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Table 8 Parameter value contributions to variance in relative profitability
From: An economic analysis of transhumance in the Central Spanish Pyrenees
500 ewes by foot (%) | 500 ewes by truck (%) | 1000 ewes by foot (%) | 1000 ewes by truck (%) | 2000 ewes by foot (%) | 2000 ewes by truck (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feed costs per ewe per day (semi-extensive) | 48.87 | 49.23 | 50.51 | 50.51 | 50.84 | 50.84 |
Transhumant lambing rate | 25.80 | 25.37 | 25.99 | 25.99 | 26.15 | 26.15 |
Semi-extensive lambing rate | 16.70 | 16.44 | 16.81 | 16.81 | 16.90 | 16.90 |
Winter pasture costs | 5.20 | 5.25 | 5.40 | 5.40 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
Fuel costs (km per day) (transhumant) | 1.42 | 1.43 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.10 | 0.10 |
Fuel costs (km per day) (semi-extensive) | 1.04 | 1.05 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.06 |
Vehicle costs (per year) (transhumant) | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Vehicle costs (per year) (semi-extensive) | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
Feed costs per ewe per day (transhumant) | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 |
Lamb costs per head | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |