User"s guide for the beef cattle enterprise simulation model

The major emphasis of the model is on the land extensive cow/calf form of operation in which the breeding of cows results in the sale of calves. The model assists managers to evaluate and to investigate ways to make decisions in a beef cattle enterprise and the operation of the enterprise through the course of a year. Chapter 1 describes the model and the basis for its operation. Chapter 2 lists and defines all the state and control variables used. Chapter 3 lists the instructions necessary for operating the model. Chapter 4 gives a complete listing of the model"s program and the subroutines used in it. Those who want to use these routines at locations other than Michigan State University or with compilers different from CDC FTN4 should check local consultants for incompatabilities which must be resolved.