Add to ORKGCopyright 2015 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association. Adoption of advanced breeding technologies and management practices (BTMP) in U.S. meat goat production and their impact were examined. Adopters generally had larger-scale operations, used rotational grazing and/or dry lot systems, and sold larger percentages of animals for breeding and show purposes. Farmer demographics and farm variables also influenced adoption. Complementarity of adoption was found-adopters of one BTMP tended to adopt other BTMPs. Measures of productivity and profitability were not affected by adoption. Goat breed, farmer experience, production system used, and specialization influenced productivity, and farm size had the greatest influence on ...
Abstract Several goat breeds are available in the U.S. Selection of the breed should consider farm g...
Goats have long been the most populous livestock animals on the planet. They have been a staple food...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
Abstract Boer and Kiko goats were imported in the 1990s to enhance the productivity of the US base p...
© 2017 The Author(s). Using nationwide survey data, we investigate U.S. meat goat producer preferenc...
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This paper addresses the reasons why US meat goat...
© The Author(s) 2016. Meat goat enterprise efficiency was estimated using an input distance function...
In the United States, meat goat production has increased as the demand for goat meat has expanded du...
© 2017 American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists This study investigates United States mea...
Abstract The current demand for goat meat in the US outstrips domestic supply. There is great potent...
Abstract With the introduction of Boer and Kiko breeds for meat goat production in the United States...
The growth of the goat industry has created opportunities for producers looking for a profitable alt...
The goat industry in the United States is growing. The low input costs of production (USDA, 2005) ha...
Goat production systems have been developed to adapt to the specific needs of the producer but can b...
Abstract Three limiting resources to feed the world in the future are arable land, water, and Ag tal...
Abstract Several goat breeds are available in the U.S. Selection of the breed should consider farm g...
Goats have long been the most populous livestock animals on the planet. They have been a staple food...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...
Abstract Boer and Kiko goats were imported in the 1990s to enhance the productivity of the US base p...
© 2017 The Author(s). Using nationwide survey data, we investigate U.S. meat goat producer preferenc...
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. This paper addresses the reasons why US meat goat...
© The Author(s) 2016. Meat goat enterprise efficiency was estimated using an input distance function...
In the United States, meat goat production has increased as the demand for goat meat has expanded du...
© 2017 American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists This study investigates United States mea...
Abstract The current demand for goat meat in the US outstrips domestic supply. There is great potent...
Abstract With the introduction of Boer and Kiko breeds for meat goat production in the United States...
The growth of the goat industry has created opportunities for producers looking for a profitable alt...
The goat industry in the United States is growing. The low input costs of production (USDA, 2005) ha...
Goat production systems have been developed to adapt to the specific needs of the producer but can b...
Abstract Three limiting resources to feed the world in the future are arable land, water, and Ag tal...
Abstract Several goat breeds are available in the U.S. Selection of the breed should consider farm g...
Goats have long been the most populous livestock animals on the planet. They have been a staple food...
Due to the character of the original source materials and the nature of batch digitization, quality ...