Breeding practices and mating strategies of Sheko cattle in south western Ethiopia
Sheko cattle owners usually have limited control over breeding practice of their cattle. This is because they allot fractions of their time and resources in controlling breeding practices. Therefore, most often mating is natural and uncontrolled and this would result in non-descript herd structure....
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
2010
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/2987 |
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