Extended grazing: A detailed analysis of Irish dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 188-195

  Lapple D ^a   Hennessy, T ^a   O'Donovan, M ^b  

^a Rural Economy Research Centre Ireland   (Ireland)

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

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Grazing; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; IRELAND; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84055189941     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4512     Document Type: Article

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