Optimizing rotational grazing in sheep management systems

Environment International

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 1999, Pages 819-825

  Barioni, L G ^a   Dake, C K G ^b   Parker, W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DECISION THEORY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; OPTIMIZATION; STATE ESTIMATION;

HERBAGE ALLOWANCE; ICONIC SIMULATION MODELING PACKAGE; PASTURE; ROTATIONAL GRAZING; SHEEP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

FARMS;

FARMING SYSTEM; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SHEEP;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL FOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; LAND USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFIT; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033199853     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(99)00051-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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