Application of data envelopment analysis to measure technical efficiency on a sample of Irish dairy farms
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E. Kelly1,2†, L. Shalloo1†, U. Geary1, A. Kinsella3 and M. Wallace2 1Teagasc, Livestock Systems Research Department, Animal and Grassland Research & Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland 2School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland 3Agricultural Economics and Farm Surveys Department, Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland
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