ON THE CHOICE BETWEEN THE STOCKING RATE AND TIME IN RANGE MANAGEMENT

dc.creatorBatabyal, Amitrajeet A.
dc.creatorBiswas, Basudeb
dc.creatorGodfrey, E. Bruce
dc.date2017-04-01T14:42:24Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-09T03:32:41Z
dc.descriptionA long standing question in range management concerns the relative importance of the stocking rate versus the length of time during which animals graze a particular rangeland. We address this question by analyzing the problem faced by a private rancher who wishes to minimize the long run expected net unit cost (LRENC) from range operations by choosing either the stocking rate or the length of time during which his animals graze his rangeland. We construct a renewal-theoretic model and show that, in general, this rancher's LRENC with an optimally chosen stocking rate is lower than his LRENC with an optimally chosen grazing cycle length.
dc.identifierdoi:10.22004/ag.econ.20744
dc.identifierhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20744/files/sp01ba05.pdf
dc.identifierhttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20744
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/534724
dc.languageeng
dc.publisher
dc.sourcehttp://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/20744
dc.titleON THE CHOICE BETWEEN THE STOCKING RATE AND TIME IN RANGE MANAGEMENT
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