The present investigation was undertaken to study the production functions and technical efficiencies in broiler units, determine the optimum levels of production factors as well as optimum and near optimum food rations for broilers. Data were collected from 192 broiler units in Fars province. Transcendental production function and stochastic frontier function were used to investigate the production relationships and technical efficiencies in the study units, respectively. Optimum and nearly optimum food rations were determined using linear programming and modeling to generate alternative techniques. Analysis of the results shows the possibility of increasing technical efficiencies as well as decreasing food costs in broiler units.
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