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ECONOMETRIC MODEL OF THE U.S. SHEEP INDUSTRY FOR POLICY ANALYSIS [PDF]

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The U.S. sheep inventory has been declining for many years. To further investigate this trend, an econometric sector model using single demand equations was developed to analyze the impacts of two alternative levels of wool marketing loan rates.Marketing,
Ribera, Luis A.   +2 more
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Lameness in English lowland sheep flocks : farmers' perspectives and behaviour [PDF]

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Lameness in sheep is an important welfare concern causing financial loss through lost performance. This thesis increases epidemiological understanding of sheep lameness from the farmers’ perspective, using interdisciplinary approaches.
King, Elisabeth M.
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Impacts of labour on interactions between economics and animal welfare in extensive sheep farms [PDF]

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This study quantified interactions between animal welfare and farm profitability in British extensive sheep farming systems. Qualitative welfare assessment methodology was used to assess welfare from the animal's perspective in 20 commercial extensive ...
Goddard, Pete   +10 more
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