Estimating the Cost Functions of Sheep Production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 18, Volume 53, Issue 5, December 2022, Pages 240-247 PDF (420.95 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2022.154231.1163 | ||
| Author | ||
| Yousef A. Alseleem* | ||
| Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| There is a tradition of and experience in raising sheep in the kingdom of Saudi Arabian farms. The typical farmers strategies are usually buying small animals to keep them until they grow up and sell them. Farmers usually makes profit by these strategies. the total number of sheep in the kingdom increased within the last years till it became in year 2020 about 21.7 million heads. The overall objective of this study is to analyze and estimate the cost functions of Sheep farmers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The paper focuses on carrying out statistical estimate of the cost functions of date production by using different econometric models. To achieve the study objectives, a sample of 85 sheep farms were selected randomly within the principle Amarahat in the kingdom. The results of this study show the optimal estimated cost functions. Furthermore, supply function of sheep breeding was derived. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cost functions; Sheep production costs; Saudi Arabia | ||
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