The value of genetic information to livestock buyers: A combined revealed, stated preference approach

Agricultural Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 337-347

  Vestal, Mallory K ^a   Lusk, Jayson L ^b   Devuyst, Eric A ^b   Kropp, J Robert ^b  

^a WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Bull; Cattle; Genetics; Hedonic model; Revealed preference; Stated preference; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

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EID: 84877837885     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/agec.12016     Document Type: Article

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