Net Present Value Analysis of Sow Longevity and the Economic Sensitivity of Net Present Value to Changes in Production, Market Price, Feed Cost, and Replacement Gilt Costs in a Farrow-to-Finish Operation

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 33-40

  Stalder, K J ^a   Lacy, R C ^a   Cross, T L ^a   Conatser, G E ^a   Darroch, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 27744594750     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31658-2     Document Type: Article

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