Management differences and dairy results

Howard R. Rosenberg and Peter Cowen
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Howard R. Rosenberg: Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agricultural Labor Management, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, Postal: Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agricultural Labor Management, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley
Peter Cowen: Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Postal: Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University

Agribusiness, 1990, vol. 6, issue 3, 267-279

Abstract: In representing dairy production as a function of herd management decisions, veterinarians and animal scientists have generally neglected variations in worker performance. This article presents a model that includes organization and personnel management as determinants of dairy operational results. Herd production and manager interview data from 87 farms in Tulare County, California, indicated that these management factors are related to both milk output and herd reproduction efficiency. Manager assumptions about worker motivation, regularity of employee performance feedback, and use of records explained significant variation in fat corrected milk production, somatic cell count, average days open, and services per conception. The study suggests that greater attention to organizational and personnel management could improve results of dairies as well as other agricultural businesses.

Date: 1990
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DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199005)6:3<267::AID-AGR2720060308>3.0.CO;2-B

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