International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 288

Full Length Research Paper

Management and Breeding Objectives of Maefur goat breed type in Erob district eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Weldeyesus Gebreyowhens
  • Weldeyesus Gebreyowhens
  • Tigray Agricultural Research Institute. P. O. Box 492, Mekelle Tigray Ethiopia.
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Rohotash Kumar
  • Rohotash Kumar
  • Department of Animal, Rangeland, and Wildlife Science, College of Dry Land Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Graduate Studies, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 10 November 2017
  •  Accepted: 20 December 2017
  •  Published: 31 March 2018

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