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

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
Subjects:
Data envelopment analysis
economic
feed cost
poultry farms
technical efficiency
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2011000400009

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