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Provedor de dados: | Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics (AgEcon Searh)
País: | United States
Título: | Do Antibiotics Reduce Production Risk for U.S. Pork Producers?
Autores: | Liu,   Xuanli; Miller,   Gay Y.; McNamara,   Paul E.
Data: | 2008-08-28
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Antibiotics; Growth promotion; Pigs; Risk; Stochastic dominance; Variability; D21; D61; D81; Q12; R32.
Resumo: | We combine econometric and financial analyses of the NAHMS 2000 Swine Survey data to examine whether evidence exists for reducing risk by using antibiotics for growth promotion (AGP) in the U.S. swine industry. A stochastic dominance analysis of alternative lengths of time (days) of AGP application reveals that AGP used in the range of 65—75 days is preferred by risk-averse producers. Risk is reduced and profits are increased from use of AGP. The combined impacts of increased average daily gain and decreased variability in pig live weight increase producer profits by $2.99 per pig marketed.
Tipo: | Journal Article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/42785
Relação: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics&gt;Volume 37, Number 03, December 2005
Formato: | 11