Aspects of goat farming in the communal farming systems of the central Eastern Cape, South Africa

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 161-164

  Masika, P J ^a   Mafu, J V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Farming systems; Goat; Milk; Production

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 1542350832     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00256-6     Document Type: Article

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