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A simulation model to assess productivity of goat production in the tropics

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  • Bosman, H. G.
  • Ayantunde, A. A.
  • Steenstra, F. A.
  • Udo, H. M. J.

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  • Bosman, H. G. & Ayantunde, A. A. & Steenstra, F. A. & Udo, H. M. J., 1997. "A simulation model to assess productivity of goat production in the tropics," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 54(4), pages 539-576, August.
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    2. Guimarães, Vinícius Pereira & Tedeschi, Luis Orlindo & Rodrigues, Marcelo Teixeira, 2009. "Development of a mathematical model to study the impacts of production and management policies on the herd dynamics and profitability of dairy goats," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 101(3), pages 186-196, July.
    3. Lesnoff, M., 1999. "Dynamics of a sheep population in a Sahelian area (Ndiagne district in Senegal): a periodic matrix model," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 61(3), pages 207-221, September.
    4. Bosman, H. G. & Moll, H. A. J. & Udo, H. M. J., 1997. "Measuring and interpreting the benefits of goat keeping in tropical farm systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 53(4), pages 349-372, April.

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