Estimating Desirable Cattle Traits Using Latent Class and Mixed Logit Models: A Choice Modeling Application to the U.S. Grass-Fed Beef Industry

This study examines preferences for cattle traits using mixed logit and latent class models. Choice experiment data from a 2013 mail survey of 1,052 U.S. grass-fed beef producers were used. Preliminary results indicate that producers prefer lower-priced, heavy, black, and easy-to-handle feeders backgrounded from their own cows.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Sitienei, Isaac ; Gillespie, Jeffrey ; Harrison, Robert ; Scaglia, Guillermo
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Farm Management \| Livestock Production/Industries \| Production Economics \| Research Methods/ Statistical Methods

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2015 Annual Meeting, January 31-February 3, 2015, Atlanta, Georgia Number 196706
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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