Technical efficiency of meat sheep production systems in Spain

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 237-241

  Perez J P ^a   Gil, J M ^b   Sierra, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Edifici ESAB   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frontier production functions; Sheep production; Spain; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33847702503     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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