The effect of climate change on ruminant livestock population dynamics in Ethiopia

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Alemayehu, Kefyalew ^a   Fantahun, Tegegn ^b  

^a BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b MIZAN TEPI UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Ethiopia; Population dynamics; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867464011     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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