Breed preferences and breeding practices in smallholder dairy systems of the central highlands of Kenya
This paper describes, for smallholder dairying in the central highlands of Kenya, the sources of foundation stock, farmers’ breed preferences and breeding practices for the major dairy breeds. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional characterization study of smallholder dairy systems in the centra...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Livestock Research Institute
2000
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/1576 |
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