The profitability of automatic milking on Dutch dairy farms.

作者: R. Bijl , S.R. Kooistra , H. Hogeveen

DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(07)72625-5

关键词: Dairy farmingMilkingGross marginVariable costAutomatic milkingBusinessMilk quotaAgricultural scienceFixed costProfitability index

摘要: … Several studies have reported on the profitability of automatic milking based on different … The objective of this study was to analyze the profitability of dairy farms having an automatic …

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