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Modeling the Optimal Location of the Cattle Feeding Industry
Author(s) -
Byrkett Donald L.,
Miller Richard A.,
Taiganides E. Paul
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1238974
Subject(s) - feedlot , variety (cybernetics) , feeder cattle , land use , business , agricultural engineering , computer science , environmental resource management , geography , environmental science , agricultural science , ecology , statistics , mathematics , biology , engineering , forestry
A variety of interregional linear programming models have been used to study the optimal location of the cattle feeding industry. An analysis is performed to determine which factors are most influential in determining feedlot location and thus need to be included in these models. In addition to traditional factors, consideration is given to the effects of region definition and regional land use patterns. Results indicate the importance of feeders, grain, and land use patterns. The implications of these results in the analysis of future trends in feedlot location is discussed.