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Provedor de dados:  AgEcon
País:  United States
Título:  The Roles of Labor and Profitability in Choosing a Grazing Strategy for Beef Production in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region
Autores:  Gillespie, Jeffrey M.
Wyatt, Wayne
Venuto, Brad
Blouin, David
Boucher, Robert W.
Data:  2008-12-01
Ano:  2008
Palavras-chave:  Labor requirements
Rotational grazing
Stocking rate
Time and motion study
Agribusiness
Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
Industrial Organization
Labor and Human Capital
Livestock Production/Industries
Q12
Q24
Resumo:  Comparisons are made concerning labor required and profitability associated with continuous grazing at three stocking rates and rotational grazing at a high stocking rate in the U.S. Gulf Coast region. A unique data set was collected using a time and motion study method to determine labor requirements. Profits are lowest for low stocking rate– continuous grazing and high stocking rate–rotational grazing. Total labor and labor in three specific categories are greater on per acre and/or per cow bases with rotational-grazing than with continuous-grazing strategies. These results help to explain relatively low adoption rates of rotational grazing in the region.
Tipo:  Journal Article
Idioma:  Inglês
Identificador:  http://purl.umn.edu/45527
Relação:  Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 40, Number 01, April 2008
JAAE
Formato:  13
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