Sustainability of small ruminant organic systems of production

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-39

  Nardone, A ^a   Zervas, G ^b   Ronchi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Organic farming; Small ruminants; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; VERMES;

EID: 6944247848     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.07.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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