Impact of major diseases and vectors in smallholder cattle production systems in different agro-ecological zones and farming systems in Uganda

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Ocaido, M ^a   Otim, C P ^b   Kakaire, D ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Livestock Health Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Disease economic cost; Financial losses; Mixed crop livestock production systems

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; HEXAPODA; IXODIDA;

EID: 70349547066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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