Factors influencing the production of milk from pastoral cattle herds in Kenya

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 201-209

  Roderick, S ^a   Stevenson, P ^b   Ndung'u, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cattle; Kenya; Milk; Pastoralism; Semi arid zones

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033074458     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800050220     Document Type: Article

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