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Expected Economic Effects of BST in The Netherlands

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  • G.W.J. Giesen
  • A.J. Oskam
  • P.B.M. Berentsen

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The calculated profitability of using Bovine Somatotropin (BST) on typical dairy farms in The Netherlands ranges from Dfl.160 to 300 per cow per year, assuming 1985 prices and circumstances, and ignoring the costs of BST. A 20% increase in milk production and no change of the feed/milk relation were used for the calculations. BST is more profitable on intensive farms or on farms with more opportunities for alternative uses of land, buildings and labour. The quota system, however, leads to a considerable reduction of profitability. At a national level, and with an unchanged milk price, a 28% adoption rate of BST would increase national income about Dfl.120 million. However, the cost of BST or any decrease in milk price could reduce this amount, even to below zero. It is apparent that some dairy farmers who apply BST will earn more income whereas others will lose income.

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  • G.W.J. Giesen & A.J. Oskam & P.B.M. Berentsen, 1989. "Expected Economic Effects of BST in The Netherlands," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 3(3), pages 231-248, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:agecon:v:3:y:1989:i:3:p:231-248
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.1989.tb00086.x
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    1. du Plessis, J. A. & Potgieter, P. J., 1996. "Economic Evaluation Of New Technology : The Case Of The Milk Growth Hormone Bovine Somatotropin," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 35(4), December.

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