Integrated crop/livestock systems research: Practical research considerations

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-86

  Tanaka, D L ^a   Karn, J F ^a   Scholljegerdes, E J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Integrated crop livestock systems

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; CROP PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LIVESTOCK FARMING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 40249101785     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170507002165     Document Type: Review

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