Farm structure or farm management: Effective ways to reduce nutrient surpluses on dairy farms and their financial impacts

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-181

  Ondersteijn, C J M ^a   Beldman, A C G ^a   Daatselaar, C H G ^a   Giesen, G W J ^a   Huirne, R B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Farm structure; Financial impact; Nitrogen surplus; Nutrient management; Partitioned linear regression model; Phosphate surplus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345531043     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.09.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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