Simulating economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-72

  Gray, Emily M ^a   Ahmadi Esfahani, Fredoun Z ^a   Isberg, Sally R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic model; Crocodiles; Economic values; Genetic improvement

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; REPTILE;

ALLIGATOR; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS POROSUS;

EID: 33846362227     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00362.x     Document Type: Article

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