Abstract

JARAMILLO VILLANUEVA, José Luis; ROJAS JUAREZ, Lissette Abigail  and  VARGAS LOPEZ, Samuel. Scale of production and technical efficiency of beef cattle farming in Puebla, Mexico. Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias [online]. 2023, vol.14, n.1, pp.154-171.  Epub Mar 24, 2023. ISSN 2448-6698.  https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v14i1.5537.

The objective of this study was to estimate the degree of technical efficiency and identify the factors of inefficiency of beef cattle production in the Sierra Norte of Puebla, Mexico. The data were generated by surveying a statistical sample of 180 bovine production units (BPUs). Technical efficiency was estimated using the Stochastic Production Frontier and the explanation of inefficiency was estimated with a multiple linear regression model. The results indicate that the size of the BPU is positively correlated with efficiency; the small BPU group showed an average efficiency of 0.72, the medium ones 0.75 and the large ones 0.85. Feed and labor costs can be reduced, while maintaining the same level of production. The significant (P≤0.05) explanatory variables of inefficiency are schooling, technical assistance, experience, and administrative management.

Keywords : Cattle; Technical efficiency; Production scale; Production frontier.

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