Dairy intensification in developing countries: Effects of market quality on farm-level feeding and breeding practices

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2054-2062

  Duncan, A J ^a   Teufel, N ^b   Mekonnen, K ^a   Singh, V K ^b   Bitew, A ^c   Gebremedhin, B ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c Andassa Livestock Research Centre   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

dairy; Ethiopia; India; intensification; market

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; GENETICS; INDIA; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BREEDING; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; INDIA; LACTATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84888123299     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731113001602     Document Type: Article

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