Traditional cattle-husbandry systems in Eritrea: Cattle - man relationships

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 545-556

  Andom, G ^a   Omer, M K ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture   (Eritrea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Cattle; Eritrea; Husbandry; Indigenous knowledge; Population practices

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MIXED FARMING;

ERITREA;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037399577     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.2002.1065     Document Type: Article

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