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| Title: | ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF A BAN AGAINST ANTIMICROBIAL DRUGS USED IN U.S. BEEF PRODUCTION |
| Authors: | Mathews, Kenneth H., Jr. |
| Keywords: | antimicrobial drug
ban
beef production
cost minimization
feed efficiency
growth function
growth promotant |
| JEL Codes: | C61
D21
D41
I118
Q11
Q12
Q18
R38 |
| Issue Date: | 2002-12 |
| Abstract: | Economic effects for three scenarios of antimicrobial drug use in livestock production -- a no-ban scenario and two levels of bans -- are examined through cost minimization and a partial equilibrium analysis. Results indicate that regulating antimicrobial drug use in livestock production would increase per-unit costs of producers previously using drugs and reduce beef supplies in the short run, reducing consumer surplus. Producers not previously using drugs would benefit from short-run price increases. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/15068 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 34, Number 03, December 2002 |
| Total Pages: | 18 |
| Language: | English |
| From Page: | 513 |
| To Page: | 530 |
| Collections: | Volume 34, Number 03, December 2002
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