On farm characterization of Butana and Kenana cattle breed production systems in Sudan

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Musa, M A ^a   Peters, K J ^b   Ahmed, M K A ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Butana; Cattle; Farming system; Kenana

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33845506862     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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