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The use of integer programming to select bulls across breeding companies with volume price discounts.
J Dairy Sci
October 2004
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine Center for Animal Health and Productivity 382 West Street Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348, USA.
Optimization programs are currently used to aid in the selection of bulls to be used in herd breeding programs. While these programs offer a systematic approach to the problem of semen selection, they ignore the impact of volume discounts. Volume discounts are discounts that vary depending on the number of straws purchased.
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J Dairy Sci
April 2001
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine Center for Animal Health and Productivity, Kennett Square 19348, USA.
A survey was conducted to collect information on nutrient management practices on dairy farms in south-central Pennsylvania. Of the 994 responding farms, the average farm consisted of 64 lactating cows, 10 dry cows, 41 heifers, and 17 calves with 69.7 ha of tillable land.
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