Smallholders' perceptions of goat farming in southern Benin and opportunities for improvement

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-57

  Dossa, L H ^a   Wollny, C ^a   Gauly, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breed; Goat; Improvement programmes; Participatory methods; Smallholder farmer

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BENIN; BREEDING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RURAL POPULATION;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BENIN; BREEDING; FEMALE; GOATS; MALE; RURAL POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 33847289362     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-006-4440-2     Document Type: Article

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