To Replace or Not to Replace: Determining Optimal Replacement Rates in Beef Cattle Operations

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 87-93

  Mackay, W S ^a   Whittier, J C ^a   Field, T G ^a   Umberger, W J ^a   Teichert, R B ^b   Feuz, D M ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Farm Management Company   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Female Replacement Rate; Profitability

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008145712     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31277-8     Document Type: Article

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