Efficiency and competitiveness of the small New York dairy farm

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2573-2576

  Tauer, L W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost of production; Efficiency; Small dairy farms

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MILK; NEW YORK;

EID: 0035514130     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74710-8     Document Type: Article

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