Efficiency of beef production systems: Description and preliminary evaluation of a model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 357-380

  Naazie, A ^a,b   Makarechian, M ^a   Hudson, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0030939008     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00056-X     Document Type: Article

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