DAIRYPRO - A knowledge-based decision support system for strategic planning on sub-tropical dairy farms. I. System description

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 245-255

  Kerr, D V ^a   Cowan, R T ^b   Chaseling, J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dairy farms; Decision support systems; Expert systems; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEM;

EID: 0032941608     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(99)00007-4     Document Type: Review

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