Matching livestock systems with available feed resources in the Bale Highlands of Ethiopia

Outlook on Agriculture

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-110

  Bogale, Solomon ^a   Melaku, Solomon ^b   Yami, Alemu ^c  

^a MADDA WALABU UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c DEBRE ZEIT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Bale Highlands; Ethiopia; Feed resources; Maintenance requirement

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47649125391     PISSN: 00307270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000008784648960     Document Type: Article

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