Classification and description of the major farming systems incorporating ruminant livestock in West Africa
A classification of the major ruminant livestock production systems in West Africa is proposed. The proposed typology has two major classes of systems-sole livestock and crop-livestock. The sole livestock class has two systems (rangeland-based and landless) and the crop-livestock class has three sub...
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| Format: | Conference Paper |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Livestock Research Institute
2004
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/50278 |
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