Diversity of forage system work and adoption of intensive techniques in dairy cattle farms of Amazonia

Agronomy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 535-544

  Hostiou, N ^a,b   Dedieu, B ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UMR Territoires   (France)

Author keywords

Forage system; Innovation; Livestock farming systems; Work organisation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; AUTONOMY; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY FARMING; DEFORESTATION; FORAGE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; PASTURE; SCRUB; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AMAZONIA;

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EID: 72649106566     PISSN: 17740746     EISSN: 17730155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/agro/2009012     Document Type: Article

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