Selection of actual preparedness strategies for dealing with climate, as adopted in animal husbandry

Applied Agrometeorology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 779-783

  Gaughan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84885413952     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_88     Document Type: Chapter

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