Increasing home-grown forage consumption and profit in non-irrigated dairy systems. 1. Rationale, systems design and management

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 221-233

  Chapman, D F ^a,b   Hill, J ^a,c   Tharmaraj, J ^a   Beca, D ^d   Kenny, S N ^e   Jacobs, J L ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Ternes Agricultural Consulting   (Australia)

^d Red Sky Agricultural Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pasture; Profitability.

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; FEEDING MECHANISM; FORAGE; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; OPTIMIZATION; PERENNIAL PLANT; PROFITABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84893295535     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12295     Document Type: Article

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