Modelling of long term pasture production and estimation of carrying capacity of Ankole pastoral production system in South Western Uganda

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Mulindwa, H ^a,c   Galukande, E ^b,c   Wurzinge, M ^c,d   Okeyo Mwai, A ^d   Solkner J ^c  

^a National Livestock Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^b National Animal Genetic Resources Center and Data Bank   (Uganda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Rain use efficiency; Rangelands; Simulation; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 70349542748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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