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Organic Dairy Case Studies:
A comparison of production and management between Wisconsin organic and conventional dairy herds K. Sato, et. al. 2003 Livestock Production Science 93:105-115
Antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella from organic and conventional dairy farms K.A. Ray, et. al. 2006 Journal of Dairy Science 89:2038-2050
Comparison of prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Campylobacter ssp. isolates from organic and convetional dairy herds in Wisconsin K. Sato, et. al. 2003 Applied and Environmental Microbiology March 2004, p.1142-1447
Effect of conentrate supplementation level on production, health and efficiency in an organic dairy herd J. Sehested, et. al. 2003 Livestock Production Science 80(2003) 153-165
Eleven years of organic dairy production in Denmark: herd health and production related to time of conversion and compared to conventional production T.W. Bennedsgaard, et. al. 2003 Livestock Production Science 80(2003) 121-131
Energy utilization in crop and dairy production in organic and conventional livestock production systems K. Refsgaard, et. al. 1996 Agricultural Systems Vol, 57, No. 4 pp. 599-630, 1999
Genotype by Environment Interaction for Milk Production Traits Between: Organic and Conventional Dairy Cattle Production in The Netherlands W.J. Nauta, et. al. 2006 Journal of Dairy Science 89:2729-2737
Environmental impact assessment of conventional and organic milk production Imke J.M. de Boer 2003 Livestock Production Science 80(2003)69-77
Intake and performance of lactating cows grazing diverse forage mixtures K.J. Soder, et. al. 2006 Journal of Dairy Science 89:2158-2167
Organic dairy farming in Europe: Production systems, economics and future development A. Rosati and A. Aumaitre Livestock Production Science 90 (2004) 41-51
Perfomance of dairy cows on Swiss farms with organic production M. Roesch, et. al. 2005 Journal of Dairy Science 88:2462-2475
Quality evaluation and concentrate supplementation of rotational pasture grazed by lactating cows K. Hoffman, et. al. 1993 Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 76, No. 9
Summary of economic studies of organic diary farming in Wisconsin, New England and Quebec Tom Kriegl
Survey quantifies cost of organic milk production in California Leslie J. Butler California Agriculture Vol. 5, No. 5
The influence of cow genetic merit for milk production on response to level of concentrate supplementation in a grass-based system J. Kennedy, et. al. 2002 Animal Science 2002 75:433-445
Timeliness costs for the silage harvest in conventional and organic milk production C. Gunnarsson, et. al. 2005 Biosystems Engineering (2005) 92(3), 285-293
Utiliztion of Nitrogen and Phosphorous in organic dairy farming in Norway H. Steinshamn, et. al. 2004 Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 104 (2004) 509-522
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