The stocker cattle supply chain. Academic Article

abstract

• This article discusses supply chain management in the US beef industry and where stocker cattle procurement fits in that chain. The supply chain in the US beef industry is defined as well as grading mechanisms that signal prices used to manage the chain. Sources of stocker cattle are also described.

authors

• Anderson, David

published proceedings

• Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract

author list (cited authors)

• Falconer, L. L., & Anderson, D. P.

citation count

• 1

complete list of authors

• Falconer, Lawrence L||Anderson, David P

publication date

• January 2006

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice  Journal

keywords

• Animal Husbandry
• Animals
• Body Weight
• Cattle
• Commerce
• Costs And Cost Analysis
• Marketing
• United States

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/j.cvfa.2006.03.003

start page

• 297

end page

• 303

volume

• 22

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cvfa.2006.03.003

user-defined tag

• 12 Responsible Consumption and Production