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Item Starter rations for dairy calves(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1960) Jacobs, Arthur O.Item Milking cows before parturition(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1951) Smith, Ervin P.Item The forage intake of supplemented cows grazing winter foothill rangelands of Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1985) Turner, Mark EstesItem The inclusion of high levels of barley in rations for dairy cows and calves(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1977) Prier, Steven GeorgeItem Prevalence and intensity of helminth parasites and coccidia in specific age groups of dairy cattle in southwestern Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1987) Teitsch, Marian ThereseItem The plane of nutrition in relation to milk production(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1933) Shaw, Joseph C.Item A flavor survey of the milk produced by the Montana State College dairy herd(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1954) Hedrick, Raymond R.Item The effects of U.S. dairy regulations on herd improvement activities(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Agriculture, 1987) Olson, Jeffrey Carl; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Jeffrey T. LaFrance.In order to assure an adequate supply of milk and increase dairy producers' incomes, the U.S. Government, through the Federal dairy regulations, has increased the price of milk received by farmers above that which would prevail under a competitive pricing system. In response to the higher price of milk, dairy producers have increased the total amount of milk they supply. Investigation of these responses and the factors causing them provides information about the impacts and effectiveness of the U.S. dairy regulations. This study examines two aspects of dairy producers' responses to the dairy regulations. These are: (1) What is the relationship between profit incentives created by the dairy program and farmers' decisions to improve the productivity of dairy herds through herd quality testing activities? and (2) Have the short run profits created by the dairy regulations been capitalized into the market prices of replacement dairy cattle? The results of the investigation suggest that there is no significant relationship between dairy profitability, as defined in the research, and the level of participation in Dairy Herd Improvement Association testing of dairy cattle. Further, the profitability created by the dairy program appears to be completely capitalized into the prices of dairy cattle implying that, in the long run, economic profits to dairy producers are zero. Consequently, the dairy regulations appear to have little impact on the adoption of herd improvement activities. However, the U.S. Government efforts to achieve the goals of the regulations are largely frustrated by the competitive nature of the production sector in the U.S. dairy industry.