Nutrient balance patterns in African livestock systems

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 241-254

  Mohamed Saleem, M A ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Livestock systems; Nutrient depletion; Nutrient management; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; FARMING SYSTEM; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRIENT CYCLING;

EID: 0032420661     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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