Dynamics and developmental trends of smallholder pig production systems in North Vietnam

Agricultural Systems

Volumn 96, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 207-223

  Lemke, U ^a   Valle Zarate A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crossbreeding; Local pig breed; Scenario analysis; Smallholder pig production; Spreadsheet model; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

FIELDWORK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; HYBRIDIZATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PIG; SMALLHOLDER; SPREADSHEET;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 37349119874     PISSN: 0308521X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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