An Incentive System for Salmonella Control in the Pork Supply Chain



Table 4. Optimal Incentive System Parameters and Performance Measures (λ = 0.10 and dhogd = 50)

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---Investor Owned Firm ----------------------

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------------------------Cooperative ----------------

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Bacteriological threshold value

3.5

3.0

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

3.5

3

2.5

2

1.5

1

0.5

3.5

_________3

2.5

2_____

1.5

1

0.5

______________Parameters_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

αo - Producer quality premium

0.80

0.80

1.05

1.30

1.40

1.40

3.55

4.10

4.00

4.10

4.15

4.15

3.35

4.05

[0.80-4.10]

[0.80-4.00]

1.90

1.30

1.50

1.50

4.00

α - Production history indicator level

[0-24]

[0-24]

24

24

24

24

0

[0-24]

[0-24]

24

24

24

24

0

[0-24]

[0-24]

24

24

24

24

0

α2 - Maximum testing probability

0.00

0.00

0.52

0.47

0.49

0.49

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.57

0.53

0.40

0.60

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.51

0.51

0.99

0.99

1.00

α3 - Testing probability reduction

0.00

0.00

0.10

0.04

0.05

0.05

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.11

0.06

0.03

0.07

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.10

0.05

0.10

0.10

0.00

α4 - Minimum testing probability

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

α5 - Producer share of testing cost

[0-1]

[0-1]

1

1

1

1

1

[0-1]

[0-1]

0

0

0

0

0

[0-1]

[0-1]

1

1

1

1

1

α6 - Producer penalty

0.00

0.00

1.30

1.70

3.10

3.10

3.80

0.00

0.00

1.30

1.50

3.00

3.20

3.90

0.00

0.00

1.30

1.50

4.00

4.00

3. 70

α7 - Serological threshold value

[10-40]

[10-40]

30

30

30

30

10

[10-40]

[10-40]

30

30

30

30

10

[10-40]

[10-40]

30

30

40

40

10

g(γ) - Plant level Salmonella control

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

Performance Measures

Expected bacteriological prevalence

1.46

1.46

1.07

0.76

0.64

0.64

0.13

1.46

1.46

1.10

0.83

0.64

0.64

0.13

1.46

1.46

1.08

0.78

0.64

0.64

0.13

Expected serological prevalence

45.10

45.10

33.87

25.17

21.60

21.60

4.60

45.10

45.10

34.69

26.96

21.60

21.60

4.60

45.10

45.10

34.07

25.73

21.60

21.60

4.60

Producer gain (€/hog)

- producer quality premium

0.800

0.800

1.050

1.300

1.400

1.400

3.550

4.100

4.000

4.100

4.150

4.150

3.350

4.050

[0.800-4.100]

[0.800-4.000]

1.900

1.300

3.500

3.300

4.000

- expected control cost

0.720

0.720

0.921

1.076

1.140

1.140

2.920

0.720

0.720

0.907

1.044

1.140

1.140

2.920

0.720

0.720

0.917

1.066

1.140

1.140

2.920

- expected testing cost

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.034

0.027

0.027

0.100

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.036

0.019

0.019

0.100

- expected penalty to plant

0.000

0.000

0.069

0.144

0.172

0.172

0.418

0.000

0.000

0.067

0.125

0.175

0.169

0.429

0.000

0.000

0.067

0.126

0.085

0.085

0.407

- expected total cost

0.720

0.720

1.008

1.254

1.339

1.339

3.438

0.720

0.720

0.972

1.169

1.315

1.309

3.349

0.720

0.720

1.002

1.226

1.245

1.245

3.427

- expected monetary gain

0.080

0.080

0.043

0.046

0.061

0.061

0.112

3.380

3.280

3.128

2.981

2.835

2.041

0.701

[0.080-3.380]

[0.080-3.280]

0.898

0.074

0.255

0.055

0.573

Farmer certainty equivalent of gain

0.047

0.047

0.002

0.001

0.000

0.000

0.001

3.347

3.247

3.088

2.937

2.775

1.979

0.585

[0.047-3.347]

[0.047-3.247]

0.858

0.030

0.203

0.203

0.466

Slaughter plant gain (€/hog)

- slaughter plant price premium

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

- slaughter plant control cost

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

- quality premium paid to producers

0.800

0.800

1.050

1.300

1.400

1.400

3.550

4.100

4.000

4.100

4.150

4.150

3.350

4.050

[0.800-4.100]

[0.800-4.000]

1.900

1.300

1.500

1.500

4.000

- expected penalty from producers

0.000

0.000

0.069

0.144

0.172

0.172

0.418

0.000

0.000

0.067

0.125

0.175

0.169

0.429

0.000

0.000

0.067

0.126

0.085

0.085

0.407

- expected testing cost

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.032

0.028

0.025

0.100

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

0.000

- expected slaughter penalty

0.033

0.145

0.082

0.050

0.147

0.944

0.123

0.033

0.145

0.098

0.091

0.147

0.944

0.123

0.033

0.145

0.085

0.061

0.147

0.944

0.123

Expected monetary slaughter gain

3.317

3.205

3.087

2.944

2.775

1.979

0.595

0.017

0.005

0.001

0.002

0.000

0.000

0.006

[3.317-0.017]

[3.205-0.005]

2.232

2.915

2.588

1.791

0.134

Overall chain gain (€/hog)
- slaughter plant price premium

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

4.250

- expected farm control cost

0.720

0.720

0.921

1.076

1.140

1.140

2.920

0.720

0.720

0.906

1.044

1.140

1.140

2.900

0.720

0.720

0.917

1.066

1.140

1.140

2.920

- slaughter plant control cost

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.100

0.400

- expected testing cost

0.000

0.003

0.018

0.034

0.027

0.027

0.100

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.032

0.028

0.025

0.100

0.000

0.000

0.018

0.036

0.019

0.019

0.100

- expected slaughter penalty

0.033

0.145

0.082

0.050

0.147

0.944

0.123

0.033

0.145

0.098

0.091

0.147

0.944

0.123

0.033

0.145

0.085

0.061

0.147

0.944

0.123

- expected monetary gain for the chain

3.397

3.285

3.130

2.890

2.836

2.040

0.707

3.397

3.285

3.128

2.983

2.835

2.041

0.707

3.397

3.285

3.130

2.990

2.843

2.047

0.707

Expected welfare gain for the chain

3.364

3.252

3.089

2.944

2.775

1.979

0.596

3.364

3.252

3.088

2.939

2.775

1.980

0.591

3.364

3.252

3.089

2.946

2.791

1.994

0.600

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