Performance, return and risk of different dairy systems in Australia and New Zealand

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 894-906

  Ho, C K M ^a   Newman, M ^b   Dalley, D E ^c   Little, S ^d   Wales, W J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Dairy NZ Ltd   (New Zealand)

^c THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^d IBM Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

economic performance; profit; system intensity.

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRAZING; MILK PRODUCTION;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84881445623     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12287     Document Type: Article

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