Systems Analysis Applied to Livestock Production

With a focus on improving the efficiency of livestock production operations this book utilizes systems analysis as a method of organizing and collating key genetic and interactive effects.

It measures their appropriate rates and flows within a herd to enhance output.

The authors examine the effects of a change in breeding or nutrition on total herd population and determine the most practical method for incorporating a change in breeding or nutritional practices.

They provide simulation models and include a detailed discussion of livestock production within the context of environmental sustainability.