Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance: Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics

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Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance : Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics. / Belay, Dagim; Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård.

In: Journal of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 73, No. 1, 2022, p. 155-171.

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Belay, D & Jensen, JD 2022, 'Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance: Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics', Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12439

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Belay, D., & Jensen, J. D. (2022). Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance: Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics. Journal of Agricultural Economics, 73(1), 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12439

Vancouver

Belay D, Jensen JD. Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance: Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics. Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2022;73(1):155-171. https://doi.org/10.1111/1477-9552.12439

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Belay, Dagim ; Jensen, Jørgen Dejgård. / Quantitative input restriction and farmers’ economic performance : Evidence from Denmark's yellow card initiative on antibiotics. In: Journal of Agricultural Economics. 2022 ; Vol. 73, No. 1. pp. 155-171.

Bibtex

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