A biological and economic comparison of 2 pasture-based production systems on a wetland drumlin soil in the northern region of Ireland

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 484-495

  Patton, D ^a,b   Shalloo, L ^a   Pierce, K M ^b   Horan, B ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Pasture based production; Productivity; Profitability; Wetland soil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; IRELAND; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WETLAND;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; IRELAND; LACTATION; MILK; MODELS, ECONOMIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; WETLANDS;

EID: 84055184055     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4558     Document Type: Article

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