Do Beef Cattle Producers Understand the Economics of Natural Production?
An abstract of the study by Lourenco et al understanding the cost of lost animal performance from adopting the practices in order for a producer to increase profitability through a natural program, is discussed. The need to quantify the lost production , in order to determine the minimum additional...
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Published in | Journal of animal science Vol. 95; p. 10 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Champaign
Oxford University Press
01.01.2017
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Summary: | An abstract of the study by Lourenco et al understanding the cost of lost animal performance from adopting the practices in order for a producer to increase profitability through a natural program, is discussed. The need to quantify the lost production , in order to determine the minimum additional revenue needed to add value to the system and technologies, such as utilizing growth-promoting hormone implants that have been abandoned by many producers in order to meet a natural market are mentioned. |
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ISSN: | 0021-8812 1525-3163 |