Sustainability - A challenge to animal production and breeding

Agricultural and Food Science in Finland

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 229-239

  Torp Donner, Heidi ^a   Juga, Jarmo ^b  

^a Finnish Animal Breeding Association   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ecological; Economical; Environmental sustainability; Ethical; Sustainable livestock production

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0038967388     PISSN: 12390992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.23986/afsci.72786     Document Type: Review

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