Predicting Animals in Feedlot That Produce Discounted Carcasses.

Valuing Double Vaccination in Feeder Cattle

Sorting Cattle with Accumulated Data: What is the Accuracy and Economics?

USDA grader called yield grade was compared to a calculated yield grade based on ribeye area and fat thickness measured by trained technicians. The predicted yield grade from the measurement was contrasted with the called yield grade distribution for two different time periods (January 2000-...

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Iowa leads the nation in egg production, producing more than the second and third largest states combined. The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that approximately 52.9 million layers in Iowa produced 14.5 billion eggs in 2011. This level of production consumes 49.2 million...

We study business organization and coordination of specialty-market hog production using a comparative analysis of two Iowa pork niche-marketing firms.  We describe and analyze each firm's management of five key organizational challenges: planning and logistics, quality assurance, process...

We study business organization and coordination of specialty-market hog production using a comparative analysis of two Iowa firms marketing niche pork. We analyze each firm's management of five key organizational challenges: planning and logistics, quality assurance, process verification and...

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"Changes in the Midwestern U.S. Pork Industry." Presented at the 3rd London Swine Conference, London, Ontario, Canada, April 9-10, 2003. Proceedings pages 75-82.