Using nonparametric analysis (DEA) for measuring technical efficiency in poultry farms

The objective of this study was to determine the economic efficiency of resource utilization in broiler production farms using a non-parametric production function, data envelopment analysis (DEA). Data for the analysis were collected from a cross section of 44 farmers using a multi-stage sampling p...

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Main Authors: MD Heidari, M Omid, A Akram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2011-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2011000400009