A comparison of profitability and economic efficiencies between management-intensive grazing and conventionally managed dairies in Michigan

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2412-2420

  Dartt, B A ^a   Lloyd, J W ^a   Radke, B R ^a   Black, J R ^a   Kaneene, J B ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asset efficiency; Management intensive grazing; Net farm income; Operating efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LINEAR MODELS; MICHIGAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033227327     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75492-5     Document Type: Article

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