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Economic Replacement of a Heterogeneous Herd (2007)
by
K. Boys
,
N. Li
,
P. V. Preckel
,
A. P. Schinckel
,
K. A. Foster
| Venue: | Am. J. of Agr. Econ |
| Citations: | 2 - 1 self |
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@ARTICLE{Boys07economicreplacement,
author = {K. Boys and N. Li and P. V. Preckel and A. P. Schinckel and K. A. Foster},
title = {Economic Replacement of a Heterogeneous Herd},
journal = {Am. J. of Agr. Econ},
year = {2007}
}
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Abstract
A model was developed and used to determine the optimal slaughter weights of pigs with heterogeneous growth raised in a 1,000 head barn and marketed in truckload groups. Explicitly recognizing the heterogeneity of pig weights and marketing the herd over time in truckload batches can substantially increase profit.
