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Competitive Position Implications of an Energy Conservation Program for Feeding Livestock and Poultry in the Northeast

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

John P. Davulis ,
George E. Frick  and
Douglas E. Morris
John P. Davulis
Affiliation:
Institute of Natural and Environmental Resources, University of New Hampshire
George E. Frick
Affiliation:
Commodity Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, University of New Hampshire
Douglas E. Morris
Affiliation:
Natural Resource Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, University of New Hampshire
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This paper examines the potential that exists for energy conservation in feeding livestock and poultry in the Northeast by analyzing the “What if” question: “What if national policy dictates using imputed energy “costs” to minimize energy use in feed rations?” Current feed rations contain large amounts of embodied energy reflecting the quantity of fossil fuel energy required to produce, process and transport the various ingredients included in the feed rations. By changing the mix of ingredients in feed rations, perhaps considerable energy could be saved in the Northeast.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Northeastern Agricultural Economics Council , Volume 6 , Issue 1 , April 1977 , pp. 1 - 15
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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Published with the approval of the Director of the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station as Scientific Contribution Number 851.

References

1. Davulis, J. P. and Frick, G. E., Potential for Energy Conservation in Feeding Livestock and Poultry in the United States, Agricultural, N. H. Experiment Station Bulletin 506, January 1977.Google Scholar