Developing breeding schemes for pasture based dairy production systems in Kenya: I. Derivation of economic values using profit functions

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 161-177

  Kahi, A K ^a   Nitter, G ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding objective; Dairy cattle; Economic values; Profit function; Tropics

Indexed keywords

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EID: 2642532923     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2003.10.008     Document Type: Article

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