Use of irrigated pastures in semi-arid grazinglands: A dynamic model for stocking rate decisions

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 88, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 316-331

  Diaz Solis, H ^a   Kothmann, M M ^b   Grant, W E ^b   De Luna Villarreal, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigated pastures; Live weight gain; Models; Simulation; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644532270     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2005.06.019     Document Type: Article

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