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An Analysis of Occupational Health in Pork Production
Author(s) -
Hurley Terrance M.,
Kliebenstein James B.,
Orazem Peter F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.1111/0002-9092.00028
Subject(s) - agriculture , production (economics) , business , environmental health , agricultural science , cash , cash crop , agricultural economics , medicine , economics , geography , environmental science , finance , archaeology , macroeconomics
Data on attendees at the World Pork Expo from 1991–95 are used to evaluate the impact of farming generally, and hog farming and confinement operations more specifically, on the measured health outcomes of participants. Hog farming is found to increase risk of reduced hand strength and respiratory symptoms. To the extent these health risks are known, hog farmers will require a compensating differential to reward them for accepting a greater risk, an outcome consistent with higher long‐term returns for hog production relative to cash‐grain production.