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Interactive Computer Costs for Calculating Dairy Rations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Sherrill B. Nott*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the cost and potential for extension field application of four computer systems. Each system was designed to provide a nutritionally balanced least cost ration for feeding one dairy cow for one day given a variety of roughages and concentrates.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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