International Journal of
Livestock Production

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Livest. Prod.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2448
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 292

Full Length Research Paper

In situ conservation of boran cattle through community/cooperative bull scheme based breeding program in Borana, Ethiopia

Tamirat Tessema
  • Tamirat Tessema
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Dereje Teshome
  • Dereje Teshome
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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Sisay Kumsa
  • Sisay Kumsa
  • Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Yabello Pastoral and Dryland Agriculture Research Center, P. O. Box 85, Yabello, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 16 August 2021
  •  Accepted: 12 May 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

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