Grassland use in mountain bovine systems according to a hierarchy of geographical determinants

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-217

  Garcia Launay, F ^a   Sibra, C ^b,c   Molenat H ^b,c   Agabriel, C ^b,c   Brunschwig, G ^b,c  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c USC 2005   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FORAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GRASSLAND; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FRANCE; MASSIF CENTRAL;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 84857033528     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859611000517     Document Type: Article

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