Recent advances in research on draught ruminants

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-17

  Pearson, R A ^a   Zerbini, E ^b   Lawrence, P R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INTERNATIONAL CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR THE SEMI ARID TROPICS ICRISAT   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Draught animals; Milk production; Nutrition; Trypanosomiasis; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CONGOLENSE; TRYPANOSOMA EVANSI;

EID: 0033074302     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800050025     Document Type: Article

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