Effect of abandoning highland grazing on nutrient balances and economic performance of Italian Alpine dairy farms

Livestock Science

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 142-149

  Penati, C ^a   Berentsen, P B M ^b   Tamburini, A ^a   Sandrucci, A ^a   de Boer, I J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Highland grazing; Nutrient surplus; Profitability; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

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EID: 79957990375     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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