An economic decision-making support system for selection of reproductive management programs on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 6216-6232

  Giordano, J O ^a   Fricke, P M ^a   Wiltbank, M C ^a   Cabrera, V E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Economics; Reproductive program

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT; ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION; FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, ECONOMIC; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 82155179268     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4376     Document Type: Article

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