Beef cattle contract growing scheme of Monterey: a case study

Date

1991

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management

College

College of Economics and Management (CEM)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Manalili, Nerlita M.

Abstract

This special problem report was made to provide the researcher s firsthand experience in observing the operations of the beef cattle contract growing scheme of Monterey Corporation. Observation of the operations of the farms of Monterey in Canlubang, Isabela, Masbate and Cavite was done. The office of Nichols Interchange was also visited. By applying the theories he has learned, the author was able to identify the present problems of the farm and was able to recommend alternative courses of actions that are open to the beef contract growing operations of Monterey. The problems identified were mostly production related such as low conception rate, variation of cattle breeds acquired for fattening, unequal distribution of Aussie fatteners to the congros, and the high cost of processing. It was determined that if these problems are not acted upon immediate, adverse effects on the operations of Monterey Farms will be encountered. Alternative courses of actions were recommended as solutions to the different problems, namely: the conduct of employee training programs on artificial insemination, the hiring of consultants/technical people or increasing the breeding herd for the problem on low conception rate the direct purchase of cattle or the establishment of linkages with other companies also interested in purchasing imported cattle for the problem on the inefficient buying of cattle the purchase of only Aussie fatteners, or factoring in a more equitable buy back system to eliminate the current partiality on Aussie breeds for the problem on the unequal distribution of Aussie fatteners to the congros the increase in selling price of live cattle, the increase in cattle production, or the offering of the plants excess capacity for rental to outsiders for the problems on the high cost of processing. The different alternative were evaluated based on a decision criteria devised by the researcher. The decision criteria carried the following weights: profitability (50%), added cost (30%) and ease of implementation (20%) for a to total of 100%. Following the numerical evaluation of the alternatives based on the decision criteria and on the advantages and disadvantages determined, following are the recommendations to the above mentioned problems: the conduct of employee training programs on artificial, the direct purchase of Aussie cattle, factoring in a more equitable buy back system, to eliminate the current partiality on Aussie breeds, and the increase in cattle production via an increase in the number of contract growers. To simplify the application of the chosen alternatives, an implementation plan was formulated.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993 1991 M17 B37

Document Type

Thesis

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