Dutch, Hungarian and German dairy farms technical efficiency comparison

Kovács, Krisztián; Emvalomatis, Grigorios

doi:10.19041/apstract/2011/1-2/15

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“…As in our case, many studies have implemented both CCR and BCC models in order to split the overall technical efficiency into 'pure' technical efficiency and scale efficiency. Moreover, no strong evidence about the assumptions of scale economics have been found in the literature concerning sheep dairy farming (Fraser and Cordina 1999;Kov acs and Emvalomatis 2011).…”

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Farm efficiency related to animal welfare performance and management of sheep farms in marginal areas of Central Italy: a two-stage DEA model

Cecchini

Vieceli

D’Urso

et al. 2021

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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The development of specific actions to increase animal health and welfare is indicated as a strategy to improve the efficiency and sustainability of many livestock systems, including sheep farming. In this paper, efficiency measures are provided to confirm the hypothesis that farms that are higher-performing in terms of animal welfare and management are also more technically efficient. A two-stage Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) approach was adopted with the following twofold objectives: 1) to evaluate the efficiency and super-efficiency of 76 meatproducing sheep farms situated in marginal lands in central Italy, through DEA and Super-DEA (S-DEA) models; and 2) to assess the influence of animal welfare and management indicators on technical efficiency values through the application of a Tobit regression model. An overall efficiency performance varying within a range of 0.44-1 was estimated, with an average value of 0.80, implying a potential increase of 20% in terms of output production from both management and scale improvements. The 'pure' technical inefficiency was found to contribute three times more than scale inefficiency in determining the overall technical inefficiency. Adopting a more extensive farming system and increasing replacement rate were found to affect negatively the efficiency scores. On the other hand, having less than 5% of animals with body condition score beyond acceptable limits, presence of access control structures, well managed lambing pens, and dedicated feed stocking areas resulted in a positive influence on efficiency. Improvements in animal welfare aspects did not appear to be farm-scale-dependent. HIGHLIGHTSDEA and Super-DEA models were applied to assess sheep farm technical efficiency in Central Italy. An overall potential 20% increase in output production was estimated. Animal welfare factors were found to significantly affect efficiency performance.

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confidence: 99%

Farm efficiency related to animal welfare performance and management of sheep farms in marginal areas of Central Italy: a two-stage DEA model

Cecchini

Vieceli

D’Urso

et al. 2021

Italian Journal of Animal Science

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Systematic review and meta-regression analysis of technical efficiency in dairy farms

Mareth

Thomé

Oliveira

et al. 2016

International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to complement and extend previous literature reviews on Technical Efficiency (TE) in dairy farms, analysing the effects of different methodologies and study-specific characteristics on Mean TE (MTE). Design/methodology/approach -The researchers independently conducted a systematic review of more than 400 abstracts and 85 full-text papers. Original keywords were applied to seven key electronic databases. Results from a meta-regression analysis of 85 published papers totalling 443 TE distributions in dairy farms worldwide are discussed. Findings -The variation in the MTE indexes reported in the literature can be explained by the methodology of estimations (method of estimation, functional form of frontier models, model dimensionality), the farms geographical location and farm size. Additionally, the results suggest that, given the state of technology prevailing in each country at the time that the studies on TE were conducted, dairy farmers in the sample could increase milk output by 20.9 per cent (level of inefficiency), on average, if they produce on their frontiers. Originality/value -This study makes two important contributions: first, it updates and compares previous works on frontier estimation of TE in dairy farms; and second, it adds two dimensions of dairy farms, size (herd and land area) and economic development, to the known differentials of TE measurement. Fraser and Cordina, 1999). Understanding the factors affecting Technical Efficiency (TE) is vital to improve efficiency and performance. TE was defined by Farrell (1957) in two ways: first, the ability of firms to produce the maximum feasible output with a given bundle of inputs (output oriented); or second, the ability of firms to use minimum inputs to produce a given level of outputs (input oriented).Measuring efficiency and the potential sources of inefficiency are, therefore, important because they are the first step in a process that may lead to a substantial resource savings. These resource savings have important implications for both policy formulation and farm management. Producers benefit directly from gains in efficiency because efficient farms tend to generate higher incomes and thus have a better chance of surviving and staying in business (Bravo-Ureta and Rieger, 1991;Moreira López, 2006). On the other hand, policymakers could use this knowledge to identify and target public interventions to improve productivity and the competitiveness of dairy farms (Bravo-Ureta and Rieger, 1991;Solís et al., 2009;Chidmi et al., 2010).Different methodologies and strategies to measure TE produce contradictory results. Resti (2000) simulated the application of parametric and non-parametric techniques, concluding that there is no clear advantage of one method over the other. However, empirical studies by Sharma et al. (1999) and Solís (2005) have shown that the selection of a specific methodology can affect TE measure. Several authors have discussed the advantages and limitations of different methodological approaches (...

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Technical efficiency in dairy farms

Mareth¹,

Thomé

Scavarda

et al. 2017

IJPPM

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page 000. Data from 273 Wisconsin dairy farms were used to examine the extent to which 2 technical efficiency is related to practices commonly used by dairy farmers and the effect of 3 intensification on the performance of the farms. The empirical analysis showed that at a 4 commercial level the administration of bovine somatotropin hormone to lactating cows increases 5 milk production. In addition, farm efficiency is positively related to farm intensification, the 6 level of contribution of family labor in the farm activities, the use of a total mixed ration feeding 7 system and the milking frequency. ABSTRACT 24 The US dairy sector is facing structural changes including a geographical shift in dairy 25 production and a tendency towards the implementation of more intensive production systems. 26 These changes might significantly affect farm efficiency, profitability and the long-term 27 economic sustainability of the dairy sector, especially in more traditional dairy production areas. 28 Consequently, the goal of this study was to examine the impact of practices commonly used by 29 dairy farmers and the effect of intensification on the performance of the farms. We used a sample 30 of 273 Wisconsin dairy farms to estimate a stochastic production frontier simultaneously with a 31 technical inefficiency model. The empirical analysis showed that at a commercial level the 32 administration of bovine somatotropin hormone to lactating cows increases milk production. In 33 addition, we found that production exhibits constant returns to scale and that farm efficiency is 34 positively related to farm intensification, the level of contribution of family labor in the farm 35 activities, the use of a total mixed ration (TMR) feeding system and the milking frequency. 36

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Dutch, Hungarian and German dairy farms technical efficiency comparison

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Farm efficiency related to animal welfare performance and management of sheep farms in marginal areas of Central Italy: a two-stage DEA model

Farm efficiency related to animal welfare performance and management of sheep farms in marginal areas of Central Italy: a two-stage DEA model

Systematic review and meta-regression analysis of technical efficiency in dairy farms

Technical efficiency in dairy farms

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