Banning subtherapeutic antibiotics in U.S. swine production: A simulation of impacts on industry structure

Agribusiness

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 314-330

  Hogberg, Michael G ^a   Raper, Kellie Curry ^b   Oehmke, James F ^c  

^a AgriStrategies Inc   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 68949104335     PISSN: 07424477     EISSN: 15206297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/agr.20204     Document Type: Article

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