Environmental problems associated with livestock production in tropical Africa

Environmentalist

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Ogri, Onah R ^a  

^a Akanu Ibiam Federal   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032772446     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006645101781     Document Type: Article

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