Influence of grassland and feeding management on technical and economic results of dairy farms

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-151

  Rougoor, C W ^a,b,c   Vellinga, T V ^a   Huirne, R B M ^b   Kuipers, A ^a  

^a Research Station for Cattle Sheep and Horse Husbandry   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c CLM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economics; Feeding; Grassland; Management; Milk production; Nitrogen surplus; Partial least squares

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DAIRY FARMING; PASTURE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0033506616     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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