Deciding when to replace an open beef cow

Agricultural Finance Review

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 61-74

  Ibendahl, Gregory A ^a   Anderson, John D ^a   Anderson, Leslie H ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bred heifer; Net present value; Open cow; Perpetual annuity; Replacement decision; Unequal asset life

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748873535     PISSN: 00021466     EISSN: 20416326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00214660480001154     Document Type: Article

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