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| Gillespie, Jeffrey M.; Basarir, Aydin; Schupp, Alvin R.. |
| In addition to the conventional auction method of cattle marketing, some alternative marketing arrangements include sale by private treaty, video auction, retained ownership, and use of strategic alliances. This study finds that 91% of Louisiana producers use conventional auctions, while 39% use other types of marketing arrangements. The most heavily used alternative marketing arrangement is private treaty, at 26%. Those producers using alternative marketing arrangements tend to be larger, have heavier weaning weights, have more diverse farming operations, be younger, have greater contact with their county extension agents, and depend less on income from off-farm sources. |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cattle marketing; Conventional auction; Private treaty; Strategic alliance; Video auction; Livestock Production/Industries; Marketing. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/59586 |
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| Lusk, Jayson L.. |
| Recent research has identified genetic diversity in the ability of animals to manufacture and recognize leptin, a protein that regulated appetite and weight. This paper determines the economic value of using information on leptin genotype to select and manage beef cattle. Results reveal that the economic value of using genotypic information to sort cattle by optimal endpoint is only about $2/head for steers and $1/head for heifers; however, the value of using genotypic information to optimally select and feed only certain genotypes is $23/head for steers and $28/head for heifers. The difference in per head profit between the best and worst performing genotype is over $28 on the date the cattle were actually marketed and increases to $60 if each genotype is... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cattle marketing; Days on feed; Genetics; Growth models; Leptin; Value of information; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/8641 |
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| Shiimi, T.; Taljaard, Pieter R.; Jordaan, Henry. |
| About 70% of the Namibian population depends on agricultural activities for their livelihood. Moreover, agriculture remains an important sector to Namibia because its national economy is widely dependent on agricultural production. Cattle producers in the Northern Communal Areas (NCAs) have an option to market their cattle via the formal or informal markets. Efforts have been made to encourage producers to market their cattle through the formal market; however, limited improvement has been observed. In this study a number of factors have been analysed to determine its influences on cattle marketing decisions. Factors influencing the marketing decision of whether or not to sell through the formal market are analysed using the Probit model. Factors... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Cattle marketing; Decision-making; Formal markets; Transaction costs; Livestock Production/Industries. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/96641 |
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