A data envelope analysis to assess factors affecting technical and economic efficiency of individual broiler breeder hens

Poultry Science

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1769-1777

  Romero, L F ^a,c   Zuidhof, M J ^a,b   Jeffrey, S R ^a   Naeima, A ^a   Renema, R A ^a   Robinson, F E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^c DANISCO ANIMAL NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Broiler breeder; Data envelope analysis; Economic efficiency; Feed allocation; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

AVES;

EID: 77957996856     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: 15253171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3382/ps.2009-00391     Document Type: Article

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