A pasture growth model for use in a whole-farm dairy production model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1183-1205

  McCall, D G ^a   Bishop Hurley, G J ^b  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate; Pasture; Simulation; Tissue flow; Validation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; DAIRY FARMING; DRY MATTER; GRAZING; MODELING; PASTURE; SIMULATION;

LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0037417458     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(02)00104-X     Document Type: Article

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