Camel husbandry practices followed by Raika pastoralists under semi-intensive system in Bikaner district of Rajasthan

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1307-1313

  Rajput, Devi Singh ^a   Tripathi, Hema ^a,b  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA   (India)

Author keywords

Camel; Management; Raika pastoralists; Rajasthan

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CHARA; CYAMOPSIS TETRAGONOLOBA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 33644531028     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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