Using a whole farm model to determine the impacts of mating management on the profitability of pasture-based dairy farms

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 46-54

  Beukes, P C ^a   Burke, C R ^a   Levy, G ^a   Tiddy, R M ^b  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b Vet Resource ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Economics; Modeling; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROP; DAIRYING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; BOVINAE; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BREEDING; CATTLE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

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EID: 77954457156     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2010.04.191     Document Type: Article

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