Monitoring production, health and marketing of indigenous Tswana pigs in Ramotswa village of Botswana

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Nsoso, S J ^a   Mannathoko, G G ^a   Modise, K ^a  

^a BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Health; Marketing; Pigs; Production

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ANIMALIA; ASCARIS SUUM; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HAEMATOPINUS SUIS; IXODIDA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SUS SCROFA; TRICHURIS; TRICHURIS SUIS;

EID: 33749024713     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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