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Brennan, John P.; Singh, Rajinder Pal; Singh, Inder Pal. |
Researchers have abundant technical opportunities to select various options for improvement of nutritional characteristics of feed grains. Choosing between those opportunities is a difficult issue for research funding organisations. In this paper, an attempt to address those research resource allocation issues is reported. The approach to use in analysing improvements in the feed quality of grains is discussed. By defining the problem as a cost reduction for the livestock industries, the impact of improvements in grain nutrition can be defined by their impact on the least-cost feed rations for different livestock categories. Using that approach, the benefits of improved feeds can be evaluated, and research priorities can be determined on the basis of which... |
Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Feed grain; Nutrition; Value; Research; Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 1999 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123789 |
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Brennan, John P.; Singh, Rajinder Pal; Bialowas, Adam. |
Feed grains researchers have abundant technical opportunities to select various options for improvement of nutritional characteristics of feed grains. Choosing between those opportunities is a difficult issue for research funding organisations. In this paper, efforts to address the relative economic benefits from the different options for feed grains nutritional improvement are reported. The economic benefits arising from nutritional improvements in various feed grains are examined and compared to the benefits from increasing yields of the feed grains rather than improving their nutritional value. The results of the analysis of these options are presented in an economic surplus framework that enables the major beneficiaries and the relative gains for the... |
Tipo: Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Research; Feed grain; Nutrition; Value; Crop Production/Industries; Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety. |
Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/123608 |
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