Most decision problems involve more than one uncertain quantity. he one-variable methods
of probability elicitation outlined above can be applied validly to several variables only if the …

Multi-level decision-making (MLDM) handles problems that require compromise between
the objectives of two or more interacting entities which are arranged within a hierarchical …

No-shows are becoming a major problem in primary care facilities, creating additional costs
for the facility while adversely affecting the quality of patient care. Accurately predicting no …

Mastitis is a serious production-limiting disease, with effects on milk yield, milk quality, and
conception rate, and an increase in the risk of mortality and culling. The objective of this …

Abortions, especially those occurring during late pregnancy, lead to considerable economic
losses. To estimate the financial losses related to pregnancy loss, at first the influencing …

Several replacement models have been presented in literature. In other applicational areas
like dairy cow replacement, various methodological improvements like hierarchical Markov …

One of the most labor intensive tasks of a traditional slaughter pig production is weighing of
pigs for marketing, and in several recent projects methods for automatic assessment of live …

Feeding is the most important cost in the production of growing pigs and has a direct impact
on the marketing decisions, growth and the final quality of the meat. In this paper, we …

Sheep farmers are interested in models able to shed light on the consequences of new flock
management decisions on the production level of ewes, and on the distribution of production …

Herd optimization models that determine economically optimal insemination and
replacement decisions are valuable research tools to study various aspects of farming …