Effect of parity, season and year on reproductive performance and herd life of Friesian cows at Stella private dairy farm, Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Gebeyehu, Goshu ^a   Belihu, Kelay ^a   Berihun, Abebe ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Fixed factors; Friesian; Herd life; Reproductive performance; Stella farm

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 34447278543     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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