Bioeconomic modelling to identify the relative importance of a range of critical control points for prime lamb production systems in south-west Victoria

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 748-756

  Young, J M ^a   Thompson, A N ^b,c   Kennedy, A J ^b,c  

^a Farming Systems Analysis Service   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

MIDAS

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FARMERS ATTITUDE; FARMING SYSTEM; GENOTYPE; PASTURE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SHEEP; STOCKING DENSITY; WEANING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77956369065     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09103     Document Type: Article

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