Occurrences and management of lameness in goats: A case study of Magadu farm, Morogoro, Tanzania

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 149-151

  Nonga, H E ^a   Makungu, M ^a   Bittegeko, S B P ^a   Mpanduji, D G ^a  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Goats; Lameness; Predisposing factors; Rain season

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 67349287676     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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