A simulation model to assess productivity of goat production in the tropics

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 539-576

  Bosman, H G ^a   Ayantunde, A A ^a   Steenstra, F A ^a   Udo, H M J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

GOAT PRODUCTION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT; METHDOLOGICAL APPROACH; MODELLING APPROACH; PRODUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; SIMULATION MODEL; SMALL RUMINANTS; TROPICS;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0030619346     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0308-521X(96)00075-3     Document Type: Article

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