Emergy evaluation of grazing cattle in Argentina's Pampas

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 119, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 383-395

  Rotolo G C ^a   Rydberg, T ^b   Lieblein, G ^c   Francis, C ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef production; Pastures; Production efficiency; Ruminant management; System evaluation

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CATTLE; EMERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; INCENTIVE; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATURAL RESOURCE; PASTURE;

ARGENTINA; PAMPAS; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846287967     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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