African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6862

Full Length Research Paper

Socio-economic aspects related to feeding resources and practices in selected intensive dairy farms in Central Ethiopia

Solomon Araya GebreMichael
  • Solomon Araya GebreMichael
  • School of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), Länggasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland.
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Gizachew Gemete
  • Gizachew Gemete
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), 1005 Jimma Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Adane Mihret
  • Adane Mihret
  • Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), 1005 Jimma Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Pascale Waelti
  • Pascale Waelti
  • School of Agriculture, Forest and Food Sciences (HAFL), Länggasse 85, 3052 Zollikofen, Switzerland.
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Rea Tschopp
  • Rea Tschopp
  • Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), 57 Socinsstr, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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  •  Received: 29 March 2018
  •  Accepted: 06 July 2018
  •  Published: 31 January 2019

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