@conference {40645,
	title = {The on-farm impact of beef production technologies},
	booktitle = {Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	volume = {54},
	year = {1994},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {413-416},
	publisher = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	organization = {New Zealand Society of Animal Production},
	abstract = {Three beef breeding cow technologies (heifer mating, dairy cross cows,  
and exotic terminal sire bulls) have the potential to increase cattle gross  
margins by 48\% and increase output from the national beef herd significantly.   
However, on a whole farm basis where the extra feeding levels required to  
implement these technologies are taken into account individual farm surpluses  
increase by only 21\%. 
 
Samples of farmers from the Taihape/Hunterville and coastal Hawkes Bay  
regions were all aware of the technologies but had chosen not to use the new  
technologies for rational reasons.  The most frequently stated reason was that  
the technologies were not suitable for harsh farming environments.  Other  
reasons stated by farmers related to the farmer not being able to provide the  
breeding cow herd the preferential feeding required for these technologies to  
express their potential. 
 },
	issn = {1176-5283},
	author = {Brazendale R and Reid J and McRae A}
}
