Dynamics of a tropical cattle herd in a variable environment: A modelling approach in order to identify the target period and animals on which concentrating management efforts to improve productivity

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 188, Issue 2-4, 2005, Pages 470-482

  Ezanno, P ^a,b  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Body condition score; Cattle; Elasticity; Productivity; Seasonal matrix model; Senegal

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PRODUCTIVITY;

BODY CONDITION SCORE; CATTLE; SEASONAL MATRIX MODEL; SENEGAL;

BIODIVERSITY;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CATTLE; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 27144471908     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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