Results of surveys sent to plant managers of eleven firms representing 25 percent of the U.S. broiler volume were used to estimate HACCP implementation costs for poultry kill plants and to perform welfare analysis. First-year welfare losses were $70 million for the broiler industry. There were also substantial consumer losses.
Details
Title
WELFARE LOSSES FROM FOOD SAFETY REGULATION IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/15780
PURL Identifier
http://purl.umn.edu/15780
Language
English
Total Pages
15
Series Statement
Staff Paper 072000; Selected Paper from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meetings, January 30-February 2, 2000, Lexington, Kentucky