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Profit-Maximizing Dairy Sire Selection Package

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Robert W. Blake ,
C. Richard Shumway ,
Michael A. Tomaszewski ,
Greg P. Rickard  and
John M. LaBore
Robert W. Blake
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Cornell University
C. Richard Shumway
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
Michael A. Tomaszewski
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Greg P. Rickard
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
John M. LaBore
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
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Abstract

The Net Present Value Sire Summary Professional Package (NPVSS) is a microcomputer program designed for technical personnel to help dairy producers better manage investments in genetic improvement. NPVSS is written in C language, utilizes the MS-DOS operating system, and requires 256K of RAM. It is menu driven and includes parameter screens to define herd management characteristics of individual producers. Profit rankings of bulls can be generated to evaluate alternative: a) objective functions (selection policies for genetic merit in milk income and type scores), b) herd management performance factors (conception rate, calving interval, age at first calving), and c) economic factors (milk price, semen price, discount rate, planning horizon).

Keywords

net present valuemicrocomputersire selection
Type
Submitted Articles
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , July 1988 , pp. 141 - 144
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1988

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