Energy consumption in mixed crop-sheep farming systems: what factors of variation and how to decrease?
Prompted by current concerns about energy resources and greenhouse gas emissions, we sought to assess the impact of certain key factors on energy efficiency in sheep-for-meat production and to evaluate the main directions for improvement. We used a modelling approach to simulate the functioning and...
Main Authors: | M. Benoit, G. Laignel |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2010-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110000480 |
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