Indigenous yak and yak-cattle crossbreed management in high altitude areas of northern Nepal: A case study from Rasuwa district

African Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 957-967

  Dong, S K ^a,b   Wen, L ^a   Zhu, L ^a   Lassoie, J P ^a,b   Yan, Z L ^c   Shrestha, K K ^d   Pariya, D ^d   Sharma, E ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

^d NARC   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Indigenous knowledge; Management system; Yak and hybrids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS GRUNNIENS; BOS INDICUS;

EID: 71049133113     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1991637X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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