Simulation of the economic feasibility of fodder shrub plantations as a supplement for goat production in the north-eastern plain of Mendoza, Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 85-98

  Guevara, J C ^a   Silva Colomer, J H ^a,b   Estevez, O R ^a   Paez, J A ^a  

^a LABORATORIO DE ENTOMOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Atriplex nummularia; Benefits; Costs; Forage deficit; Goat supplementation; Internal rate of return; Simulation model; Spineless cactus

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FODDER; GOAT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PLANTATION;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA PROVINCE;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; CACTACEAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OPUNTIA;

EID: 0037217051     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1024     Document Type: Article

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