Structure of a dynamic simulation model for beef cattle production systems

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 409-417

  Pang, H ^a,b   Makarechian, M ^a   Basarab, J A ^b   Berg, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Optimization; Production system; Simulation and modelling

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033236143     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A99-020     Document Type: Article

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