Koontz, Stephen R.; Hoag, Dana L.; Walker, Jodine L.; … - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2000
This research examines the returns to a cattle feeding operation that sorts animals prior to marketing using ultrasound technology. The returns to sorting are between $11 and $25 per head depending on the number of groups the pens in which cattle can be sorted. Sorting faces declining returns....