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标题：Net Returns from Feeding Cull Beef Cows: The Influence of Initial Body Condition Score
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作者：Amadou, Zakou ; Raper, Kellie Curry ; Biermacher, Jon T. 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2014
页码：139-155
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：The impact of initial body condition scores on net returns from retaining beef cull cows for delayed marketing was investigated in a three-year experiment. Cows were retained either on native grass pasture or in a low-input dry lot setting. Net returns are examined across five alternative marketing periods, including culling. Sensitivity of net returns to changes in retention cost is also examined. Although a native grass pasture system was generally more profitable than a low-input dry lot system, thin and medium cows were typically more profitable than cows with higher initial body condition score regardless of the feeding system.
关键词：body condition score;cow-calf management;cull cows;net returns;retention system