Estimation of Net Present Value of Beef Females of Various Ages and the Economic Sensitivity of Net Present Value to Changes in Production

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 46-52

  Meek, M S ^a   Whittier, J C ^a   Dalsted, N L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Heifer Development; Net Present Value; Replacement

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342441733     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31723-X     Document Type: Article

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