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Predicting the Effects of High‐Lysine Corn on the Hog Economy
Author(s) -
Nelson A. Gene,
Hammonds Timothy M.
Publication year - 1972
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 - 10.2307/1239167
Subject(s) - lysine , economics , estimation , chemistry , biochemistry , amino acid , management
Estimation of a supply and demand model of the hog economy is presented for analyzing the possible effects of high‐lysine com. Changes in hog marketings and prices are predicted as a function of the feed cost savings resulting from the successful introduction of high‐lysine corn.