Reproductive performance of camels (Camelus dromedarius) under pastoral management and its influence on herd development

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-29

  Kaufmann, Brigitte A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Camels; Herd development; Pastoral production systems; Reproductive performance

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 13444312140     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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