Preliminary results from reseeding degraded Dera Ghazi Khan rangeland to improve small ruminant production in Pakistan

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-49

  Khan, M F ^a   Anderson, D M ^b   Nutkani, M I ^c   Butt, N M ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Taunsa ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Behavior; Forage species; Pakistan; Rangeland; Reseeding; Sheep and goat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033028170     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(98)00157-6     Document Type: Article

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