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| Thatcher, L.P.; Couchman, R.C.. |
| There is little published information about what influences individual lamb consumers in Australia, and the factors uppermost in their mind as they make their purchases. Gross consumption and price relationships are available from statistical studies, whilst taste panel responses relating to organoleptic properties are limited to material from technical experiments. It is contended that the gross approach to identifying consumer habits masks the individual needs of consumers. Furthermore, it is suggested that consumers have specific requirements for lamb cuts and joints, but these are compromised at the shop-counter by other factors such as price and the price of alternatives. A survey was conducted amongst 479 people to identify whether people were as... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 1983 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/12451 |
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| Thatcher, L.P.; Lloyd, Alan G.. |
| An inventory model is used to determine least-cost fodder reserves for sheep in the Hamilton area of Victoria. Unlike earlier studies a grazing model is used to generate feeding requirements and thus allows for the gradual onset of drought and the associated rise in feed prices. Compared with studies based on probabilities of effective rainfall, the approach used measures more accurately the way in which drought incidence is affected by the seasonal pattern of pasture production in relation to animal requirements. The grazing model facilitates a study of the relative severity of drought at a range of stocking rates and a number of probability distributions are identified. The refinements achieved by using a grazing model also allow a more realistic... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 1975 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9186 |
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