Beef alliances: Motivations, extent, and future prospects

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 397-417

  Schroeder, Ted C ^a   Kovanda, Joseph ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF CATTLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GOVERNMENT; LIVESTOCK; MARKETING; MEAT INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATION; PROFIT; REVIEW; STANDARD; ANIMAL; CATTLE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FORECASTING; MEAT; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FORECASTING; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEAT PRODUCTS; MOTIVATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342634394     PISSN: 07490720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0720(03)00031-8     Document Type: Review

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