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Net Returns from Feeding Cull Beef Cows: The Influence of Initial Body Condition Score

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 January 2015

Zakou Amadou ,
Kellie Curry Raper ,
Jon T. Biermacher ,
Billy Cook  and
Clement E. Ward
Zakou Amadou
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Kellie Curry Raper
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jon T. Biermacher
Affiliation:
Agriculture Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma
Billy Cook
Affiliation:
Agriculture Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., Ardmore, Oklahoma
Clement E. Ward
Affiliation:
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
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Abstract

The impact of initial body condition scores on net returns from retaining beef cull cows for delayed marketing was investigated in a three-year experiment. Cows were retained either on native grass pasture or in a low-input dry lot setting. Net returns are examined across five alternative marketing periods, including culling. Sensitivity of net returns to changes in retention cost is also examined. Although a native grass pasture system was generally more profitable than a low-input dry lot system, thin and medium cows were typically more profitable than cows with higher initial body condition score regardless of the feeding system.

Keywords

body condition scorecow-calf managementcull cowsnet returnsretention systemQ1Q13
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Research Article
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Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 139 - 155
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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 2014

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