Milk production of West African Dwarf goats in The Gambia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 261-266

  Jaitner, J ^a   Njie, M ^a   Corr, N ^a   Dempfle, L ^b  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Milk; Milking pattern; West African Dwarf goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GOAT; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SECRETION; SUCKLING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; DAIRYING; FEMALE; GAMBIA; GOATS; LACTATION; MILK; PARITY; PREGNANCY;

BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33744956896     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-006-4364-x     Document Type: Article

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