Table 1. Structural characteristics of the seven farms studied and changes between 1991 and 2005.
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Farms |
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2 |
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7 |
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Year |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
1991 |
2005 |
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total area (ha) |
73 |
80 |
181 |
243 |
125 |
170 |
71 |
71 |
119 |
165 |
178 |
305 |
179 |
190 |
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grazing area (%) |
100% |
100% |
96% |
98% |
92% |
77% |
94% |
100% |
92% |
95% |
97% |
96% |
90% |
84% |
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Forage crops |
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cereals (%) |
0% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
8% |
0% |
6% |
0% |
8% |
5% |
3% |
0% |
10% |
9% |
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maize silage (%) |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
0% |
6% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
4% |
0% |
7% |
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Beef products |
R |
R |
R |
R |
B |
B+HR |
B |
B |
B |
B+HR |
B+HR |
B+HR+FM |
B+HR |
B+HR |
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Other products |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
maize grain |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
sheep |
sheep |
0 |
0 |
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beef cows |
45 |
45 |
145 |
191 |
75 |
89 |
42 |
42 |
92 |
96 |
82 |
128 |
81 |
114 |
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SR |
0.89 |
0.81 |
1.03 |
1.04 |
0.83 |
1.00 |
0.89 |
0.86 |
1.00 |
0.82 |
1.01 |
1.27 |
0.83 |
1.09 |
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WU |
1.3 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
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Beef LU/WU |
50 |
50 |
60 |
83 |
64 |
66 |
50 |
51 |
55 |
64 |
56 |
89 |
54 |
69 |
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Beef GM/LU† |
925 |
1576 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
563 |
596 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
668 |
817 |
683 |
724 |
639 |
789 |
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Global GM/WU (000 euros)† |
66.1 |
76.3 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
39.4 |
44.3 |
n.d. |
n.d. |
46.7 |
52.6 |
60.4 |
108.2 |
75.2 |
61.5 |
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LU: livestock unit
SR: stocking rate (LU/grazing area)
WU: work unit (time devoted to farm work by one person during 1 year)
GM: gross margin (subsidies included)
n.d.: no data values
R: Males and females for reproduction
B: calf sold just after weaning (Broutard)
B + HR: B and females
for reproduction
B + HR + FM: B + HR and fattened males.
† Euros 2005
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