Table 3. Allowable Parameter Values for the Slaughter Plant Optimisation Problem*
|
_____________Parameters_________ |
______min |
max |
step size |
|
αo - Producer quality premium |
0.50 |
4.25 |
0.05 |
|
αι - Production history indicator level |
1 |
24 |
1 |
|
α2 - Maximum testing probability |
0.00 |
1.00 |
0.01 |
|
α3 - Testing probability reduction |
0.00 |
0.20 |
0.01 |
|
α4 - Minimum testing probability |
0.00 |
0.50 |
0.10 |
|
α5 - Producer share of testing cost |
0.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
α6 - Producer penalty |
0.00 |
4.25 |
0.10 |
|
α7 - Serological threshold value |
0 |
30 |
10 |
|
g(γ) - Plant level Salmonella control |
1 |
3 |
1 |
* All pig herds are tested with a value of 1.00 for α2 and α4 and a value of 0.00 for α3 when plant
control package γ3 is used.
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