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The use of linear programming to investigate the impact of replacement rate and age at first calving on gross margin of Taiwanese dairy farms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

P. Chang ,
P. Rowlinson  and
P. Cain
P. Chang*
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, U.K.
P. Rowlinson
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, U.K.
P. Cain
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE17RU, U.K.
*
E-mail: pi-lien.chang@ncl.ac.uk
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Reproductive performance has a large influence on production and profitability. In Taiwan, survey data shows an average number of lactations of 2.87 with 67% being culled before their third lactation and a first calving age (CA) of 30 months (Chang, 1988). In order to indicate the impact of reproductive performance and calving pattern on revenue, linear programming (LP) is applied to model the effect of both replacement rate (RR) and CA.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 117
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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