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Purpose: The purpose of this research is to analyze the cost of cow’s milk in the milk livestock enterprises operating in the Foça district of İzmir. Materials and Methods: The study determined the coverage of with five or more pet animals. For this purpose, the data were collected by the survey method of 80 enterprises registered in the İzmir Damızlık Beef Farmers Association. In the analysis of the data, according to the number of livestock animals, the were gathered into three groups. The first group of has 9 head and less (37 enterprises), the second group of has 10-19 head (19 enterprises), and the third group of has 20 head and more animals (24 enterprises). First of all, the socio-economic characteristics of the enterprises are revealed. The production sector of dairy livestock was then independently examined. The cost of milk is calculated according to the combined cost calculation method. Results: According to the research results, the average delivery time in is 268.41 days, while the daily milk production per animal is 23.09 kg. 91.68% of the milk produced in is marketed. The average price of milk in the manufacturer's hand is estimated at 1.24 TL/kg. In, food costs account for 72.82 percent of the total production costs. The average unit cost of milk is 1.19 TL/kg. The result: the result is that the production activity of dairy livestock can be made more profitable, especially in large. Therefore, it is necessary to take policy measures to promote the growth of. But when it is socially assessed, small must also live. Therefore, it is also beneficial to work on improving profitability in small.

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