A cost-benefit analysis of smallholder dairy cattle enterprises in different agro-ecological zones in Kenya highlands

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Mburu, L M ^a   Gitu, K W ^b   Wakhungu, J W ^b  

^a Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development Nairobi   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Costs of production; Dairy cooperatives; Unit profit

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34447280793     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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