Profitability of forage production in smallholder peri-urban dairy production systems

Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 423-437

  Agyemang, K ^a,b,c   Dogoo, D L ^b   Makun, H J ^b  

^a Intl Livestock Research Institute   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^c c/o L W Lamhourn and Co ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031687033     PISSN: 00144797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0014479798004013     Document Type: Article

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