Corrigendum to: "Financial implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds" [Agricultural Systems 89 (2006) 165-183] (DOI:10.1016/j.agsy.2005.08.008);Financial implications of recent declines in reproduction and survival of Holstein-Friesian cows in spring-calving Irish dairy herds

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 165-183

  Evans, R D ^a,b   Wallace, M ^b   Shalloo, L ^a   Garrick, D J ^c   Dillon, P ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Farm profit; Replacement rate; Stochastic budgeting

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; GENE; MILK PRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33645773420     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.06.002     Document Type: Erratum

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