Reproductive performances of Fogera cattle and their Friesian crosses in Andassa ranch, Northwestern Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2005, Pages

  Gebeyehu, G ^a   Asmare, A ^b   Asseged, B ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Crossbred; Fogera; Friesian; Parity; Season

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28944434103     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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