Effects of Joint Product Management Strategies on E. coli 0157:H7 and Feedlot Profifits

William R. Perry, Thomas Marsh, Rodney Jones, M. W. Sanderson, J. M. Sargeant, D. D. Griffin and R. A. Smith

No 413421, Staff Papers from University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Agricultural Economics

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the effect of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 on feedlot profits. Fecal samples from 711 feedlot pens in 73 feedlots in Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas were tested for E. coli 0157:H7. Average daily gain and feed-to-gain ratios were computed for each feedlot pen, and managers from each feedlot provided information on various feedlot management practices. Cattle performance and E. coli 0157:H7 prevalence are both affected by feedlot management practices. The indirect effect of E. coli 0157:H7 on potential feedlot profits was determined by measuring the effects of management practices on E. coli 0157:H7 levels and cattle performance.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.413421

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