Crossbreeding and intensification of smallholder crop-cattle farming systems in Bhutan

Livestock Science

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 126-134

  Samdup, T ^a,b   Udo, H M J ^a   Eilers, C H A M ^a   Ibrahim, M N M ^a,c   van der Zijpp, A J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Bhutan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Agro ecological conditions; Bhutan; Crossbreeding; Gross margins; Mixed farming; Technical performances

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77954656859     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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