Calculation of Demographic Parameters in Tropical Livestock Herds A discrete time approach with LASER animal-based monitoring data /

Ruminant livestock (cattle, small ruminants, and camels) have a determinant economic role in many tropical developing countries. In traditional low-input farming systems, demographic parameters (e.g. reproduction or mortality rates) are important indicators for estimating and modelling herd dynamics...

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Main Authors: Lesnoff, Matthieu. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Lancelot, Renaud. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Moulin, Charles-Henri. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Messad, Samir. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Juanès, Xavier. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sahut, Christian. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9026-0