GAMEDE: A global activity model for evaluating the sustainability of dairy enterprises Part I - Whole-farm dynamic model

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 128-138

  Vayssières, Jonathan ^a   Guerrin, François ^a   Paillat, Jean Marie ^a   Lecomte, Philippe ^a  

^a CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Biomass and nitrogen flows; Crop livestock farming; Dynamic simulation model; Model performances; Whole farm model

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CROP PRODUCTION; DAIRY FARMING; DECISION MAKING; MIXED FARMING; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 68049107374     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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