Current manure management practices and hygiene aspects of urban and peri-urban livestock farming in Tanzania

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 16-

  Lupindu, A M ^a   Ngowi, H A ^a   Dalsgaard, A ^b   Olsen, J E ^b   Msoffe, P L M ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Environment; Hygiene; Manure management; Peri urban; Urban

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84865977164     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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