Factors affecting reproductive performance of zebu and crossbred cows under small-scale dairy farms

Tropical Agriculture

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 468-472

  Kassa, Tesfu ^a   Tegegne, Azage ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Crossbred; Reproductive performance; Small scale dairy farms; Zebu

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013111089     PISSN: 00413216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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