10999: Modelling Organic Dairy Production Systems
(2004) Modelling Organic Dairy Production Systems. Poster presented at BGS/AAB/COR 2004 Conference, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, 20-22 April 2004; Published in Hopkins, A, Eds. Organic farming: science and practice for profitable livestock and cropping. Occasional Symposium of the British Grassland Society(37), page pp. 145-148.
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Summary
In this study, a large number of organic dairy production strategies were compared in terms of physical and financial performance through the integrated use of computer simulation models and organic case study farm data. Production and financial data from three organic case study farms were used as a basis for the modelling process to ensure that the modelled systems were based on real sets of resources that might be available to a farmer. The case study farms were selected to represent a range of farming systems in terms of farm size, concentrate use and location. This paper describes the process used to model the farm systems: the integration of the three models used and the use of indicators to assess the modelled farm systems in terms of physical sustainability and financial performance.
| Document Language: | English |
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| Keywords: | dairy, finnancial, economics, computer model, sustainability |
| Subject Areas: | Animal husbandry > Production systems > Dairy cattle Farming Systems > Farm economics |
| Research affiliation: | UK > Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research (IGER) UK > Colloquium of Organic Researchers (COR) UK > Univ. Aberystwyth > Institute of Rural Sciences (IRS) UK > Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) |
| Total budget (Euro): | 0 |
| Orgprints ID Number: | 10999 |
| Contact: | Nicholas, Dr Phillipa |
| Deposited On: | 09 July 2007 |
| EPrint Type: | Conference poster |
| Published?: | Published |
| Peer Review Status: | Not peer-reviewed |
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