The relative profitability and environmental impacts of different sheep systems in a Mediterranean environment

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 85-94

  Kopke, Emma ^a   Young, John ^a   Kingwell, Ross ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bio economic model; Environmental impacts; Farm management; Profit maximization; Sheep; Wool

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PROFITABILITY; RECHARGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEEP; WOOL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 37349098872     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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