Indigenous knowledge of yak breeding and management by Brokpa community in eastern Himalaya, Arunachal Pradesh

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 495-501

  Singh, Ranjay K ^a  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brokpa; Ethnoveterinary practices; Indigenous knowledge; Monpa; Traditional yak breeding; Yak conservation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860472956     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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