Farmers' attitude towards interventions regarding buffalo calf health care and management practices under field conditions

Pakistan Veterinary Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 125-128

  Ahmad, S ^a   Yaqoob, M ^a   Hashmi, N ^b   Zaman, M A ^c   Amjad, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

^b GOVERNMENT COLLEGE UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Calf mortality; Colostrum; Deworming; Management; Peri urban

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350230040     PISSN: 02538318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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