Title:	Impact of puberty and lactation order of a dairy goat herd in Northeast of Brazil.
Authors:	GUIMARÃES, V. P. HOLANDA JÚNIOR, E. V. OLIVEIRA, E. L de ALBUQUERQUE, F. H. M. A. R. de
Affiliation:	VINÍCIUS PEREIRA GUIMARÃES, consultor da Embrapa Caprinos (CNPC) EVANDRO VASCONCELOS HOLANDA JÚNIOR, CNPC EDUARDO LUÍZ DE OLIVEIRA, CNPC FERNANDO HENRIQUE M. A. R. DE ALBUQUERQUE, CNPC.
Date Issued:	2008
Citation:	In: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GOATS, 9.; REUNIÓN NACIONAL SOBRE CAPRINOCULTURA, 23., 2008, Querétaro, México. Sustainable goat production: challenges and opportunities of small and large enterprises; proceedings. Querétaro: International Goat Association, 2008. p. 134 ref. 143.
Description:	A dairy goat model was built to study the impacts of puberty and lactation order in a herd over time. A system dynamics approach was used to develop the feedback structure of the model, which was programmed into Vensim® . The model was developed to simulate a semi-intensive system where all parameters assumed average values reported in the production system at the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporations (Embrapa-Goats). Although being a preliminary study, it gives very important insights of better management policies to improve the efficiency of the system by changing the profile of animals in the herd and the age of puberty by changing nutritional conditions.
Thesagro:	Lactação
NAL Thesaurus:	Dairy goats
Keywords:	Caprino leiteiro Puberdade Gestação Brail Nordeste
Type of Material:	Resumo em anais e proceedings
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Resumo em anais de congresso (CNPC)