Cow-Calf Operation in Argentina: a Systems Approach to Intervention Assessment

Von der Landwirtschaftlich-Gärtnerischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin zur Verleihung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum agriculturarum (Dr. rer. agr.) genehmigte Dissertation - Cow-calf production systems are usually associated with poor results in terms of energetic, productive and economic efficiency. As a consequence (human) interventions aiming at intensification of the systems are continuously under development and assessment. Interventions showing an improvement of the system’s results in the assessment process are then promoted.