Economic Evaluation of New Technologies for Pork Producers: Examples of All-In All-Out and Segregated Early Weaning

John Lawrence

ISU General Staff Papers from Iowa State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Objective: To describe a method to evaluate both the profitability and feasibility of potential investments in a pork-raising enterprise.Design and procedure: Formulas are given to allow an economic analysis addressing both the feasibility and profitability of a project. Data from a hypothetical farm considering whether to adopt an all-in–all-out and a segregated early weaning scheme are used as examples to illustrate the formulas.Implications: When considering whether to adopt a new technology, it is important to first calculate both the profitability and feasibility of the investment

Date: 1996-01-01
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