Effect of herd size on sustainability of dairy production

Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 60-65

  Demircan, V ^a   Binici, T ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cultural energy analysis; Dairy cow; Farm size; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

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EID: 64749083646     PISSN: 16839919     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2009.60.65     Document Type: Article

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