The ban of using Antimicrobic Growth Promoters (AGPs) in poultry sector has been recently introduced by European Union norms. This innovation of the institutional environment is really influential upon the technology in use. The study conceptualizes the poultry industry in terms of technological...

Although few citizens outside of the livestock industry have heard about this veterinary drug, ractopamine is set to become not only the source of public concern but also the trigger of another endless transatlantic trade dispute. After years of scientific and political deadlock, the Codex...

Both bodies of the U.S. Congress have recently considered legislation to restrict use of antibiotics in livestock feed. Although several studies have addressed the costs of such restrictions, little is known about consumer demand. This study estimates consumers' willingness to pay for pork...

We examine production economic implications of a specialized input to which a biological system (e.g., an animal) becomes desensitized over time, but its marginal productivity can be restored by increasing the dosage level. Optimal dosage levels and their timing become choice variables and may...

Directive 81/852/EEC describes the requirements for the demonstration of the quality, safety and efficacy of veterinary medicinal products. The conduct of tests and studies for such demonstration has been harmonised, both within the European Union and internationally. Volume 7 of "The Rules...