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Evaluating the Use of an Alternative Breed Type as a Pest Management Strategy
Author(s) -
Epplin Francis M.,
Ervin R. Terry
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/10.2.225
Subject(s) - brahman , breed , crossbreed , integrated pest management , pest analysis , agricultural science , biology , agronomy , zoology , botany
Use of an alternative breed type has been proposed as a management strategy for cow‐calf producers confronted with tick‐infested pastures. The objective of the research reported in this paper is to compare the economics of a Brahman crossbreeding (50 percent Brahman‐50 percent British) system with a British crossbreeding system. Because few estimates of breed differences are available, parametric programming was conducted to evaluate the sensitivity of results to base estimates. The proposed strategy to use Brahman crosses on tick‐infested pastures is economically sound over wide ranges of the parameters considered.