Goat production in the smallholder section in the Boane district in Southern Mozambique

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 123-125

  Van Niekerk, W A ^a   Pimentel, P L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Instituto de Produçã Animal   (Mozambique)

Author keywords

Goats; Production system; Productivity; Reproduction; Smallholder

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 21344470370     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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