A mechanistic model for electricity consumption on dairy farms: Definition, validation, and demonstration

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 4973-4984

  Upton, J ^a   Murphy, M ^b   Shalloo, L ^a   Groot Koerkamp, P W G ^c   De Boer, I J M ^c  

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

^b Department of Chemistry   (Ireland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Electricity; Energy; Mechanistic model; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; COST; DAIRYING; DIET; ECONOMICS; ELECTRICITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; MILK; POACEAE; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DIET; ELECTRICITY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; MILK; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POACEAE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS;

EID: 84904436489     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8015     Document Type: Article

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