INVESTMENT, ENERGY, AND LABOR TRADEOFFS IN SWINE PRODUCTION

James B. Kliebenstein and Stephen A. McWilliams

No 278391, 1980 Annual Meeting, July 27-30, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: This study evaluates how energy and labor costs, and investment levels affect the investment feasibility of pasture, partial confinement, and total confinement swine production facilities. The pasture system provided the lowest present value of investment, labor, and energy costs for most energy-labor cost combinations studied. It was followed by partial confinement and then total confinement. System break-even feed efficiencies and labor costs were also calculated.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 1980-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278391

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