Livestock production in pastoral and agro-pastoral production systems of southern Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Tolera, Adugna ^a   Abebe, Aster ^a  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Borana; Bush encroachment; Cropping; Feed resources; Rangelands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 37349065533     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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