Indigenous camel mineral supplementation knowledge and practices on manyatta based camel herds by the Rendille pastoralists of Marsabit district, Kenya

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Kuria, S G ^a   Wanyoike, M M ^b   Gachuiri, C K ^b   Wahome, R G ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Camel; Indigenous knowledge; Minerals; Pastoralists

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE;

EID: 13744255442     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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