Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin are breakthrough financial technologies that promise to
revolutionize the digital economy. Unfortunately, their long-term adoption in the business …

Antimicrobial resistance is a pandemic problem, causing substantial health and economic
burdens. Antimicrobials are extensively used in livestock and aquaculture, exacerbating this …

Bovine-leukosis virus (BLV; also termed 'bovine-leukemia virus') is a retrovirus that primarily
affects lymphoid tissue of dairy and beef cattle. Our objective was to investigate the …

Accurately assessing the economic impacts of diseases and other factors that affect milk
production requires that the demand for milk be taken into account. Because demand for …

This article introduces a dynamic stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) framework with
unobserved heterogeneity, persistent and transient inefficiency effects, based on recent …

The goal of this study was to measure the economic impacts of reduced milk production
associated with papillomatous digital dermatitis (PDD) in dairy cows in the USA, and of …

The purpose of this chapter is to give a broad overview of the published empirical work on
the production economics of dairy farming as well as an outlook on future challenges for this …

To spur on renewable energy development, some US states have adopted Renewable
Portfolio Standards (RPS) and related policies. Previous studies have examined the factors …

Objective—To measure the economic impacts attributable to an increase in bulk-tank
somatic cell count (BTSCC) on US dairies. Design—Meta-analysis of data from various …

Abstract Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs) wereintroduced into the Mid-Atlantic Surf
Clam and OceanQuahog fishery to reduce over-capitalization whileconserving clam …