Economic Analysis of Calving Assistance on Western Canadian Cow-Calf Operations-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Economic Analysis of Calving Assistance on Western Canadian Cow-Calf Operations

Published:2024-05 Issue:2 Volume:56 Page:297-309
ISSN:1074-0708
Container-title:Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Agric. Appl. Econ.

Author:

Lucio Cecilia,Windeyer M. Claire,Larson Kathy,Pajor Edmond A.,Pearson Jennifer M.^ORCID

Abstract

AbstractThe objective was to estimate the difference in cost, revenue, and profit between unassisted and assisted calvings on western Canadian cow-calf operations. Historical records of individual animal production measures from 2015 to 2020 and industry-described inputs were used in a modified decision tree model. The incidence of assisted calvings in heifers and cows was 4.6 and 2%, respectively. Assisted heifers and cows had an expected profit of −$227.43 and −$67.06 CAD per calving, respectively, while unassisted heifers and cows had an expected profit of −$76.11 and $120.12 CAD per calving, respectively. Calving assistance can impact the profitability of western Canadian cow-calf operations.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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