Small ruminant livestock marketing in the Gambia: A socio-economic perspective

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 39-50

  Nwafor, Christopher Ugochukwu ^a  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Goats; Marketing; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 2942633179     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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