INFORMATION AND HERD HEALTH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN TEXAS DAIRIES

Wayne H. Howard, Thomas O. Knight, C. Shumway, Robert W. Blake and Michael A. Tomaszewski

Southern Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1987, vol. 19, issue 2, 10

Abstract: The dissemination of information by extension agents on dairy management practices used to control mastitis and the reception and use of that information by producers are investigated. Producers are surveyed to determine current practices used. The relationship between milk yield, somatic cell count, management practices, and producer and production characteristics is estimated. Subjective probabilities are elicited from "expert," extension agents, and producers concerning the impact and cost of various management practices. Subjective marginal value products and marginal input costs are computed and compared for the respondent groups. Stochastic dominance is used to rank the relative importance of the practices as perceived by the respondents.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.30216

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