and as an additional source of income. Probably due to the good prices of plantation crops the early trial results did not gear sufficient interest on this aspect of weed control. If serious enough sheep rearing under oil palm/rubber plantations could substantially reduce costs of weed control which costs plantations about M80/- to M100/- per hectare per annum. Weeds like Asystasia Mikinia Mimosa ferns and lallang could be eradicated under controlled grazing. Supervision control and breeding of sheep could be managed at low cost to avoid excessive overhead costs. It was possible to get a 100 return on capital by second year of introduction but the third year we anticipated profit in the range of about 56.4 of initial capital invested (excluding unsold stock retained for breeding purpose)

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Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	11 ill.; 7 ref. Summary (En). Appendix
AGROVOC Term:	OVINOS
AGROVOC Term:	PALMAS OLEAGINOSAS
AGROVOC Term:	HEVEA BRASILIENSIS
AGROVOC Term:	MALASIA/ PLANTACIONES
AGROVOC Term:	MANEJO DE FINCAS
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 05:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/18942

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