Table 7 in The impact of predation on Merino and Dorper sheep flocks in the central Free State Province, South Africa

Table 7. Annual production costs per hectare (ha) of irrigated ryegrass pasture for the Merino ewes in Treatment SL-R&V at Glen AI. Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum and L. perenne)InputsProductUnitQuantityR/UnitR/haR/eweFuelDiesellitre85.009.26787.10Fertilizer 1Nkg252.0029.917 537.32Seed 2Midmar/Darglekg20.0030.10602.00IrrigationEskommm1200.000.901 080.00IrrigationWatermm1200.000.63756.00MechanicalRepair1.00360.64360.64IrrigationRepair1.00241.50241.50Labour 3h48.005.65271.2015.95Direct production costs (pasture and workforce)11 635.76684.46Salt lickkg31.110.8426.131.54Workforceh8.005.6545.202.66Total production costs (intensive and extensive)688.66