Livestock systems and farming styles in Eastern Italian Alps: An on-farm survey;Sistemi zootecnici e stili aziendali sulle Alpi Orientali Italiane: Indagine su un campione di allevamenti

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 541-554

  Sturaro, Enrico ^a   Cocca, Giampaolo ^a   Gallo, Luigi ^a   Mrad, Meriam ^a   Ramanzin, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Farming styles; Landscape maintenance; Livestock systems; Mountain areas

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 76449086339     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2009.541     Document Type: Article

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