Dairy cattle farming in Kars District, Turkey: I. Characteristics and production

Turkish Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 735-743

  Erdoǧan, Hidayet Metin ^a   Çitil, Mehmet ^a   Güneş, Vehbi ^a   Saatci, Mustafa ^a  

^a KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Farm characteristics; Farm demography; Management practices; Production trait

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HOUSING; BREEDING METHOD; CATTLE FARMING; DAIRY CATTLE; FARMING SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGEMENT; MILK YIELD; PASTURE; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 7244246934     PISSN: 13000128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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