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Estimating the Cost Functions of Sheep Production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Economic

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.

DOI

10.21608/ajas.2022.154231.1163

Keywords

Cost functions, Sheep production costs, Saudi Arabia

Authors

First Name

Yousef A.

Last Name

Alseleem

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Affiliation

Department of Plant Production and Protection, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Email

yalseleem@yahoo.com

City

Unizah , Saudi Arabi

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Volume

53

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

38047

Issue Date

2022-12-01

Receive Date

2022-08-03

Publish Date

2022-12-01

Page Start

240

Page End

247

Print ISSN

1110-0486

Online ISSN

2356-9840

Article File

AJAS_Volume 53_Issue 5_Pages 240-247.pdf

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https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/article_280401.html

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Research papers

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298

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Publication Link

https://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Estimating the Cost Functions of Sheep Production in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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22 Jan 2023