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Management differences and dairy results

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  • Howard R. Rosenberg

    (Cooperative Extension Specialist, Agricultural Labor Management, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley)

  • Peter Cowen

    (Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University)

Abstract

In representing dairy production as a function of herd management decisions, veterinarians and animal scientists have generally neglected variations in worker performance. This article presents a model that includes organization and personnel management as determinants of dairy operational results. Herd production and manager interview data from 87 farms in Tulare County, California, indicated that these management factors are related to both milk output and herd reproduction efficiency. Manager assumptions about worker motivation, regularity of employee performance feedback, and use of records explained significant variation in fat corrected milk production, somatic cell count, average days open, and services per conception. The study suggests that greater attention to organizational and personnel management could improve results of dairies as well as other agricultural businesses.

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  • Howard R. Rosenberg & Peter Cowen, 1990. "Management differences and dairy results," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 6(3), pages 267-279.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:agribz:v:6:y:1990:i:3:p:267-279
    DOI: 10.1002/1520-6297(199005)6:3<267::AID-AGR2720060308>3.0.CO;2-B
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    1. Rougoor, Carin W. & Trip, Ger & Huirne, Ruud B. M. & Renkema, Jan A., 1998. "How to define and study farmers' management capacity: theory and use in agricultural economics," Agricultural Economics, Blackwell, vol. 18(3), pages 261-272, May.
    2. O'Leary, Niall & Tranter, Richard & Bennett, Richard, 2017. "Farmer attitudes predictive of profitability," 91st Annual Conference, April 24-26, 2017, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland 258638, Agricultural Economics Society.

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