Determinants of Technical Efficiency in Louisiana Beef Cattle Production

Abstract

Technical efficiency was estimated for a group of beef cattle producers. Producers using straight-bred Bos taurus bulls and mixed-bred Brahman cows were more technically efficient than producers who did not. Those who used a designated hay meadow, used registered cows, were older, and were more highly educated were the more technically efficient producers. Anna N. Rakipova was born in Moscow, Russia. In 1992, she was accepted into the Agricultural Economics program at Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy. She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural Economics from Louisiana State University in 1998 and 1999, respectively. She is currently working as an Offshore Companies Administrator in Nocosia, Cyprus.