GRAZPLAN: Decision support systems for Australian grazing enterprises - II. The animal biology model for feed intake, production and reproduction and the GrazFeed DSS

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-126

  Freer, M ^a   Moore, A D ^a   Donnelly, J R ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GRAZFEED; GRAZING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE;

EID: 0031128714     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00045-5     Document Type: Article

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