Survey of the sustainability aspects of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) in organic dairy production

Precision Livestock Farming 2005

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 193-199

  Oudshoorn, F W ^a   De Boer, I J M ^b  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AMS; Organic dairy; Pasture grazing; Sustainability indicators

Indexed keywords

AMS; ANIMAL WELFARE; AUTOMATIC MILKING; ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC PRODUCTION; PASTURE GRAZING; SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS;

DAIRIES; EUTROPHICATION; SURVEYS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

FARMS;

EID: 42549132644     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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