Modeling small-scale dairy farms in central Mexico using multi-criteria programming

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1662-1672

  Val Arreola, O ^a   Kebreab, E ^b   France, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mexico; Multi criteria programming; Small scale dairy farm

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; CROP; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEXICO; MILK; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; POPULATION DENSITY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 33745886513     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72233-0     Document Type: Article

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