Development and application of an economic ranking index for perennial ryegrass cultivars

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1627-1639

  McEvoy, M ^a   O'Donovan, M ^a   Shalloo, L ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Economic ranking; Persistency; Quality; Yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ECONOMICS; IRELAND; LOLIUM; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; IRELAND; LOLIUM; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SEASONS;

LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 79951705786     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3322     Document Type: Article

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