Assessment of veterinary needs of ruminant livestock owners in Ghana

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 185-194

  Turkson, P K ^a   Naandam, Jakper ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE COAST   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Animal health; Ghana; Needs assessment; Participatory appraisal; Veterinary services delivery

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142071064     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2003.07.005     Document Type: Article

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