Economic Tools to Evaluate Culling Decisions for Breeding Cattle and Replacements
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- December 7, 2021
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The replacement management strategy involves comparing the values of the breeding stock you own with the value of potential replacements and then choosing the investment with the highest expected worth. This publication discusses the application of capital budgeting to the replacement decision for breeding stock. (3 Pages).
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