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Since decoupling of the CAP, many Scottish suckler cow farms are facing financial difficulties. In response, many farmers are out-wintering extensively managed suckler cows to minimise production costs. These systems are of animal welfare concern. A range of trade-offs between animal welfare...
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Since decoupling of the CAP, many Scottish suckler cow farms are facing financial difficulties. In response, many farmers are out-wintering extensively managed suckler cows to minimise production costs. These systems are of animal welfare concern. A range of trade-offs between animal welfare...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008540147
Since decoupling of the CAP, many Scottish suckler cow farms are facing financial difficulties. In response, many farmers are out-wintering extensively managed suckler cows to minimise production costs. These systems are of animal welfare concern. A range of trade-offs between animal welfare...
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Replaced with revised version of paper 07/21/11.
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Interest in Management Intensive Grazing (MIG) of dairy cattle has increased during the last 2 decades. Most dairy … before and after the management switch has not been a subject of research scrutiny. Knowing the potential impact of a switch … to MIG prior to making a management decision to do so would be a significant piece of information for a dairy farm to …
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management practices. Most producers did not alter management practices in response to the down market. Among producers who made … changes, costs were cut largely in the area of herd health management. Specific management practices in which costs were cut … medications (5.0% of operations), and veterinary services (14.1% of operations). Other ways that producers altered management …
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The USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collected data on management practices and cow-calf herds …
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The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Beef '97 Study collected data on the marketing practices of 2,713 beef cow-calf producers representing 85.7% of all beef cows as of January 1, 1997, in 23 leading cow-calf states. Of the operations included in the study, 67.4% sold steer...
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fertility and milk production of cows and consumption of milk by farming households are shown empirically on the basis of a …
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Based on secondary data and field surveys, analyses the economic roles of the livestock sectors, technological and policy constraints for livestock development and policy options for the future development.
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