Cattle breeding management practices in the Gwayi smallholder farming area of South-Western Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Ndebele, J J ^a   Muchenje, V ^b,c   Mapiye, C ^c   Chimonyo, M ^c   Musemwa, L ^c   Ndlovu, T ^c  

^a Bulawayo City Council   (Zimbabwe)

^b ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Constraints; Inbreeding; Open breeding season; Tick borne diseases; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BOS; IXODIDA;

EID: 37349099472     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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