Study on management practices and work-associated health problems of draught oxen around Debreberhan, Central Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Urga, B ^a   Abayneh, T ^a,b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Central Ethiopia; Draught oxen; Management practices; Work associated health problems

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33846091177     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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