Animals that Produce Dairy Foods: Goat Breeds

Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 310-324

  Devendra, C ^a   Haenlein, G F W ^b  

^a University of Delaware ^*  (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy goat breeds; Description; Dual purpose breeds; Milk yield; Origin

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011748783     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374407-4.00035-2     Document Type: Chapter

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