Comparing risk in conventional and organic dairy farming in the Netherlands: An empirical analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 3803-3811

  Berentsen, P B M ^a   Kovacs, K ^b   van Asseldonk, M A P M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dairy farming; Error component implicit detrending method; Organic farming; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC FARMING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MILK; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84862537690     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5200     Document Type: Article

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