Influence of climate and weather on cattle production semi arid communal areas of Zimbabwe

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1838-1850

  Svotwa, E ^a   Hamudikuwanda, H ^b   Makarau, A ^c  

^a Department of Agricultural Engineering   (Zambia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Box BE 100 ^*

Author keywords

Breed choice; Communal area; Farming system; Mashona cattle; Weather related constraints

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34548329124     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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