Sheep and goat milk in pastoral societies

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 7-19

  Degen, A A ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Goats; Livestock; Milk production; Milk products; Pastoralists; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33846818947     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.09.020     Document Type: Article

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