The national Lifetimewool project: A journey in evaluation

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 842-850

  Dart, J J ^a   Curnow, M ^b   Behrendt, R ^c   Kabore, C ^a   Oldham, C M ^b   Rose, I J ^b   Thompson, A N ^b,c,d  

^a Clear Horizon Consulting Pty Ltd   (Australia)

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

^c DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^d MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUIDELINE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NATIONAL ECONOMY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; SHEEP; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WOOL;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 80052830536     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09099     Document Type: Article

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