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Economic analysis of the impact of adopting herd health control programs on smallholder dairy farms in Central Thailand
Author(s) -
Hall David C.,
Ehui Simeon K.,
Shapiro Barry I.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.29
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1574-0862
pISSN - 0169-5150
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2004.tb00270.x
Subject(s) - mastitis , business , herd , agricultural science , control (management) , agricultural economics , economics , veterinary medicine , biology , medicine , management , microbiology and biotechnology
The economic impact of adopting herd health programs for mastitis and reproduction by small‐scale dairy producers of Central Thailand was assessed using a policy analysis matrix (PAM). Following a reduction in the incidence of bovine disease on adopter farms, an increase in private net profits is observed. More importantly the social costs of supporting dairy farmers is reduced; the PAM effective protection coefficient was reduced by 35% for mastitis program adopters and by 44% for reproductive program adopters, indicating improved social efficiency of dairy policy. Other indicators of efficiency and policy implications are discussed.