From experimental data to farmer recommendation: An economic analysis of on-farm trial of UMMB feed for milking animals in rain-fed Pothwar, Pakistan

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Shah, H ^a   Sharif, M ^a   Majid, A ^b   Hayat, U ^c   Munawar, A ^d  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Pakistan)

^b ICARDA   (Pakistan)

^c Livestock Production Research Institute   (Pakistan)

^d Bank of Nova Scotia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Farmer recommendations; Marginal analysis; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 70049091422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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