Evaluating development options for a rain-fed dairy farm in Gippsland

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Armstrong, D P ^a   Tarrant, K A ^a   Ho, C K M ^a   Malcolm, L R ^b   Wales, W J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Case study; Dairy business; Farming systems; Modelling; Profitability

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; FODDER; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTORALISM; PROFITABILITY; RAINFALL; STOCKING DENSITY;

AUSTRALIA; GIPPSLAND; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77953801311     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10009     Document Type: Article

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