Effects of silvopastoral areas on milk production at dual-purpose cattle farms at the semi-humid old agricultural frontier in central Nicaragua

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 368-375

  Yamamoto, Wataru ^a   Dewi, Ioan Ap ^b   Ibrahim, Muhammad ^a  

^a CATIE   (Costa Rica)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degraded pasture; Dual purpose cattle production; Milk production; Silvopastoral system; Stepwise regression

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING; LAND USE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRACHIARIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 33947658524     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2006.10.011     Document Type: Article

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