Peri-Urban Small Ruminant Production in Northern Guinea Savanna, Nigeria
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1683-9919
DOI: 10.3923/ajava.2008.138.146