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A Stocker Cattle Growth Simulation Model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

B. Wade Brorsen ,
Odell L. Walker ,
Gerald W. Horn  and
Ted R. Nelson
B. Wade Brorsen
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Odell L. Walker
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
Gerald W. Horn
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
Ted R. Nelson
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University
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Stocker cattle operations are an important part of the nation's cattle industry. Many producers do not realize the profit potential in new technological advances, and some feed their cattle on uneconomic planes of nutrition. Stocker cattle producers can benefit from results of animal science and agronomic research if they are presented in a framework suited to use in decision-making. Analyses prepared by agricultural economists often ignore many of the factors determining gain because of lack of data and complexity of the relationships. Thus, a system for economic analysis that accounts for more factors and improves growth predictions would be highly useful. The purpose of this study is to develop and provide computerized analytical procedures to estimate physical and economic results of alternative stocker production systems.

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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , July 1983 , pp. 115 - 122
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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