Predictions of future grazing season length for European dairy, beef and sheep farms based on regression with bioclimatic variables

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 154, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 765-781

  Phelan, P ^a   Morgan, E R ^b   Rose, H ^b   Grant, J ^c   O'Kiely, P ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCLIMATOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DAIRY FARMING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); PREDICTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

FRANCE; NORWAY; UNITED KINGDOM;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84943765253     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859615000830     Document Type: Article

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