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1. Valuing the absence of feral swine in the United States: A partial equilibrium approach

Author:
Shwiff, S.A.,   et al.   ; Holderieath, J.J.; Pendell, D.L.; Hadrich, J.C.; Anderson, A.; Slootmaker, C.; Harper, E.;     Show all 7 Authors
Source:
Crop protection 2018 v.112 pp. 63-66
ISSN:
0261-2194
Subject:
Sus scrofa; consumer surplus; corn; crop damage; crops; feral animals; models; peanuts; prices; rice; soybeans; swine; wheat; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Feral swine (also called wild pigs; Sus scrofa Linnaeus) are known to cause damage to crops among other types of property damage. This research addresses the lack of economic welfare estimates of wild pig imposed crop damages in the literature by estimating the value of wild pig removal with respect to five crops in nine southern U.S. states. An equilibrium displacement model was used to assess th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cropro.2018.05.004
CHORUS:
10.1016/j.cropro.2018.05.004