• Evaluation of soy hulls as the principal ingredient in a beef cattle receiving ration 

    Bunyecha, Kija Faustin, 1957- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    Adjusting cattle to grain based diets from predominately forage diets remains one of the production problems facing beef cattle producers. When cattle are introduced to grain based diets they have a tendency to experience ...
  • The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations 

    Krumpelman-Farmer, Elaine L., 1974- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    This research addresses the issue of an investment constraint in user-owned agricultural organizations called the horizon problem. Scholars have suggested the restrictions on the transferability of residual claimant rights ...
  • The portfolio problem in agricultural cooperatives: an integrated framework 

    Plunkett, Brad (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
    A portfolio problem within agricultural cooperatives arises as a result of the traditional cooperative's property rights structure. As members' investment is tied to patronage, this traditional structure prevents them from ...