Search Results - subject:"backgrounding"

Benefits of preconditioning cattle under stochastic feedlot performance

Verteramo Chiu, Leslie J.; Tauer, Loren W.; … - In: Journal of agricultural and applied economics : JAEE 54 (2022) 4, pp. 656-673

Preconditioning cattle, a management practice of preparing cattle for feedlots as well as following a vaccination protocol for common diseases, has been shown to add value to cattle by reducing disease incidence and severity, yet it is not universally adopted. We estimated the benefits to a beef...

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Review and analysis of the 2008 National Stocker Survey

Roe, Janell - 2011

The 2008 National Stocker Survey defines the backgrounding/stocking of cattle as ―operations where calves are grown … those retained by cow-calf producers post-weaning, but before marketing or retention through the feedlot. Backgrounding … is how producer and operation characteristics—producer age, type of operation, income derived from backgrounding …

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Northern Great Plains Beef Production: Production and Marketing Practices of Cow-Calf Producers

Hodur, Nancy M.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Nudell, Daniel J.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2007

's ruminant livestock sector appears to be backgrounding feeder calves. However, while economic analysis has indicated that … stockgrowers in the study area could typically increase their net returns by backgrounding feeder calves, anecdotal evidence … suggests relatively few producers are presently backgrounding feeder calves. To identify the socioeconomic impediments …

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Análise do comportamento dos preços do boi gordo e do boi magro na pecuária de corte paulista, no período de 1995 a 2006

Sachs, Raquel Castellucci Caruso; Pinatti, Eder - In: Revista de Economia e Agronegocio / Brazilian Review of … 5 (2007) 3

The paper analyzed the impacts of the price of finishing steers on the price of backgrounding steers in the State of … unidirectional relationship among the prices of finishing steers and backgrounding steers, confirming the importance of the prices of … finishing steers on the prices formation of the backgrounding steers, but the prices had no equilibrium relationship in the long …

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Opportunities and Constraints to Expanding Value-added Beef Production in the Northern Great Plains

Hodur, Nancy M.; Leistritz, F. Larry; Nudell, Daniel J.; … - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 2007

information about operators' current production practices, including marketing, backgrounding, retained ownership, herd management …

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FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADOPTION OF VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTION ON COW-CALF FARMS

Popp, Michael P.; Faminow, Merle D.; Parsch, Lucas D. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 31 (1999) 01

Factors that affect the decision to feed or sell calves at weaning are analyzed for Arkansas cow-calf operators. A discrete choice logit model is used to analyze the adoption of value-added cattle production. Farm size, human capital, perception of risk/returns and enterprise diversification are...

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ANALYSIS OF THE RISK MANAGEMENT PROPERTIES OF GRAZING CONTRACTS VERSUS FUTURES AND OPTION CONTRACTS

Harrison, R. Wes; Bobst, Barry W.; Benson, Fred J.; … - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 28 (1996) 02

of grazing contracts to futures and option contracts. The results show that the risks of backgrounding feeder cattle are …

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