The energy role of cattle in the Bangladesh agro-ecosystem

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 221-226

  Reza, Abidur ^a  

^a BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Agroecology; Cattle; Cycle; Energy; Environment; Human; Utility

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CATTLE; ENERGY BUDGET;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0032526485     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8574(98)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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