Date of Award:
5-1972
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Applied Economics
Department name when degree awarded
Agricultural Economics
Committee Chair(s)
Paul R. Grimshaw
Committee
Paul R. Grimshaw
Committee
Darwin Neilson
Committee
Bartell Jensen
Committee
Ronald Canfield
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to make an evaluation of the competitive position of the Utah livestock industry by use of a linear programming model (MPS-360). This is on the basis of the least cost means of production to meet the quantity demanded of the livestock products. This is accomplished by dividing the United States into six regions where Utah is one of these regions to enable careful consideration of Utah's agricultural enterprises.
The agricultural products used in the analysis are beef, pork, broilers, turkeys, eggs and milk.
The feeds used for production are barley, wheat, corn, oats, milo, hay, and 44 percent soybean meal.
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Recommended Citation
Gray, Kenneth H., "An Evaluation of the Competitive Position of Utah Livestock Production to Other Livestock Producing Areas" (1972). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 3099.
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