Samarajeewa, S.; Hailu, G.; Jeffrey, S. R.; Bredahl, M. - In: Applied Economics 44 (2012) 3, pp. 313-322
This article measures production efficiency across cow--calf farms in Alberta, and examines the sources of variation in efficiency. Average technical, allocative and economic efficiencies are, respectively, 83%, 78% and 67%. Biological efficiency (increased conception, calving and weaning...