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Markov Decision Programming Techniques Applied to the Animal Replacement Problem

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Kristensen, A.R. 1993. Markov decision programming techniques applied to the animal replacement problem. Dina KVL, Department of Animal Science and Animal Health, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Copenhagen. Jordbrugsforlaget. ISBN 87 7026 332 9.

Cover page: Bo Bendixen poster - 3 cows - for Danish Turnkey Dairies Ltd., 1982 (original: 62 x 91 cm).

 

The thesis Markov decision programming techniques applied to the animal replacement problem was published in 1993. It is available as a printed book published by Jordbrugsforlaget (ISBN 87 7026 332 9 - 183 pp).

A full text version is available as a single PDF file or as separate PDF files chapter by chapter from the list of contents below. A file with the title page and preface is also available.

 

 

Contents

  1. Introduction.
  2. A survey of Markov decision programming techniques applied to the animal replacement problem. (A shorter version of this chapter has been published in European Review of Agricultural Economics 21, 73-93).
  3. Hierarchic Markov processes and their applications in replacement models. (Reprinted from European Journal of Operational Research 35, 207-215).
  4. Optimal replacement and ranking of dairy cows determined by a hierarchic Markov process. (Reprinted from Livestock Production Science 16, 131-144).
  5. Maximization of net revenue per unit of physical output in Markov decision processes. (Reprinted from European Review of Agricultural Economics 18, 231-244).
  6. Optimal replacement and ranking of dairy cows under milk quotas. (Reprinted from Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica 39, 311-318).
  7. Bayesian updating in hierarchic Markov processes applied to the animal replacement problem. (Reprinted from European Review of Agricultural Economics 20, 223-239).
  8. Optimal replacement in the dairy herd: A multi-component system. (Reprinted from Agricultural Systems 39, 1-24).
  9. Applicational perspectives.
  10. Economic value of culling information in the presence and absence of a milk quota. By Anders R. Kristensen and Iver Thysen. (Reprinted from Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica 41, 129-135).
  11. Ranking of dairy cows for replacement. Alternative methods tested by stochastic simulation. By Anders R. Kristensen and Iver Thysen. (Reprinted from Acta Agriculturæ Scandinavica 41, 295-303).
  12. Conclusions and outlook.
  13. Summary.
  14. Dansk sammendrag.