dc.contributor.advisor | DeVuyst, Eric Allen | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, Brian Ray | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-11-26T08:22:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-11-26T08:22:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-07 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11244/6548 | |
dc.description.abstract | Scope and Method of Study: This research is composed of three essays about value-added management practices by cow-calf producers. The first essay estimates the real option value of retaining ownership of beef calves past weaning using a discrete stochastic dynamic programming model. The second essay estimates premiums received at auction by cow-calf producers for implementing value-added management practices using a matched-pairs method. The third essay determines the probability of an individual producer receiving a positive net return for implementing various value-added management practices. Each essay implements methods that have not been previously utilized in the beef economics literature. | |
dc.description.abstract | Findings and Conclusions: Results in this research provides valuable insight for beef producers. The first essay finds that a value exists for retaining the option to sell calves at later stages of production. The second essay finds that producers who do not current participate in a program certifying that their calves have been weaned a minimum of 45 days, vaccinated, dehorned, and dewormed would have realized the highest premium for a certification program if they had chosen to participate. The third essay finds high probabilities of receiving positive net returns for bundles of value-added management practices with the highest net returns being for calves with lower sale weights. | |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | en_US | |
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dc.title | Analyses of retained ownership and value-added management practices by cow-calf producers | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Brorsen, B. Wade | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lusk, Jayson | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Lalman, David Leon | |
osu.filename | Williams_okstate_0664D_12351.pdf | |
osu.accesstype | Open Access | |
dc.type.genre | Dissertation | |
dc.type.material | Text | |
dc.subject.keywords | cow-calf producers | |
dc.subject.keywords | retained ownership | |
dc.subject.keywords | value-added beef | |
thesis.degree.discipline | Agricultural Economics | |
thesis.degree.grantor | Oklahoma State University | |