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Exploring grass-based beef production under climate change by integration of grass and cattle growth models

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 October 2016

A. van der Linden ,
G. W. J. van de Ven ,
S. J. Oosting ,
M. K. van Ittersum  and
I. J. M. de Boer
A. van der Linden*
Affiliation:
Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
G. W. J. van de Ven
Affiliation:
Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
S. J. Oosting
Affiliation:
Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
M. K. van Ittersum
Affiliation:
Plant Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 430, 6700 AK Wageningen, The Netherlands
I. J. M. de Boer
Affiliation:
Animal Production Systems Group, Wageningen University, PO Box 338, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
*
†E-mail: aart.vanderlinden@wur.nl
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beef cattleLolium perenne L.production ecologythermoregulationyield gap

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