Risk management strategies in dairy farming: A case study in Turkey

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 949-958

  Akcaoz, Handan ^a   Kizilay, Hatice ^a   Ozcatalbas, Orhan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antalya's dairy cow; Dairy farming; Factor analysis; Risk management strategies; Risk source; Turkey

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350776958     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2009.949.958     Document Type: Article

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