Anthelmintics use for small ruminant production in The Gambia: A participatory and economic benefit-cost analysis

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Nwafor, Christopher Ugochukwu ^a  

^a International Trypanotolerance Centre Gambia   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Anthelminthics; Financial profitability; Gastro intestinal helminthes; Productivity

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; VERMES;

EID: 5444228843     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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