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. 2019 Mar 30;9(2):25-32.
doi: 10.1093/af/vfz004. eCollection 2019 Apr.

A new modeling environment for integrated dairy system management

Ermias Kebreab  1 , Kristan F Reed  2 , Victor E Cabrera  3 , Peter A Vadas  4 , Greg Thoma  5 , Juan M Tricarico  6
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A new modeling environment for integrated dairy system management

Ermias Kebreab et al. Anim Front. .
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Keywords: dairy; simulation; systems modeling; whole farm.

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Figure 1.
Diagram illustrating the interaction between subject-matter experts and programmers in the model development process.
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Figure 2.
Model schematic representing a whole-farm system including the four integrated biophysical modules of Animal, Manure, Soil and Crop, and Storage and the three system balance modules of Water, Energy, and Economics.
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Figure 3.
Schematic of information flows in the Animal module.
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