Optimizing Replacement Decisions for Finnish Dairy Herds;Optimering av rekryterinsbeslut in finska mjölkbesättningar

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-198

  Rajala Schultz, P J ^a,b   Grohn Y T ^c   Allore, H G ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

dairy cows; Dynamic programming; economics; replacement

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINLAND; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FINLAND; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SEASONS;

EID: 0033642934     PISSN: 0044605X     EISSN: 17510147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/BF03549650     Document Type: Article

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