Systems approaches to beef cattle production systems using modeling and simulation

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 411-424

  Hirooka, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Model; Simulation; Systems approach

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; MATHEMATICS; MEAT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; MATHEMATICS; MEAT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

BOS;

EID: 77955144020     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: 17400929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00769.x     Document Type: Review

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