Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS)
The dual-purpose cattle system (DPCS) describes traditional cattle production practice in the lowland tropics of Latin America where a mix of Zebu, Criollo, and European breeds are used in meat and milk production (Sere and de Vacarro, 1985; Castillo, 1992). The economic importance of DPCS to these...
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The dual-purpose cattle system (DPCS) describes traditional cattle production practice in the lowland tropics of Latin America where a mix of Zebu, Criollo, and European breeds are used in meat and milk production (Sere and de Vacarro, 1985; Castillo, 1992). The economic importance of DPCS to these regions is clear since Tropical America uses this production system for 78% of its total bovine population and 41% of its milk production (Fernandez-Bacca, 1995; Estrada, 1993). In Venezuela, this system represents approximately 90% of total national milk production and around 60% of total milk consumption (Plasse, 1992). This is EDIS document FE495, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published November 2004.
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d9a392894664f2cbc8f7a46f305a2922025-02-08T06:26:35ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092004-12-01200418Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS)Leonardo Ortega0Ronald W. Ward1Chris Andrew2University of ZuliaUniversity of FloridaUniversity of Florida The dual-purpose cattle system (DPCS) describes traditional cattle production practice in the lowland tropics of Latin America where a mix of Zebu, Criollo, and European breeds are used in meat and milk production (Sere and de Vacarro, 1985; Castillo, 1992). The economic importance of DPCS to these regions is clear since Tropical America uses this production system for 78% of its total bovine population and 41% of its milk production (Fernandez-Bacca, 1995; Estrada, 1993). In Venezuela, this system represents approximately 90% of total national milk production and around 60% of total milk consumption (Plasse, 1992). This is EDIS document FE495, a publication of the Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Published November 2004. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fe495 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114110FE495 |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo Ortega Ronald W. Ward Chris Andrew Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) EDIS FE495 |
| title | Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) |
| title_full | Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) |
| title_fullStr | Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) |
| title_short | Measuring Technical Efficiency in Venezuela: The Dual-Purpose Cattle System (DPCS) |
| title_sort | measuring technical efficiency in venezuela the dual purpose cattle system dpcs |
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