Goal Programming Estimates of Livestock Roughage Consumption, by Type of Roughage, by State, 1971-73

George Allen, Greg Gage, Larry Otto, Jerry Plato and Reuben Weisz

No 335358, Economics Statistics and Cooperative Services (ESCS) Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: This report uses the goal programming concept to estimate livestock roughage consumption by type of roughage and State. The concept involves multiple conflicting objectives or goals which are evaluated subject to goal and nongoal constraints. The goal programming algorithm develops a solution to a multiple objective problem by minimizing the nonattainment of all goals subject to the restrictions imposed by nongoal constraints. Data for the State of Wisconsin are used to illustrate how the model is set up and run. Input data requirements for applying the model to each of the 48 contiguous States are described, followed by the running of the model for each State.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Livestock Production/Industries; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 196
Date: 1979-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.335358

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