Grass or grain? Assessing the nature of the US bison industry

Sociologia Ruralis

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 173-191

  Lulka, David ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; LIVESTOCK; PRODUCTIVITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; BISON;

EID: 33746757676     PISSN: 00380199     EISSN: 14679523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9523.2006.00413.x     Document Type: Article

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