Status and prospects for livestock production in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 443-452

  Wilson, R Trevor ^a  

^a Bartridge Partners   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal diseases; Genetic resources; Livestock ownership; Meat consumption; Meat production; Policies

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; BUFFALO; CATERING SERVICE; CATTLE; CHICKEN; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EGG; GOAT; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAOS; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SWINE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BREEDING; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; CHICKENS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGGS; FOOD SUPPLY; GOATS; HUMANS; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAOS; MEAT; POVERTY; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 34548324637     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9048-7     Document Type: Article

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