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OPTIMAL HEDGING STRATEGIES FOR THE U.S. CATTLE FEEDER
Multiproduct optimal hedging for simulated cattle feeding is compared to alternative hedging strategies using weekly price data for 1983-95. Out-of-sample means and variances of hedged feeding margins using estimated hedge ratios for four commodities ...
Noussinov, Mikhail A. +1 more
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Bovine astrovirus infection in feedlot cattle with neurological disease in western Canada.
, 2017 A novel bovine astrovirus (BoAstV CH13/NeuroS1) has been associated with encephalitis in cattle in Europe and the USA. We retrospectively analyzed feedlot cattle with encephalitis of unknown etiology for this virus byhybridization.
Seuberlich, Torsten +4 more
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RETURNS TO SORTING AND MARKET TIMING OF ANIMALS WITHIN PENS OF FED CATTLE
This research examines returns to cattle feeding operations that sort animals prior to marketing using ultrasound technology. The returns to sorting are between $11 and $25 per head depending on the number of groups the pens into which cattle can be ...
Koontz, Stephen R. +3 more
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Animal Science and IndustryChristopher D. ReinhardtDaniel U. ThomsonBovine Respiratory Disease Complex (BRDC) is the most common and costly disease in feedlot cattle in North America. Annual economic losses are estimated
Torres, Siddartha
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The Political Economy of Quality Measurement: A Case Study of the U.S. Slaughter Cattle Market [PDF]
As agricultural products move from being economic commodities to quality-differentiated goods, price dispersion within specific markets increases and implicit subsidies from high quality producers to low quality producers are removed. This paper examines
John Whitley
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The Affect of Animal Gender on Fed Cattle Producer Marketing Behavior
Weekly grid market share by volume for slaughter steers is compared to slaughter heifers. Summary statistics indicate average grid market share for steers (42%) is 27% higher than slaughter heifers (33%).
Lange, Brent +4 more
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Impact of automated bunk management on feedlot steer performance and dry matter intake variation
Smart Agricultural TechnologyBunk management (BM) matches feed deliveries to pen appetence of feedlot cattle, while managing variation in daily feed intake to reduce the risk of digestive disorders.
S.V. Platts +6 more
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ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF SOURCE VERIFICATION OF FEEDER CATTLE
Source-verified (SV) feeder cattle auctions were held in Bloomfield, Iowa, each October, November, and December from 1997-2000. This study compares price data from these SV auctions to traditional auctions at the same location to determine whether a ...
Yeboah, Godfred, Lawrence, John D.
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection MicrobiologyBackgroundBovine respiratory disease (BRD) is a significant health concern in beef cattle production, leading to substantial economic losses. In North America, beef cattle are frequently transported over long distances for placement into feedlots.
Muhammed Salah Uddin +6 more
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STEER AND HEIFER PRICE DIFFERENCES IN THE LIVE CATTLE AND CARCASS MARKETS
A dynamic model is used to estimate quarterly price differences between steers and heifers in the feeder, slaughter, and carcass markets. For cattle within the same weight and grade range, their price differences are hypothesized to be influenced by ...
Marsh, John M., Schultz, Robert W.
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