Probit analysis of livestock producers' demand for private veterinary services in the high potential agricultural areas of Kenya

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-176

  Tambi, N E ^a   Mukhebi, W A ^a   Maina, W O ^a   Solomon, H M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b Organization of African Unity Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Marginal probabilities; Private veterinary services; Probit analysis; Sample selection bias

Indexed keywords

KENYA; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; PROBIT ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEIGHTED LEAST SQUARES;

HEALTH CARE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; METHODOLOGY; SERVICE PROVISION;

KENYA;

EID: 0033033903     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(98)00088-2     Document Type: Article

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