Simulating economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles
| dc.creator | Gray, Emily M. | |
| dc.creator | Ahmadi-Esfahani, Fredoun Z. | |
| dc.creator | Isberg, Sally R. | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T14:34:39Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:51:51Z | |
| dc.description | In genetic improvement programs, candidates for breeders are ranked by the profitability of their offspring, expressed as a weighted sum of the genetic gain from selection. In this paper, we estimate the economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles. A bioeconomic profit function for a representative breeding pair is used to determine the optimal slaughter age following genetic improvement in each selection objective. The results indicate that estimated farm profitability increases by nearly # A111 for a 1-week reduction in juvenile slaughter age, # A78 for a 1 per cent increase in the proportion of first-grade skins produced, and # A33 for an increase in the number of viable hatchlings per clutch. The implications of the analysis for the Australian crocodile industry and the limitations of the research are explored. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.118318 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118318/files/j.1467-8489.2007.00362.x.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118318 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/569344 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
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| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/118318 | |
| dc.title | Simulating economic values of a genetic improvement program for Australian farmed saltwater crocodiles | |
| dc.type | Text |