Cultural energy analyses of dairy cattle receiving different concentrate levels

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 955-958

  Koknaroglu, Hayati ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Concentrate level; Cultural energy; Dairy cow; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

DAIRY CATTLES; DAIRY COW; DAIRY FARMS; ENERGY ANALYSIS; ENERGY-USE EFFICIENCY; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING;

FARMS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DAIRIES;

EID: 75849148166     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2009.11.035     Document Type: Article

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