Interactions between optimal replacement policies and feeding strategies in dairy herds

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 17-31

  Vargas, B ^a,c   Herrero, M ^b,d   Van Arendonk, J A M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Breeding policies; Dairy cattle; Dynamic programming; Intake prediction; Optimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035055822     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(00)00250-5     Document Type: Article

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