The current status of camel (camelus dromedarius) calf management among pastoral communities of northern kenya

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Kuria, S G ^a   Tura, I ^a   Amboga, S ^a   Walaga, H K ^a   Lesuper, J ^a  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Benchmark data; Calf performance; Camel technologies; Dissemination

Indexed keywords

CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 79960004463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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