ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF BREEDING OBJECTIVES IN SHEEP AND GOATS - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS

SUMMARY The procedures to be fo llowed and some o f the problems which ing breeding objectives are discussed. Specia l emphasis is given reconcile confl icts between different bases o f evaluation, and it ~o att~ that from,a, long-term viewpoi nt , effic i ~ncy s hould be the goal of ~~econcI where efflclency 1S measured as the rat10 of the v alue of all input br~ of al l outputs. In the shorter term, or where ar tific ial distortl'o s to ~. , u~ occur , other Ob]ect1ves may be p r eferred. Goa l s s hould be clearly d'. from se l ect i on cri teria , and th i s wi l l be mo r e likely to be aChiev~s~~ attenti on is gi ven to the l evel of a na l ysis whi ch is employed .