Spatial and temporal changes in the U.S. hog, dairy, and fed-cattle sectors, 1975-2000

Review of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-69

  Herath, Deepananda P ^a   Weersink, Alfons J ^a   Carpentier, Chantal L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b North American Center for Environmental Cooperation   (United States)

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BOS TAURUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 28044441576     PISSN: 10587195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9353.2004.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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