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MODERN MILK PRODUCTION METHODS IN THE EEC‐FRANCE
Author(s) -
Viannay Charles
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1976.tb00403.x
Subject(s) - herd , fodder , production (economics) , distribution (mathematics) , milk production , agricultural science , dairy industry , crop , geography , agricultural economics , agronomy , zoology , biology , mathematics , economics , forestry , food science , mathematical analysis , macroeconomics
The development of the French dairy industry over the last decade and plans for the future are shown in a general picture illustrating details of a specific representative farm. The importance of the distribution and composition of dairy herds is emphasized, also the growing necessity for crop rotation in areas of fodder crops. The need for improvement in herd strains and herd size increase is discussed also trends in feeding, showing the development in maize and Italian rye‐grass. Tables are given showing the national herd, AI recording, and milk production in France. ( Editor's summary. )