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

Assessment of the problems associated with artificial insemination practices in Essera Woreda, Dawuro zone, Southern Ethiopia

Fentaye Kassa
  • Fentaye Kassa
  • School of Veterinary Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, P. O. Box 138, Ethiopia.
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Wubshet Wuletaw
  • Wubshet Wuletaw
  • Agriculture Office, Essera Woreda, Dawuro Zone, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 24 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 21 December 2017
  •  Published: 28 February 2018

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