A survey on calf feeding systems, problems and improvement options available for the smallholder dairy farmers of Turiani in Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 26-38

  Lyimo, H L N ^a   Mtenga, L A ^a   Kimambo, A E ^a   Hvelplund, T ^a,b   Laswai, G H ^a   Weisbjerg, M R ^a,b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Calves; Rearing; Restricted suckling; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2942630992     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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