Management and utilization of browse species as livestock feed in semi-arid district of North Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Aregawi, Teferi ^a   Melaku, Solomon ^b   Nigatu, Lisanework ^b  

^a Humera Agricultural Research Center   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Feed resources; Ruminants; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 45849136289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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