An overview of disease-free buffalo breeding projects with reference to the different systems used in South Africa

Sustainability

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3124-3140

  Laubscher, Liesel ^a   Hoffman, Louwrens ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Brucellosis; Buffalo; Captive breeding; Corridor disease; Foot and mouth disease

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; SYNCERUS CAFFER;

EID: 84872369967     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su4113124     Document Type: Article

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