Economic and environmental feasibility of a perennial cow dairy farm

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3009-3019

  Rotz, C A ^a   Zartman, D L ^b   Crandall, K L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DHI Computing Service Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Environment; Extended lactation; Farm simulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 23244466060     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72981-7     Document Type: Article

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