Table 4 Analysis of the factors affecting the preventive biosecurity costs on Finnishbroiler farms
From: Measuring the costs of biosecurity on poultry farms: a case study in broiler production in Finland
Regression 1 | Regression 2 | Regression 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variable | Total cost per bird | Direct cost per bird | Labour cost per bird |
Intercept | 3.673 (p = 0.000) | 2.417 (p = 0.000) | 1.256 (p = 0.001) |
Annual number of birds | -0.00000235 (p = 0.004) | -0.0000007353 (p = 0.190) | -0.00000161 (p = 0.031) |
Processor B (dummy) | 0.945 (p = 0.006) | 0.592 (p = 0.025) | 0.353 (p = 0.244) |
Processor C (dummy) | 0.582 (p = 0.028) | 0.339 (p = 0.100) | 0.243 (p = 0.326) |
Female producer | 0.528 (p = 0.026) | 0.090 (p = 0.606) | 0.438 (p = 0.060) |
Regression statistics | F = 11.437 Sig. = 0.000 R2 = 0.792 | F = 2.602 Sig. = 0.089 R2 = 0.465 | F = 5.028 Sig. = 0.013 R2 = 0.626 |