Farm efficiency related to animal welfare performance and management of sheep farms in marginal areas of Central Italy: a two-stage DEA model

The development of specific actions to increase animal health and welfare is indicated as a strategy to improve the efficiency and sustainability of many livestock systems, including sheep farming. In this paper, efficiency measures are provided to confirm the hypothesis that farms that are higher-p...

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Main Authors: Lucio Cecchini, Laura Vieceli, Adriano D’Urso, Chiara Francesca Magistrali, Claudio Forte, Sebastian Alessandro Mignacca, Massimo Trabalza-Marinucci, Massimo Chiorri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1828051X.2021.1913076