Predicting live weight using body measurements in Afar goates in north eastern Ethiopia
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عنوان ژورنال: Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2073-073X,2073-073X
DOI: 10.4314/mejs.v6i2.109619