Handling, preservation and utilization of camel milk and camel milk products in Shinile and Jijiga Zones, eastern Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Seifu, Eyassu ^a  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Camel milk; Ethiopia; Therapeutic property; Traditional preservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250017037     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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