Economies of scale in the production of swine manure Economias de escala na produção de dejetos de suínos

Economies of scale in the production of swine manure Economias de escala na produção de dejetos de suínos

Manure production on grower/finisher swine operations in the United States was examined using data from 184 grower/finisher swine operations that participated in the United States National Animal Health Monitoring System's 1995 National Swine Study. Two methods were used: one, assuming that pig...

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Main Authors: W.C. Losinger, R.K. Sampath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2000-06-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Subjects:
Suíno
produção de dejetos
economia de escala
Swine
waste production
manure management
pork production
returns to scale
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352000000300019

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