Challenges for improving smallholder dairy production in the semiarid areas of Zimbabwe

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Chinogaramombe, G N C ^a   Muchenje, V ^b   Mapiye, C ^b   Ndlovu, T ^b   Chimonyo, M ^b   Musemwa, L ^b  

^a ZIMBABWE OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Constraint; Farmer; Feed; Milk yield; Opportunities

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; IXODIDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44349101885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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