The effects of a strategic supplementation and prophylaxis on the reproductive performance of primiparous Fulbe ewes in the semi-arid zone of Cameroon

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Njoya, A ^a   Awa, D N ^a   Chupamom, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Ewes; Prophylaxis; Reproduction; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; LAMB; MICROPUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS VIRUS;

EID: 9644303485     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00010-5     Document Type: Article

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