Investing in a robotic milking system: A Monte Carlo simulation analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2207-2214

  Hyde, J ^a   Engel, P ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital budgeting; Economic analysis; Monte Carlo simulation; Robotic milking system

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; LACTATION; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ROBOTICS; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ROBOTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036728980     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74300-2     Document Type: Article

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