Constraints on smallholder market oriented dairy systems in the north eastern coastal region of Tanzania

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 627-636

  Nkya, R ^a   Kessy, B M ^a   Lyimo, Z C ^b   Msangi, B S J ^c   Turuka, F ^d   Mtenga, K ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b Tanga Dairy Development Programme   (Tanzania)

^c Ministry of Livestock Development Dar es Salaam   (Tanzania)

^d Ministry of Cooperatives and Marketing   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Constraints; Dairy systems; Economic opportunity; Participatory appraisal; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COST; DAIRYING; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SECRETION; STANDARD; TANZANIA;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; MALE; MILK; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; TANZANIA;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA;

EID: 35448948254     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-007-9059-4     Document Type: Article

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