On farm dairy cattle feeding experience in eastern zone of Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages

  Kavana, P Y ^a   Msangi, B S J ^b  

^a Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^b Ministry of Water and Livestock Development   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Crossbred dairy cows; Feed resources; Smallholder dairy farmers; Supplementary feeding

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 22444441577     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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